What's in a name? : titles used in diversional therapy

![CDATA[After being involved in numerous discussions and debates over decades a question that is constantly asked by people in our field of practice is what title should we use? In January 2020 determined to be able to answer the question with some sort of evidence base, we decided to have a look at the different advertisements in the diversional therapy field. We looked at titles used across Australia inclusive of states and territories collecting information on 100 ‘diversional therapy’ positions advertised. Our findings should give us, as a profession, some clarity about the current perspectives of employers, identifying various issues and developing an evidence-base of what potential employers were looking for in terms of skills, abilities and qualifications for the profession. This paper explores what was found from these advertised vacant positions and discusses how we may use this research to inform practice and reduce ambiguity between expectations and roles.]]