Ptarmigan West began as a private recreational therapy practice in 1990. We worked with nursing home administrators to better provide therapeutic activities to their residents. Then it grew to an educational program with a focus on stroke education to colleges and university students. Consequently, we have evolved to offering on-site seminars to Recreational Therapists around the United States and on the internet using our unique on-line learning format.
Above all, education is our primary purpose at Ptarmigan West. Our organization strives to administer the highest quality of continuing education and training whether we are teaching in person using on-site training or via the computer using E-learning education.
Mission
Our mission at Ptarmigan West is to educate Recreation Therapy Professionals with current medical information and evidence based practices. As a result, we want to help you to improve the lives of the patients and clients that you work with.
Values at Ptarmigan West:
- Leadership: Creating unique, innovative, and creative instruction that will motivate Recreational Therapists throughout the profession.
- Quality: Focusing on effective presentations that reach each learners at their unique learning style.
- Integrity: “If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don’t have integrity, nothing else matters.” is the motto we strive to model. (Alan K Simpson) Therefore, exceptional quality is our goal.
- Respect: Knowing all of our learners come with special gifts of their own, for that reason we will empower them to share their strengths as it pertains to our educational focus.
- Learning: Finally, it should be fun to motivate you to do better in your job. Learning is not just about the CEU that you need. It’s about becoming a better therapist. Our goal is to help you do better at your job. Your job (through your evaluations) is to help us do better at ours.
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