Withstanding the Challenges to being a

Respected, Recognized Profession

BCTRA 2010

Withstanding the Challenges to being a

Respected, Recognized Profession

BCTRA 2010

Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives The participant will be able to identify three proven

techniques for enhancing their value. The participant will be able to identify at least two

specific strategies to assist Human Resource Personnel, Senior Organizational Management and Union Leadership as to competency of Recreation Therapy Practitioners.

The participant will be able to identify the key components of Job Evaluation.

The participant will be able to identify the key concepts to what best practice is.

The participant will be able to identify three proven techniques for enhancing their value.

The participant will be able to identify at least two specific strategies to assist Human Resource Personnel, Senior Organizational Management and Union Leadership as to competency of Recreation Therapy Practitioners.

The participant will be able to identify the key components of Job Evaluation.

The participant will be able to identify the key concepts to what best practice is.

Current and Future Health Care Provider ShortagesCurrent and Future Health Care Provider Shortages

Budget RestraintBudget RestraintHours of WorkHours of WorkGeneric Tasks - Personal care, ADL, Generic Tasks - Personal care, ADL,

Transporting, etc.Transporting, etc.FlexibilityFlexibilityNew Workers - Therapeutic Assistants / New Workers - Therapeutic Assistants /

Behaviourists / Health Promoters / Behaviourists / Health Promoters / Wellness Coordinators, Community Wellness Coordinators, Community Integrators / Navigators / and moreIntegrators / Navigators / and more

Budget RestraintBudget RestraintHours of WorkHours of WorkGeneric Tasks - Personal care, ADL, Generic Tasks - Personal care, ADL,

Transporting, etc.Transporting, etc.FlexibilityFlexibilityNew Workers - Therapeutic Assistants / New Workers - Therapeutic Assistants /

Behaviourists / Health Promoters / Behaviourists / Health Promoters / Wellness Coordinators, Community Wellness Coordinators, Community Integrators / Navigators / and moreIntegrators / Navigators / and more

Job Description - Management

• Major Responsibilities 4-6• Duties• Minimum Formal Education • Nature & Amount of Experience• Licensure / Certifications / Registration• Special Knowledge & Skills• Type & Level of Supervision Exercised• Judgment & Initiative• Key Relationships• Degree of responsibility for decisions, financial, human & material

resources• Major end Results which position is intended to accomplish• Decisions (Independent, In consultation with director, Requiring

Director

Job Evaluation - An Outgrowth of Pay Equity

• Hay - Management - more focus on management aspects such as budgets, staff supervision, scope

• Factors include: Know- How, Problem Solving, Accountability, Working Conditions, Impact & Working Conditions

• Watson/Wyatt (formerly known as Aiken Plan) - Union

• SES - United Steel Workers of America - another Front Line “Blue Collar” Workers (Union) plan

Job Evaluation Factors

• Job Summary

• Key Work Activities (3-5)

• Eleven factors grouped under 3 categories: Skill, Responsibility, Effort & Working Conditions

Job Evaluation Factor - Skill

• Education, Certification / Licensure, Examination, Internship

• Experience

• Problem Solving

• Complexity of Decision Making

Job Evaluation Factor - Responsibility

• Impact of Action (excludes negligence)• Working Relationships (courtesy vs. tact vs.

diplomacy)• Leadership (Staff, not Volunteers,

coordination vs. organization)• Accountability for Resources (evaluation of

services, priorities, ensures optimum integration)

Job Evaluation Factors - Effort & Working Conditions

• Physical Demands (fatigue)• Sensory Demands (concentration)• Environment (exposure to hazards)

UnionsHealth Sciences Association of BC (HSABC) 10 Regions, Regional directors, members at large, Executive (President, VP, Sec./Treas.) BCGEU, CUPE (HEU)Region / Chapters / Component / Local Leadership, Chief & Asst. Chief Shop Stewards, Shop Stewards, Union Education &Training, Union Committees - OH&S, Demystifying Classification Education, etc.National / Provincial - NUPGE, CLC, BC Federation of Labour, BC Health Coalition

Human Resources & Management

Labour RelationsRecruitment & RetentionJob Evaluation / DescriptionsVP LevelDirector LevelProfessional Practice LeaderOther Professionals

Workload Measurement

CIHI - Cdn. Institute for Health Information

2 types of Care Patient Care (Direct & Indirect) Non Patient Care 70 / 30 ratio Attendance, Visits, (Individual vs.

Groups), New referrals, Discharges

Workload Measurement

Patient Care Activities:

Assessment - Interview, Testing, Observation

Therapeutic Interventions Consultation / Collaboration Documentation

Workload Measurement

Non - Patient Care Activities:

Program Planning Volunteer Management Teaching Facility/ Community/Professional Activities Functional Centre Management Travel Research

Standardized Tests & Assessments

Non-TRMMSE, MOCA, GDS, GAS, BUS, Brain Injury - Rancho Los Amigos

TRLCM, LSM, LAS, LMS, LAI, LIM, FTM, Leisure Step Up, MARRCC, FACTR-R, CERT, etc. - Assessment Tools for RT by Idyll Arbor

Activity Analysis

Physical (Strength, Speed, Flexibility, Agility, Endurance)

Cognitive (Complexity, Strategy, Concentration

Social (Contact, Structure, Noise, Verbal)

Affective (Joy, Guilt, Fear, Pain, Success,Satisfaction, Acceptance)

Administration ($$$, Transportation, Accessibility, Safety, etc.)

