Danny Pettry is a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS). He has provided therapeutic recreation services for children on a residential unit who are in treatment due to abuse and re-active behaviors.

Education: Pettry has M.S. degree in Therapeutic Recreation from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana (2006) and a B.S. degree in Therapeutic Recreation from Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia (2002).

Training Programs: Pettry gives public and corporate seminars and conducts continuing education programs on the Internet for recreational therapists and allied health professionals on a variety of topics.

On the Internet: Danny has two Web sites, which receive visitors from around the world: www.DannyPettry.Com and www.myspace.com/recreation_therapy. These pages receive an average of 1,000 visits per month.

Memberships: Pettry has been a member of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA) since 1999. He co-serves as the West Virginia state contact for the Recreational Therapy – Medicare Project. He has been a member of the West Virginia Therapeutic Recreation Association (WVTRA), which is a branch of ATRA since 2001. He served WVTRA as student representative in 2005 and as the CTRS Representative in 2008. He is also a member of the Child Life Council (CLC) since 2007.

Awards: Pettry was awarded the Peg Connolly Scholarship in 2004 to the National ATRA Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. This scholarship was named in honor of Dr. Peg Connolly, the first President of ATRA and the former Executive Director of NCTRC. Pettry was also awarded an “Advocate of the Year” by ATRA in 2005.”