The California Park and Recreation Society Therapeutic Recreation Board invites TR practitioners, students, and educators to submit research proposals for supplementally funded research. The Research Support Program (RSP) currently has $1,200 allocated to support research related to Therapeutic Recreation. Please refer to the "Call for Proposals" for the criteria and information about the Research Support Program.
Past recipients include:
- Colleen Murphy (2002): "Clinical supervision in Therapeutic Recreation"
- Dawn Post (2002): "A national examination of processing techniques and staff characteristics within outdoor behavioral healthcare programs"
- Janelle Sellick (2002): "Social and physical benefits of an at home recreation program for caregivers and care receivers"
- Maradith Janssen (2004): "The impacts of pre-retirement leisure education program on physical and psychological health in retirement"
- Jennifer Piatt (2005): “Project GAIN: Golf and Inclusive Networks – Increasing self-efficacy in persons with disabilities through the game of golf”
- Alyssa Rose (2006): "Examining the impact of self-efficacy based spinal cord injury forum on active living and life satisfaction"
