Field Work and Final Project

This semester you will be working with a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) in the community to design a comprehensive program plan. This can count toward your Service Learning Requirement for FGCU. Please contact one of these CTRS's this week to set up your field work. Your project should fit with the agency's needs.

Suggested Mentors in this area:

Karen Tomasello, CTRS at Shell Point Retirement Community (239) 415-5445
karentomasello@shellpoint.org
Amanda Wuster, CTRS at Lee County Parks and Rec. (children & Special Olympics)
(239) 461-7422
Kelly Rutledge, CTRS at Naples Community Hospital (239) 279-9379 (Pager)
Cherie Glenn, MS, CTRS at The Rehab Hospital at Lee Memorial (239) 336-6123
Suzie Boland, CTRS, Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte, FL
Nancy Miles, CTRS, The Willows, Naples, FL.9001 Tamiami TR E, Naples, FL34103. (239)-775-4500 ext.273 or 800-722-0100 ext.273. Email:nj_miles@yahoo.com.

You should keep a typed time sheet with an entry describing what you did each time. You need to accumulate a total of at least 20 hours. This should be signed off by the CTRS you worked with and turned in with your final project on April 28th. MAKE CONTACT THIS WEEK AND GET YOUR SITE APPROVED!


NOTE: If you are out of the FGCU area and need to locate a CTRS mentor please contact Dr. Buettner. Only approved CTRS mentors can be used for this assignment.
Others may be found at this website: http://www.hhp.ufl.edu/RPT/Internship/Agencies/Therapeutic%20Recreation%20Option.htm