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 Therapeutic Recreation A Practical Approach, Third Edition
Marcia Jean Carter, Glen E. Van Andel, and Gary M. Robb
The third edition of Therapeutic Recreation
offers a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of therapeutic recreation as a
profession and a career choice. The authors have retained the practical,
student-oriented approach that makes this an ideal text for an introductory
course. Throughout the new edition the authors acknowledge the evolving nature
of this dynamic health and human service profession by discussing the social,
cultural, economic, and technological forces that have influenced and continue
to shape the role of therapeutic recreation specialists. The authors effectively
combine theory and practice to give students both an overall awareness of the
nature of the profession as well as an understanding of the practical tasks
undertaken by therapeutic recreation professionals. They first focus on the
historical and philosophical growth of the field, and then introduce students to
the client populations served by therapeutic recreation specialists and the
specific application of therapeutic recreation with these individuals. The
third edition features a completely revamped chapter on management practices in
health and human services as well as broader coverage of philosophies, enhanced
helping skills and techniques, updated statistics on social impairments and
aging, an expanded discussion of physical disabilities, and the latest DSM-IV-TR
diagnostic criteria. Moreover, the text is loaded with pedagogical features that
will help students appreciate the role of therapeutic recreation in enhancing an
individual's health status, quality of life, and functional capacities. $57.95 list, 568 pages 10-digit ISBN: 1-57766-219-9 13-digit ISBN: 978-1-57766-219-8 © 2003 Instructor’s Manual available
"This book is excellent! I sincerely think it will be one of the
most beneficial textbooks my students will have during their undergraduate
career!" — Heather Reel, University of Georgia Table of Contents
Part I. AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROFESSION |