Research Guides: Sports & Recreation Professions: Recreation Therapy

Therapeutic Recreation Journal

Therapeutic Recreation Journal
Quarterly publication of the National Recreation and Park Association.Provides a national forum for research and discussion on the needs of persons with disabilities, problems confronting the profession, new vistas of service and receiving therapeutic recreation services.

Key Databases for Recreational Therapy

ProQuest Social Science Premium Collection This link opens in a new window
Includes online access to the Therapeutic Recreation Journal
This collection provides access to databases covering international literature in social sciences, including politics, public policy, sociology, social work, anthropology, criminology, linguistics, library science, and education.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Broad database with articles on many topics from scholarly journals and magazines. Full text for many articles and books.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full text scholarly articles and e-books in many disciplines. Most recent 3-5 years full text not included. Access to JSTOR Arts & Sciences I-VII and Life Sciences archive collections. Journal subscriptions to The College Mathematics Journal, 2006-; The William and Mary Quarterly, 2001-; The American Mathematical Monthly 2006-. All e-books in JSTOR are digital rights management-free (DRM-free).
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Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides access to hundreds of full text journals and offers particularly strong coverage in child and adolescent psychology and various areas of counseling.
ProQuest Databases This link opens in a new window
Search all ProQuest databases available to VWU users. Includes ABI/INFORM Collection, ProQuest Ebook Central, SciTech Premium Collection, Environmental Science Collection, Biological Science Collection, Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Collection‎, and Social Science Premium Collection‎

Web Resources

Rec Therapy Today | Link Directory
An independent recreation therapy web site with links to online information and resources supplied by its users.
American Therapeutic Recreation Association
The largest national membership organization representing the interests and needs of recreational therapists. Recreational therapists are healthcare providers who use recreational therapy interventions for improved functioning of individuals with illness or disabling conditions.
RT WISE Owls
Temple University Recreational Therapy student mentored research/synthesis projects that advance the use of evidence based practice (EBP), as well as EBP resources.

Books at VWU

Guidelines for the Ethical Practice of Recreational Therapy : A Training Manual. by Wayne M Pollock and Nancy D Montgomery
Call Number: RM736.7 .G85 2018
ISBN: 157167893X
Publication Date: 2018
This work discusses the ATRA Code of Ethics for practicing therapists.
Recreational Therapy for Specific Diagnoses and Conditions by Heather Porter (Editor)
Call Number: RM736.7 .R437 2015
ISBN: 9781882883967
Publication Date: 2015-06-01
Offers detailed descriptions of 39 diagnoses and conditions that are treated by recreational therapists.
Assessment tools for recreational therapy and related fields by Joan Burlingame, Thomas M. Blaschko
Call Number: RM736.7 .B87 2009
ISBN: 9781882883721
Publication Date: 2009
Barriers to Play and Recreation for Children and Young People with Disabilities by Carol Barron; Angharad Beckett; Marieke Coussens; Annemie Desoete; Nan Cannon Jones; Helen Lynch; Maria Prellwitz; Deborah Fenney Salkeld
Call Number: Ebook
ISBN: 9783110526042
Publication Date: 2017
This report reviews international research into the barriers to play for children with disabilities.
Inclusive outdoor recreation for persons with disabilities : protocols and activities by Donald R. Snyder, Anne Rothschadl, Marcy Marchello
Call Number: GV191.635 .S69 2006
ISBN: 9781882883646
Publication Date: 2006
Therapeutic recreation program design : principles and procedures by Norma J. Stumbo, Carol Ann Peterson
Call Number: RM736.7 .S78 2009
ISBN: 9780321541888
Publication Date: 2009