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Abstract
The professionalization of therapeutic recreation (TR) is an important issue in both the USA and Canada. This paper will focuses on key issues identified in one Canadian province (Quebec) that raise concerns for the international application of TR certification standards as mandated by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC). These issues include: national and provincial variations in Canada; Anglophone and Francophone variations in Quebec; professional unity; bilingualism; and Quebec's distinct educational system.
Notes
1. It should be noted that this paper is based on the author's perspective as a professor in an English language (Anglophone) university. The Francophone educators’ perspective in Quebec is reflected in Carbonneau et al.'s paper in this issue.
2. Some colleges have recently begun to grant degrees in addition to the one- or two-year diplomas.
3. Exceptions are made for mature students aged 21 and older.
4. Récréologue would be the comparable term in the French language.