{"product_id":"therapeutic-recreation-a-practical-approach-fifth-edition","title":"Therapeutic Recreation: A Practical Approach, Fifth Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Therapeutic Recreation: A Practical Approach, Fifth Edition (Paperback, 367 pages) – Waveland Press, Inc., 2019. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n For over 35 years, Therapeutic Recreation: A Practical Approach has provided an authoritative and engaging introduction to the field of therapeutic recreation. The Fifth Edition of Carter and Van Andel's well-regarded text extends this tradition of excellence, equipping a new generation of students with the theoretical foundations and practical methods they need to become successful practitioners.\u003cp\u003e The authors present the fundamentals of recreational therapy practice from the perspective of a 21st-century health and human service profession: emphasizing evidence-based practices and documented outcomes, supporting individual and community assets, promoting fiscal responsibility, and utilizing a strengths-based approach that focuses on an individual's capacities when developing a strategy to improve health status, quality of life, and functional abilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Updates throughout reflect recent scholarship, revised standards and operational definitions, evidence-based literature to support interventions, and global health concerns. The critical component of documentation has been added to discussions of the APIE-D process, while chapters on neurodevelopmental disorders and behavioral and mental health issues incorporate the terminology and organization of the DSM-5. The latest edition also features expanded treatment of social issues and the adult-onset, chronic, and lifelong illnesses and disabilities associated with aging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This full-featured edition retains the student-oriented approach that makes it an ideal text for introductory courses. Illustrations, case studies, key terms, study questions, and practical exercises reinforce key concepts and offer opportunities to apply chapter content, while abundant field-based photographs illuminate the practice of recreational therapy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Not-for-sale instructor resource material available to college and university faculty only; contact publisher directly.\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"Marcia Jean Carter, Glen E. Van Andel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46069058666730,"sku":"9781478637820","price":43.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/91yCvTIjMmL._SY522.jpg?v=1781199400","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/therapeutic-recreation-a-practical-approach-fifth-edition","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}