Conference

Overview

Join us on Thursday, March 20th through Friday, March 21st, 2025 for the opportunity to further your skills and knowledge of Recreational Therapy! 

Venue 

Davis Conference Center

1651 N 700 W, Layton, UT 84041

Theme

TBD

Party

TBD


Disclaimers and Policies

Access to Member Drive (Conference Packet and Hand Outs) and Personal CEU Drive (CEU Certificate)

Do your best to provide and use a Google Account (Gmail or a work sponsored G Suite Account) to be able to access the handouts, Member Drive, and your personal CEU Drive where you will get your CEU certificate after conference.

Professionalism

Please act respectfully and professionally when interacting with others.

Professional Status vs. Student Status

If you are a licensed TRS in the state of Utah but are attending school for further education, you must still register as a Professional in order to receive CEU credit.

Parking

Parking will be available at the Convention Center.

Hotels Room Discount

Limited hotel rooms are available for members to book through the Hilton Garden Inn Salt Lake City/Layton with a discount.

Click the link below  to book and use the code "URTA" at checkout. 

https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=SLCLAGI&groupCode=URTA&arrivaldate=2025-03-19&departuredate=2025-03-21&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT

ADA Disclosure

The Utah Recreation Therapy Association (URTA) will comply with the American Disabilities Act (ADA). We invite any participant with special needs to contact us at utahrectherapy@gmail.com upon registration for special accommodations.


Rates

All Registrations include 2025 URTA Membership, opportunity to attend 2 hour suicide prevention training, and networking. 

Professional Registration includes CEUs.

Student Registration does not include CEUs.

Minimal onsite day-of registration will be available this year.

30 online attendance spots will be available this year. These will be primarily used and intended for people out of state, new parents, and hardship requests. 

2025 Rates - Conference

Registration

Registration will be completed via Google Forms and Square. After registration is received we will email you a separate Square invoice to complete payment. 

Group registration is available but it is important that each person is registered with their own email in order to facilitate conference and other URTA communications.


Online Remote Attendance Information

Student Scholarship Application

COMING SOON

This year students will have the opportunity to apply for a scholarship to attend conference.  This scholarship is available to undergraduate recreational therapy students from the University of Utah and Brigham Young University-Idaho. The scholarship includes conference registration, one-year membership to URTA, two meals each day (continental breakfast, lunch, and conference party), and opportunities for networking. This is a “working scholarship.” Students will assist in implementing the Utah Recreation Therapy Association 2025 Conference on March 20-21. Responsibilities may include introducing speakers, punching CEU sheets, monitoring the silent auction, and assisting with registration. Students will be expected to assist with one full day of conference and can attend the second day without scholarship responsibilities. Please share your availability for one or both days of conference. 

DEADLINE: TBD

Application instructions TBD

Call for Presenters

COMING SOON!


Call for Poster Session Presenters

COMING SOON!

URTA is excited to announce and open this year's poster session to all members! Do you have information to share? Submit a poster! Presenting a poster can earn you 2 CEUs!

Are you implementing successful and unique interventions and have the documentation to prove it - we want to see it! Are you using a theory to guide your program? We want to hear about it! Are you advocating for RT with a theoretical framework - then we want to know about it! One of the best parts about our annual conference is learning and networking with each other. This poster session is for you if you want to share what you have found through your programming, what theories have supported your program, and how you are advocating for your RT community. 


Deadline

TBD

Sponsorship and Vendors

Sponsorship


Vendor

Call for Silent Auction Items

Make a donation to our Silent Auction!

The Utah Recreation Therapy Association (URTA) and Therapeutic Recreation Foundation (TRF), are non-profit organizations with the missions of promoting the professional development of recreation therapy in the State of Utah. Part of our mission is providing scholarship opportunities for students engaging in an approved TR program at a neighboring university. This is accomplished through the Silent Auction proceeds from the larger community. 

The silent auction will be available for attendees to bid on donated items during the in-person conference. 

Please contact our Silent Auction Coordinator Jenna Spendlove at jenna.d.spendlove@gmail.comto arrange a pick up or drop off. 

Call for Nominations for Award Recognition

COMING SOON!

Call for Nominations for Board of Directors

COMING SOON!