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The "RT Wise Owls" website (www. rtwiseowls.com), established in 2013 by the Therapeutic Recreation (TR) program at Temple University, was initiated to publicly share recreational therapy (RT) research/synthesis projects developed by students under faculty mentorship, with the goal of strengthening access to, and use of, Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) within RT practice. Since its inception, the site has grown exponentially to address the needs of the profession and is now one of the most frequently visited RT information sites. Within the past year, the site has received over 11,000 visits from 31 different countries and the number of hits per day has more than doubled over the past year.
As of August 2014, there are 29 projects posted on the site. Each project contains not only a brief synthesis of the literature but also a concise Knowledge Translation Plan (KTP) and corresponding graphic to help...