BIO

Karen Nash, M.S., CTRS
Director of Therapeutic Recreation
Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center

Education: Masters of Science in Therapeutic Recreation Education
Certifications: Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
Certified Leisure Counselor

Lectures:
Presented lectures on "The Healing Mind" Workshop, Communication, Public
Speaking, Documentation, Leisure Counseling, Stress Management, Healing
Through The Senses and Therapeutic Recreation for such agencies as:
The New York State Department of Health, United Nations, NASA, The Foundation
for Long Term Care and various other local, state and national professional organizations.

Manual Awards:
Presidential Award: National Therapeutic Recreation Society, 1998
Special Recognition: Metropolitan New York Recreation and Park Society, 1998
New York State Department of Health Best Practice Award for "The Healing Mind" Workshop, 1994

Publications:
Manual For Recreation Therapy in Long Term Care Facilites, Second Edition, 1998
Manual for Recreation Therapy in Long Term Care Facilities, First Edition, 1995
"Leisure Counseling: A Career For Space and Possible Habitation, 1984