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Diversional and Recreation Therapy Australia is committed to promoting, fostering and advancing the development of the profession of Diversional and Recreation Therapy in Australia and internationally. Its mission is to ensure that the practice of Diversional and Recreation Therapy continues to be viable and relevant, contributing to the wellbeing of clients and the community, while encouraging education, professional and personal development in its members. Learn More.

DRTA News

President Piece
Published Thursday, 6 July 2017
Hi Members, Winter has arrived and I hope everyone is staying warm. This weather always makes me want to snuggle up on the couch with a good book or movie. What is everybody’s favourite winter activity? As it is now July (and I am left to ponder where the last 6 months went...), it’s the start of a new financial year and time to renew your membership. With recent updates to the w...
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The Best of Friends: Joan Gill and May Sherlock
Published Thursday, 6 July 2017
Working in Aged Care at the Barunga Village Nursing Home in Pt Broughton South Australia as the Lifestyle coordinator, I’m always on the lookout for ways I can use and interact with the International Contacts I have made for DRTA. Recently I set up a penfriend for one of our residents a Mrs Joan Gill, with a lovely lady by the name of May Sherlock who lives in Northern Ireland in th...
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