The purpose of this Study Guide is to assist candidates in preparing for the NCTRC national certification examination for TR specialists. The Study Guide's mission is (a) to provide information that helps candidates reduce text anxiety and maximize test performance; and (b) to provide numerous sample questions similar to those actually found on the exam, that will allow candidates to practice and self-assess their own readiness for the test.
Norma Stumbo is a respected author and educator at the leading edge of the therapeutic recreation field, and has been the lead author on Therapeutic Recreation Program Design since the third edition. She boasts the highest name recognition in the world in the TR field. A prolific writer and researcher, Stumbo has received numerous awards throughout her career, such as the Presidential Citation from the National Therapeutic Recreation Society (2006), the Jorndt Outstanding Graduate Student/Faculty Mentor Award (Illinois State University, 2004), and the Outstanding University Researcher Award (Illinois State University, 1998). She taught for more than two decades at Illinois State University and is currently coordinating a National Science Foundation grant at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.