Therapeutic Recreation Leadership and Programming

Robin Kunstler, ReD, CTRS, is a professor in the department of health sciences and the director of the recreation education and therapeutic recreation programs at Lehman College in New York. She has over 35 years of experience in the field of therapeutic recreation as both a practitioner and a professor. She has presented at many state and national conferences and has authored numerous articles and book chapters on therapeutic recreation. Kunstler has been coeditor and reviewer for Therapeutic Recreation Journal, Schole, and the American Therapeutic Recreation Association's Annual in Therapeutic Recreation. She has served as a board member and committee chair for several national and state organizations, including National Therapeutic Recreation Society, Society of Park and Recreation Educators, New York State Therapeutic Recreation Association (NYSTRA), and New York State Recreation and Park Society (NYSRPS). She was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from NYSTRA and the NYSRPS Literary Research Award. In her free time, Kunstler enjoys creating and viewing artwork, reading, and hiking. Frances Stavola Daly, EdD, CTRS, CPRP, is an associate professor and program coordinator in the department of recreation administration at Kean University in New Jersey. She has 35 years of experience in the recreation field as both a practitioner and a professor. Stavola Daly also has extensive experience in presenting on all aspects of therapeutic recreation. Stavola Daly has been extensively involved in professional organizations at both the national and state levels. She has served as the president of the National Therapeutic Recreation Society (NTRS) as well as a Board of Trustees member. She was a founding member of the New York State Therapeutic Recreation Association and served as chair of the Mid-east Therapeutic Recreation Symposium and the New Jersey Recreation and Park Association's Therapeutic Recreation Public Policy Group. Stavola Daly has received several honors, including the Presidential Citation from the NTRS in 2007 and the Distinguished Service Award in 2004 from the New York State Therapeutic Recreation Association. In her free time, Stavola Daly enjoys reading, fitness walking, and traveling.

Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Establishing a Foundation for Ethical Practice Chapter 1: A Mindset for Ethical Therapeutic Recreation Leadership Chapter 2: Therapeutic Recreation Principles, Values, and Practice Models Chapter 3: Program Planning Approaches and the Therapeutic Recreation Process Chapter 4: The Blended Role of Therapeutic Recreation Leadership Part II: Creating the Structure of Therapeutic Recreation Practice Chapter 5: Common Concerns of Therapeutic Recreation Practice Chapter 6: The Therapeutic Recreation Toolkit: Programs, Benefits, and Implementations Chapter 7: Therapeutic Recreation Leadership: Strategies for Growth and Learning Chapter 8: Evaluation of Practitioners, Programs, and Participants Part III: Applications of Therapeutic Recreation Leadership Chapter 9: Unit-Wide Programming Chapter 10: Leading Therapeutic Recreation Groups Chapter 11: One-to-One Therapeutic Recreation Service Chapter 12: Therapeutic Recreation Leadership for the 21st Century Appendix A NTRS Codes of Ethics Appendix B ATRA Code of Ethics Appendix C NTRS Standards of Practice Appendix D ATRA Standards for the Practice of Therapeutic Recreation Appendix E NCTRC Job Analysis Appendix F NRPA Policy Statement on Inclusion References About the Authors