NJ EPA TRA – New Jersey/Eastern Pennsylvania – Therapeutic Recreation Association An Advocate for Recreation Therapists Since 1988 The New JerseyEastern Pennsylvania Therapeutic Recreation Association serves as an advocate for therapeutic recreation to promote health and wellbeing of the public through service education research and the development of standards of professional practice. Membership primarily consists of Recreational Therapists Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialists Activity Professionals and students. News and Events What is Recreational Therapy Recreational therapy also known as therapeutic recreation is a systematic process that utilizes recreation and other activitybased interventions to address the assessed needs of individuals with illnesses andor disabling conditions as a means to psychological and physical health recovery and wellbeing. The purpose of the RT process is to improve or maintain physical cognitive social emotional and spiritual functioning in order to facilitate full participation in life.