GLOBAL VISION PROJECT: Global Vision of Rehabilitation
and Recreation for People with Disabilities in the 21st Century

TRAINING:
Michael S. Watters, M.S., CTRS, ACC, President
Play, Recreation and Leisure Management

RESUME
Michael S. Watters, M.S., CTRS, ACC, President
Play, Recreation and Leisure Management
1447 Holly St.
West Linn, Oregon 97068
TEL 503-557-7529 office
FAX 503-557-9328 fax
EMAIL Playmike@aol.com
WEBSITE www.prlmanagement.com

WORK EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:
Professional direct, face-to-face activity/recreation activity leadership with people who are disabled in institutional and community settings; children, youth, adults, and seniors with developmental, emotional, physical, and social disabilities;
Professional supervision and administration of activity/recreation leaders, supervisors, programs, departments, and special projects; and,
Professional consulting, lecturing, and training in management of activity/recreation leadership, supervision, and administration.

CURRENT LECTURER/SPEAKER AND TOPICS:
Activity/Recreation Assessment and Evaluation of Health Care Residents.
Activity/Recreation Management: More Than Fun And Games.
Activity/Recreation Service and Its Therapeutic Value
Adaptive Activities/Recreation for Cognitively Dependent Individuals.
Intergenerational Activity/Recreation Programs in Nursing Homes.
Men in a Women's World.
Volunteer Recruitment: A Different Viewpoint.
Subacute and Activity/Recreation Services.

CURRENT PRESENTATIONS and LECTURES:
1999 Michigan Association of Activity Professionals
1999 Hawaii Activity Professional Association
1997 (Germany) European Alliance of Health, PE, Recreation and Dance
1997/99 Ohio Health Care Association
1996 Colorado Health Care Association
1996 Care Providers of Minnesota
1996 Oregon Health Care Association
1995 Arizona Health Care Association
1995 Nebraska Health Care Association
1995 Oregon Activity Professionals
1994 North Carolina Activity Professional Association
1994 Hawaii Activity Professional Association
1994/95 Oregon health Care Association
1994/95 Montana Health Care Association
1994 Ohio Health Care Association
1993 National Association of Activity Professionals
1993/94 Maryland Activity Coordinators Society
1993 Michigan Association of Activity Professionals

TEACHING:
1999 to present-Approved Activity Director Course for the State of Oregon
1994 to present-40 Hour Activity Coordinator Basic Course sponsored by the
Montana Health Care Association, State approved training course.
1973-1974 Assistant Professor-California State University, Fresno,
California (Recreation Department.).
1970-1980 Instructor/Resource Person-Activity Coordinators 36 Hour
Course; throughout Northern California.

SPECIAL TRAINING (INSTRUCTOR TRAINING):
1992-Instructor, 90 Hour Basic Activity Coordinator Course (*)
1994-Instructor, 90 Hour Advanced Activity Management Course (*)
(*) Approved by the National Association of Activity Professionals)

EDUCATION
1968 M.S. Therapeutic Recreation, California State University at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
1962 B.S. Recreation Administration option in Therapeutic Recreation, Oregon State University Corvallis, OR

PROFESSIONAL
Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, National Council for Therapeutic
Recreation Certification.
Activity Consultant Certified: ACC900670, National Certification Council for
Activity Professionals.
Registered Therapeutic Recreator, California Parks and Recreation Society.
Speakers Roster, National Association of Activity Professionals.

EMPLOYMENT
1993-Founder, Owner, President
Play, Recreation & Leisure Management (P.R.&L)
"Recreation Consultation for Health Care Facilities"

OTHER ACTIVITIES
1997-present Futureball Inc.
Director, Committee on the Disabled, (National Sport) Margate FL

1983-1993 Beverly Enterprises (Corporate Health Care)
Corporate Activity Trainer, Atlanta,
Georgia Division Manager, Fresno, California.
Quality Assurance Consultant, Portland, Oregon

1968-1983 Recreation Consultation
Founder and Owner of Private Practice;
SERVING San Francisco and Marin County, California:
Health Care Facilities, Community Agencies, and Corrections Agencies.

1978-1982 Director, Big Brothers of Marin,
(Group Outreach Program)
Marin County, California (Youth ).

1967-1976 Program Director, Conard House,
San Francisco, CA (Psychiatric Halfway House).

1964-1967 Program Director - San Francisco Recreation Center for
Handicapped. San Francisco, California (Multiple Disabilities, all ages)

1962-1964 Director of Recreation - Idaho State Hospital
(Developmentally Disabled).

INVENTOR/DESIGNER, Recreation/Sports Equipment
Fling it and Super Fling, a cooperative net and ball game.
Bacquet, a two hand rebounding racquet for game and training aid.
Wand R Ball, a tethered ball for game and training.

COMMUNITY SERVICE
1991 to Present: West Linn Lions, West Linn, Oregon; Past Director/Coordinator
of the Annual Holiday Harmony, a community sing along bringing together 450
singers of West Linn. 6 years.
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GLOBAL VISION PROJECT:
Global Vision of Rehabilitation and Recreation
for People with Disabilities in the 21st Century
A JOINT PROJECT BY:
Disability International Foundation AND
Special Recreation for disABLED International

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