Career development is a systematic and logical method for helping employees acquire skills and knowledge for professional growth. It benefits both the employee and the organization and should be a shared responsibility. The process is described. (MT)

There are many options for aquatic professionals requiring retraining to stay current and certified. The article describes six aquatics training programs, noting their strong points, common concerns, basic features, standard fees, course lengths, and how other professionals view their services. (SM)

A description of the mentor's impact on young professionals, the work organization and environment, career development, and on the mentor himself demonstrates the importance of this management phenomenon in the parks and recreation field and supports the need for more professionals in this field to make mentoring a high priority. (CB)

The park and recreation profession can make a major contribution to the improvement and maintenance of the physical and mental health of community members through a training program for cardiac wellness. The Cardiac Wellness Training Project, designed to help park and recreation professionals develop cardiac prevention and rehabilitation programs,…

This paper examines the basic rationale for the necessity of multicultural sensitivity in therapeutic recreation practice, noting ways to exercise an innovative mindset (make a commitment to consciousness, use culturally consistent language, embrace a flexible interpersonal style, be aware of interdependent orientations, and promote multicultural…

Reviews elements that impact the delivery of therapeutic recreation services, emphasizing elements that are external to the discipline and influence practice and elements that are internal to the discipline and must be addressed if therapeutic recreation is to continue its evolution as a competitive health and human service discipline.…

Argues that the field of parks and recreation should be free of discrimination and examines the role of women in this field to discern whether the parks and recreation profession has overcome sexual discrimination in personnel management. (GLR)