32nd National Diversional & Recreational Therapy (DRT) Week from September 18-24, 2024!

This year’s theme is “Vibrance: Painting a Brighter Diversional & Recreational Therapy,” celebrating the colorful and transformative impact of DRT across Aotearoa.

Let’s raise awareness, share our stories, and showcase the vital role DRT plays in enhancing lives. Whether you’re hosting a session, sharing a personal experience, or creating something vibrant, your contribution matters. Together, we can make New Zealand brighter, one color at a time.

On the 18th of September 1992, the incorporation of the New Zealand Society of Diversional Therapists was confirmed under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908. Since then, every 18th of September, we celebrate our National Diversional and Recreational Therapy Day, followed by six days known as National Diversional and Recreational Therapy Awareness Week. During this week, Diversional andRecreational Therapy professionals all over Aotearoa celebrate and raise awareness of the essential role we play in the New Zealand Health Care System.

As we mark another year…