Fifteen papers address issues in therapeutic recreation for disabled persons from the perspectives of practitioners, educators, and students. The following papers are presented. "Therapeutic Recreation Service: The Past and Challenging Present" (H. Sessoms); "Therapeutic Recreatiion in an Era of Limits: A Crisis...A Challenge... An Opportunity" (K. Halberg); "Living Up to the Name: Research Support for Therapeutic Recreation Service" (J. Dixon and D. Dustin); "The Formative Program Evaluation Procedure: An Internal Evaluation Tool for Therapeutic Recreation Services" (P. Connolly); "Status of the Therapeutic Recreation Professional: Unit Directors' Perceptions" (J. Witman and L. Powell); "The Effects of a Treatment Program for Chronic Pain Patients Using Relaxation Techniques, Enjoyable Imagery, and Biofeedback" (P. Mckee); "Some Uses of the Multi-modal Model of Curriculum Evaluation in Therapeutic Recreation" (C. Howe); "A Study to Determine the Educational Level and Practical Experience of College Teachers in Therapeutic Recreation: 1980" (S. Smith and R. McGowan); "Systematic Curriculum Development" (S. Anderson and H. Finch); "Creativity: Strategies for Innovative Teaching and Parenting" (C. Stensrud); "Attribution Theory in Therapeutic Recreation" (A. Voight); "Instruction in Interpersonal Relationship Skills: An Evaluative Research Study" (R. Kunstler and D. Austin); "An Analysis of an Easter Seal Camp's Perceptions of Organizational Characteristics, Acceptance of Self, Acceptance of Others and Conflict Characteristics" (J. Glick); "Philosophical Basis for Therapeutic Recreation and Leisure Lifestyle Adjustment in Cardiac Rehabilitation" (G. Hayes and R. Antozzi); and "Leisure Counseling: A Component of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Heart Disease Intervention Programs" (T. Hoeft). (CL)