Membership Info

Membership is easy! Here are the three steps:

1. Eligibility
Review the critieria below to ENSURE your eligibility BEFORE applying.

2. Application Form
Complete the online application form.

3. Payment
After completing the form, make online payment by credit card.

  • Fees are due annually on April 1st
  • Students MUST be attending full time and provide a student number
  • If you are deemed to be ineligible for membership, all fees will be refunded

Membership questions? membership@bctra.org

 New! BCTRA/CTRA Joint Membership
Annual Membership Fees

Professional $185
Student $32.50
Supporter $85


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Criteria

Professional

Open to individuals with a Degree or Diploma in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreation/Leisure Services. Degree or Diploma must include the following: 3 core, 3 general & 6 supportive courses. See below for examples:

Core Courses

  • Foundations of TR
  • TR assessment and clinical practice
  • TR program planning and implementation
  • TR Modalities
  • TR program management
  • Current Issues and Trends in TR

General Courses

  • Leisure and Recreation Foundations
  • Recreation Programming and Evaluation
  • Recreation and Community Development
  • Recreation Issues and Trends

Supportive Courses

  • Abnormal Psychology
  • Human Anatomy and Physiology
  • Human Development across the lifespan
  • Gerentology/Aging/Older Adults
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Psychology or Sociology of Aging
  • Language/communication
Core Courses: **Note: A critical/core TR course will have TR in the title on your transcript. If TR is missing from the title, please provide a copy of the course outline listing the instructor, assignments, and textbooks/readings used.

General Courses: Course title must include "recreation", "leisure", or "play"

Supportive Courses: Must be from three clinically related areas (ie. Gerontology, Early childhood Education, Psychology, Sociology, Rehabilitation, Physical Education, Special Education)


Student

Open to individuals pursuing a Degree or Diploma in Therapeutic Recreation/Recreation/Leisure Services. You MUST be a FULL TIME student to apply for membership in this category. (at least 3 courses per semester)


Supporter

A Supporter is interested in furthering the objectives of BCTRA and the Therapeutic Recreation profession, but is ineligible to be a Professional, or Student member. Or an individual who is eligible to be a professional member but has retired from the Therapeutic Recreation profession, or has moved from the province of B.C.