Fifteen papers address issues in therapeutic recreation for disabled persons from the perspectives of practitioners, educators, and students. The following papers are presented. "Therapeutic Recreation Service: The Past and Challenging Present" (H. Sessoms); "Therapeutic Recreatiion in an Era of Limits: A Crisis...A Challenge... An Opportunity" (K. Halberg); "Living Up to the Name: Research Support for Therapeutic Recreation Service" (J. Dixon and D. Dustin); "The Formative Program Evaluation Procedure: An Internal Evaluation Tool for Therapeutic Recreation Services" (P. Connolly); "Status of the Therapeutic Recreation Professional: Unit Directors' Perceptions" (J. Witman and L. Powell); "The Effects of a Treatment Program for Chronic Pain Patients Using Relaxation Techniques, Enjoyable Imagery, and Biofeedback" (P. Mckee); "Some Uses of the Multi-modal Model of Curriculum Evaluation in Therapeutic Recreation" (C. Howe); "A Study to Determine the Educational Level and Practical Experience of College Teachers in Therapeutic Recreation: 1980" (S. Smith and R. McGowan); "Systematic Curriculum Development" (S. Anderson and H. Finch); "Creativity: Strategies for Innovative Teaching and Parenting" (C. Stensrud); "Attribution Theory in Therapeutic Recreation" (A. Voight); "Instruction in Interpersonal Relationship Skills: An Evaluative Research Study" (R. Kunstler and D. Austin); "An Analysis of an Easter Seal Camp's Perceptions of Organizational Characteristics, Acceptance of Self, Acceptance of Others and Conflict Characteristics" (J. Glick); "Philosophical Basis for Therapeutic Recreation and Leisure Lifestyle Adjustment in Cardiac Rehabilitation" (G. Hayes and R. Antozzi); and "Leisure Counseling: A Component of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Heart Disease Intervention Programs" (T. Hoeft). (CL)

This book fills a gap in the therapeutic recreation literature concerning client assessment. It educates the reader about the importance of client assessment, how assessment relates to treatment planning and programming, and ways to improve the process of data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting..

Presents a comprehensive and integrated method for program design and evaluation. Uses a systems approach to program planning with step-by-step procedures. Information related to activity analysis, treatment plans, and management concerns are examined.

Presents a comprehensive and integrated method for program design and evaluation. Uses a systems approach to program planning with step-by-step procedures. Information related to activity analysis, treatment plans, and management concerns are examined.

This timely and much-needed book provides insights and guidelines for what is increasingly becoming one of the most important tasks in therapy services administration-program evaluation. Here in one concise yet comprehensive source are expert insights and suggestions that will help administrators to determine which critical activities demand their attention now in order to best ensure the survival of the department, as well as to effectively meet patients’therapy needs in a cost-efficient manner.