Therapeutic Recreation Ontario

10/19/2025

Hurry!! There's less than 2 weeks left to submit your 2026 TRO Conference Call for Presentations!

This is your opportunity to highlight best practices in assessment, facilitation techniques, and programs; discuss professional issues that affect the field; share original research findings; advance innovative concepts/theories; and advocate for collaborative approaches that enrich the practice of therapeutic recreation. Abstracts must be submitted via the form below by midnight on October 31, 2025.

Visit trontario.org/conference for more details.

10/18/2025

The next Aging Community of Practice meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 28, at 12 pm. No registration required. Everyone is welcome (non-TRO members included)! Simply click on the Zoom link in the event calendar on the TRO website to join.

10/17/2025

Attention Graduates!

There are only two weeks left to save 50% when you renew as a Professional Member of TRO ($99 in savings)! Don’t miss out—make sure to grab your discount today! Check your inbox for your discount code.

If your membership is still tied to your student email and you'd like to switch it to your personal email, just drop us an email at info@trontario.org and we’ll handle the change for you.

10/16/2025

The first webinar of the 2025/2026 Webinar series is coming up! Register now at trontario.org/webinars to hear insights from Caitlyn Cheyne on Wednesday, October 29 @ 12pm!

This session will look at and discuss how the Wellington Terrace Long Term Care Home expanded on pet therapy visits to help recreate a sense of purpose and responsibility for residents living in long-term care and how it helped to improve overall quality of life. The session will discuss the development of pet therapy programming within a home and then expand on program ideas, development, growth, implementation, and outcomes.

10/16/2025

Happy ! Check out this pic from the 2014 TRO Conference, hosted at the Blue Mountain Inn!

To access the photo album or submit a photo, log in to your TRO account and click on the "Multimedia" drop-down menu.

10/15/2025

The next Community & Outreach Community of Practice has been scheduled for October 21 @ 12 pm. For this meeting, please prepare a short “day in the life” blurb/introduction to share with the group to help open up discussions to sharing and collaborative work.

10/09/2025

TRO members, check your inbox for the latest edition of our Insider newsletter that includes the 2026 TRO Conference, Call for Presentations, 2025/2026 Webinar Series & more!

10/06/2025

The 2026 TRO Conference Call for Presentations is now open! This is your opportunity to highlight best practices in assessment, facilitation techniques, and programs; discuss professional issues that affect the field; share original research findings; advance innovative concepts/theories; and advocate for collaborative approaches that enrich the practice of therapeutic recreation. Abstracts must be submitted via the form below by midnight on October 31, 2025.

Visit trontario.org/conference for more details.

10/04/2025

We had a fantastic time at the University of Waterloo earlier this week! It was a pleasure to chat about the value of TRO Student Memberships and all they have to offer.

10/03/2025

Last week's Private Practice Community of Practice meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, October 6! This is an informal meeting for Therapeutic Recreation professionals working in Private Practice. We will get together to share, network, and connect.

No registration is required. Simply click on the Zoom link in the event calendar on the TRO website to join. Everyone is welcome!

10/02/2025

10/02/2025

We're diving into the archives and bringing back the best moments from years past - and we want your memories too! Check out this week's Throwback Thursday photo from 2014, featuring the 2014 Conference Planning Committee.

To access the photo album or submit a photo, log into your TRO account and click on the "Multimedia" drop-down menu.