Have you obtained your Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) designation?

Becoming a CTRS is not required by all facilities, but it is helpful to have. You will have more opportunities as a practitioner if you sit for your CTRS exam and receive the credentials. If you have this designation already, great! If not, you may want to investigate whether or not the place you're applying requires it. Some companies might even pay for your you complete! Do a little bit of research to learn more about it. You can talk to professors and other students to learn more if you are unfamiliar with this certification.