RT Open Eagles: Answering the call for evidence-based practice

The development, implementation, and access to evidence-based practice (EBP) within the field of recreational therapy (RT) is of critical importance. Moreover, measuring the outcomes and efficacy of RT interventions and the establishment of EBP is paramount to the growth and success of the field as an allied healthcare profession. Resolving this deficiency has proven to be a difficult task for a variety of reasons. Considering this deficiency, and a need for a graduate curriculum redesign, the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UWL) designed an integrated capstone project to assess student learning while at the same time generating content for an open-access, web-based repository named RT Open Eagles.