Therapeutic Recreation Leadership and Programming

Robin Kunstler, ReD, CTRS, FDRT, is a professor emerita of the department of health sciences at Lehman College of the City University of New York. Kunstler holds the Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist credential and has over 50 years of experience as a TR educator and practitioner. In addition to multiple other awards, Kunstler received the Distinguished Service Award from the New York State Recreation and Park Society in 1994 and from the New York State Therapeutic Recreation Association (an organization of which she was a founding member) in 1997. In 2018, she was awarded the prestigious honor of being named a fellow of the National Academy of Recreational Therapists (NART).Kunstler has served as a board member and committee chair for several national and state organizations, including the American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA), the National Therapeutic Recreation Society (NTRS), Society of Park and Recreation Educators, New York State Therapeutic Recreation Association (NYSTRA), and New York State Recreation and Park Society (NYSRPS). She is the author of many journal articles and book chapters on TR topics and has held editorial positions with ATRA Annual in Therapeutic Recreation, Therapeutic Recreation Journal, and SCHOLE. She has presented at numerous local, state, national and international conferences. She is currently certified in water fitness and land exercise and is a volunteer docent for the St. Augustine Art Association.Frances Stavola Daly, EdD, CTRS, FDRT, is a retired professor and chair of the department of health and human performance at Kean University in New Jersey, where she has been the recipient of the Alumni Association Teacher of the Year Award and the Presidential Distinguished Service Award. With more than 50 years of experience as both a practitioner and a professor in the field, Stavola Daly served as the president of the National Therapeutic Recreation Society (NTRS) and was a founding member of New York State Therapeutic Recreation Association (NYSTRA). An active member of national, state and local professional associations, Stavola Daly was a member of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA) higher education committee from 2015 to 2019, a grant reviewer for the Alzheimer's Association, and a member of the New Jersey/Eastern Pennsylvania Therapeutic Recreation Association. During her esteemed career, Stavola Daly received several honors, including the Presidential Citation from NTRS in 2007, the Distinguished Service Award from NYSTRA, and the Temple University Alumni of the Year Award in 2015. She was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Recreational Therapists (NART) in 2017. She has presented both internationally and on a national level on various TR topics.

• Part I. Establishing a Foundation for Ethical PracticeChapter 1. A Mindset for Ethical Therapeutic Recreation LeadershipThe Therapeutic Recreation MindsetDefining Therapeutic RecreationCharacteristics of Therapeutic RecreationTherapeutic Recreation LeadershipThe Components of the Blended Role of Therapeutic Recreation LeadershipEthical PracticeChapter Wrap-UpChapter 2. Therapeutic Recreation Values, Principles, and ModelsFour Core Therapeutic Recreation ValuesFour Core Therapeutic Recreation PrinciplesRelationship of Values and Principles to PhilosophyTherapeutic Recreation Practice ModelsChapter Wrap-UpChapter 3. Building Blocks of ProgrammingSocietal Innovations That Affect Program PlanningEight Approaches to ProgrammingChapter Wrap-UpChapter 4. The Therapeutic Recreation ProcessRegulations and Legal MandatesStandards of Practice of the ProfessionThe Therapeutic Recreation ProcessChapter Wrap-UpPart II. Creating the Structure of Therapeutic Recreation PracticeChapter 5. Common Concerns of Therapeutic Recreation PracticeUnderstanding Health and WellnessInterprofessional Collaborative PracticeLeisure DomainSpiritual DomainPhysical DomainCognitive DomainAffective or Emotional DomainSocial DomainChapter Wrap-UpChapter 6. The Therapeutic Recreation ToolkitThe Therapeutic Recreation ToolkitActivity SelectionActivity AnalysisProgram ProtocolsArts-Related ProgramsCognitively Oriented ProgramsHealth-Related ProgramsNature-Oriented ProgramsSocial ActivitiesChapter Wrap-UpChapter 7. Balanced ProgrammingFoundations of Balanced ProgrammingThe Therapeutic Recreation EnvironmentThe Therapeutic Recreation GroupGuidelines for Balanced ProgrammingEvaluation of Unit-Wide ProgrammingProgram EvaluationChapter Wrap-UpChapter 8. Therapeutic Recreation Leadership: Strategies for Growth and LearningThe Context of Therapeutic Recreation LeadershipThe Therapeutic RelationshipHow We LearnStrategies to Promote Learning and GrowthChapter Wrap-UpPart III. Applications of Therapeutic Recreation LeadershipChapter 9. Therapeutic Recreation Group LeadershipGroups in Therapeutic RecreationGroup LeadershipGroup DevelopmentCharacteristics of GroupsPlanning for the Therapeutic Recreation GroupConducting the Therapeutic Recreation GroupEvaluating the PractitionerChapter Wrap-UpChapter 10. One-to-One Therapeutic Recreation PracticeGeneral Guidelines for One-to-One Therapeutic RecreationLong-Term Care SettingsAdult Housing OptionsRehabilitation Service SettingsIn-Home and Home-Based SettingsSchool-Based ServicesPrivate Practice Therapeutic RecreationChapter Wrap-UpChapter 11. Promoting the ProfessionCriteria for a ProfessionRegulations and Legal MandatesStandards for PracticeManagement Approaches to EvaluationResearch ActivitiesGrantsMarketingAdvocacyChapter Wrap-UpChapter 12. Therapeutic Recreation Leadership for the 21st CenturyLeadership for the 21st CenturyProfessional LeadershipLeadership OpportunitiesPersonal Leadership Action PlanTrendsChapter Wrap-UpAppendix A. American Therapeutic Recreation Association Code of EthicsAppendix B. Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association Code of EthicsAppendix C. American Therapeutic Recreation Association Standards for the Practice of Therapeutic RecreationAppendix D. Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association Standards of Practice for Recreation Therapists and Recreation Therapy Assistants 2023GlossaryReferencesIndexAbout the Authors