FIRST NATIONAL CERTIFICATION COURSE ON THE TTAP METHOD™

The first Certification Course of the TTAP Method© was held in September at Beechtree Care Facility, located in Ithaca New York. This is the largest study to date on the TTAP Method©. Over twenty healthcare professionals serving residents on a locked Alzheimer’s unit received certification and currently conducting a study to analysis variables including; falls prevention, appetite, disruptive behaviors and cognition. The staff is also investigating how the utilization of the TTAP Method© will prove to enhance inter-departmental communication skills, and perceived job satisfaction. 

Any caregiver organizations, individuals, facilities or healthcare providers interested in holding Certification Courses over a two day weekend, please contact Dr. Levine Madori at


The TTAP Method© Certificate Course Level 1

Author and Trainer: Dr. Linda Levine-Madori, CTRS, ATR-BC, LCAT
Educational Manual for Completion of Certificate Training in
Therapeutic Thematic Arts Programming
14 hours of Continuing Educational Credits (ceu’s) through
New York State Recreation and Park Society

Goals of the Certificate course
The purpose of this certificate course is to enable trainees to better understand the affect that the Arts/ Recreation Therapies have on the brain. Trainees will receive education on previous research related to brain plasticity, neural regeneration and the phenomena of cognitive reserve which demonstrate that positive changes in neural activity can be activated by visual, auditory, and sensory stimulation.

Additionally, the purpose of this certificate course is to educate trainees on how the TTAP Method© program provides stimulation to three distinct brain systems: the affective system, strategic system, and the recognition system. Trainees will understand how Blooms’ Taxonomy of Learning is incorporated into the TTAP Method © approach, as well as how each of the nine steps of the TTAP Method © is designed and structured so as to stimulate the visual learner, the musical learner, linguistic learner, interpersonal learner, intrapersonal learner, kinesthetic, and spatial learner.

Participants will be provided with a 150 page manual and the documents needed to facilitate clear assessments, measurable goals and aide in reimbursement through concise program plans that prove to restore, remediate or rehabilitate through the TTAP method©

In order to complete the Certification in the TTAP Method© Level 1 Training, students will have achieved the following educational goals:

A- B+ or higher on all tests/quizzes/presentations related to:

  1. Brain functioning.
  2. How the arts stimulate various brain regions.
  3. The 9 steps of the TTAP Method©.
  4. The link between Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning and the TTAP Method©.
  5. Meeting social and emotional needs of elderly participants through TTAP Method©.
  6. Designing and giving a TTAP Method art/recreation therapy session.
  7. Leading a guided imagery.
  8. The use of themes.
  9. Types of themes and their purpose in TTAP Method©.
  10. The importance of efficacy research
  11. How to do research using the TTAP Method©
  12. Where to publish the research done on the TTAP Method©
  13. Most importantly, complete a case study in power point format, utilizing the TTAP Method© with an individual or group which will be graded pass or fail.

Interested Universities and Healthcare facilities may contact Dr. Levine Madori (through this website) for a Free 20 page outline of the Certification Course. This course has been given in prestigious Universities in both the United States and Finland. Additionally, statements of recommendations can be provided by individuals how have received the training.