Professional OrganizationsProfessional Organizations

Local - Health Region ChaptersProvincial - BCTRA and other ProvincesNational - CTRAInternational - ATRA, NTRS / NRPARelated - Parks & RecreationCertification - NCTRCLicensing - College of Recreation Therapists

(Nova Scotia - 2011-2012)

Local - Health Region ChaptersProvincial - BCTRA and other ProvincesNational - CTRAInternational - ATRA, NTRS / NRPARelated - Parks & RecreationCertification - NCTRCLicensing - College of Recreation Therapists

(Nova Scotia - 2011-2012)

Marketing & PromotionNCTRC

Marketing & PromotionNCTRC

• Specialty Certification - Beh. Health, Com. Inclusion, DD, Geriatrics, Phys. Rehab

• Brochures - Why Hire a CTRS, Why Become a CTRS, CTRS Profile, Testimonial

• Job Analysis Report• Legal Recognition Paper• Scope of Practice

• Specialty Certification - Beh. Health, Com. Inclusion, DD, Geriatrics, Phys. Rehab

• Brochures - Why Hire a CTRS, Why Become a CTRS, CTRS Profile, Testimonial

• Job Analysis Report• Legal Recognition Paper• Scope of Practice

Marketing & PromotionStudents and Volunteers

Marketing & PromotionStudents and Volunteers

• Volunteer Services• Position Descriptions• Volunteer orientation & training• Any student• TR students (Placement & internship)

• Volunteers per TR staff member

• Volunteer Services• Position Descriptions• Volunteer orientation & training• Any student• TR students (Placement & internship)

• Volunteers per TR staff member

Marketing & PromotionMarketing & Promotion• Foundations

• Fund Raising• Recreation, Music, Sport, Outdoor Rec.,

Gardening• Home Depot - Sheppard Ctr. - Atlanta• Ellen Page, James Sheppard, Sidney Crosby,

Sarah MacLachlan• Justin Morneau (Baseball), Nick Taylor (Golf),

Steve Nash (BBall) Hockey, Football, Soccer etc.

• Chair in TR at Vancouver Coastal

• Foundations

• Fund Raising• Recreation, Music, Sport, Outdoor Rec.,

Gardening• Home Depot - Sheppard Ctr. - Atlanta• Ellen Page, James Sheppard, Sidney Crosby,

Sarah MacLachlan• Justin Morneau (Baseball), Nick Taylor (Golf),

Steve Nash (BBall) Hockey, Football, Soccer etc.

• Chair in TR at Vancouver Coastal

Government Advocacy & Awareness

Departments of Health / Community Services / Education / Justice

Education (Schools, Colleges & Universities) Politicians - all Parties Key Community Groups and Organizations -

Disability Groups - Mental Health, ABI, Physical Diseases and Conditions - (Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Health, Degenerative, Neurological, Joint & Bone, Transplant etc.

Research

TR Parks and Recreation Benefits of Leisure (Driver) Benefits of TR (NTRS/NRPA) Sport and Physical Activity Leisure, Leisure Education, Outdoor

Education & Tourism

Research

Population Health - Obesity, Chronic Diseases, Poverty, Unemployment

Specific Disability - Geriatrics, Developmental

Addictions / Substance Abuse & Dual Diagnosis

Youth at Risk, Seniors Criminology / Justice / Forensics / Young

Offenders Other Professions

Professional Journals & Texts

TRJ Activities, Adaptation & Aging Leisure Science Journal of Leisure Research Parks & Recreation OT, PT, Nursing, Social Work,

Psychology, Speech, Aging etc.

What Makes us DifferentWhat Makes us Different Hours of Work & Days of Work Settings - Institutional, Segregated Community,

Community Comprehensive Program Planning Program Planning (SPP) & Evaluation Volunteers Student Supervision beyond TR Students Job Evaluation - Physical & Environmental

Demands Inherent Higher Risks in our RX / Activities Additional Certifications / Training

Hours of Work & Days of Work Settings - Institutional, Segregated Community,

Community Comprehensive Program Planning Program Planning (SPP) & Evaluation Volunteers Student Supervision beyond TR Students Job Evaluation - Physical & Environmental

Demands Inherent Higher Risks in our RX / Activities Additional Certifications / Training

Other Realities We Have to FaceOther Realities We Have to Face

Difference between a Diploma Program and Baccalaureate Degree

Difference between a Recreation Diploma or Degree and TR Dip. / Degree

Registration versus Certification versus Licensure Standards of practice that delineate between

Assistive Personnel and Licensed Recreation Therapists

Difference between a Diploma Program and Baccalaureate Degree

Difference between a Recreation Diploma or Degree and TR Dip. / Degree

Registration versus Certification versus Licensure Standards of practice that delineate between

Assistive Personnel and Licensed Recreation Therapists

SummarySummary

Overwhelming the potential tasks at hand

Ask not what has your Professional Organization (Employer / Union) done for you but rather what have you done for your profession

Need Leaders and “Sacrificial Lambs”Professional commitment beyond the traditional work day -Volunteerism as a part of your Leisure Lifestyle

Passion

Overwhelming the potential tasks at hand

Ask not what has your Professional Organization (Employer / Union) done for you but rather what have you done for your profession

Need Leaders and “Sacrificial Lambs”Professional commitment beyond the traditional work day -Volunteerism as a part of your Leisure Lifestyle

Passion

Questions & Comments

Questions & Comments