This volume focuses on therapeutic recreation, as a subject of inquiry and as a treatment tool. The 11 articles include original field based research, program development initiatives, issue and theory of practice papers, and original tutorials in assessment and research. The article titles are: "The Role of Leisure Education with Family Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders" (M. J. Keller, S. Hughes); "Selected Assessment Resources: A Review of Instruments and References" (N. Stumbo); "The Family Lab: An Interdisciplinary Family Leisure Education Program" (M. Malkin, R. Phillips, J. Chumbler); "Perception of Client Needs in Chemical Dependency Treatment Programs" (C. Hood); "Caregivers, the Hidden Victims: Easing Caregiver's Burden through Recreation and Leisure Services" (L. Bedini, C. W. Bilbro); "Facilitating the Child's Adjustment to Parental Disability" (R. Blesch-Hill, L. Heeney); "The Interface between Social and Clinical Psychology: Implications for Therapeutic Recreation" (D. Austin); "Relationships between Meanings of Work and Meanings of Leisure among Wheelchair (Basketball) Athletes" (S. Hunt); "Answering Questions about Therapeutic Recreation Part 1: Formulating Research Questions" (B. McCormick, D. Scott, J. Dattilo); "Answering Questions about Therapeutic Recreation Part 2: Choosing Research Methods" (J. Dattilo, B. McCormick, D. Scott); and "Standards: A Tool for Accountability, the CARF Process" (A. Toppel, B. Beach, L. Hutchinson-Troyer). (IAH)