The American Therapeutic Recreation Association is the national organization that, not only recognizes recreational therapist all across the world, but also represents interests and needs for the individuals. They focus on areas such as public policy, reimbursement, speciality groups, and education; they try to reach all programs, so that every program can follow a certain code of ethics, standard of practice, and competency guidelines (Atra 2016). The profession is becoming more and more popular and with that, people going into the therapeutic recreation field are said to experience competition for jobs (Recreational Therapist 2008). This interest especially comes from young adults that are searching for meaningful ways to make a difference
