Norma J. Stumbo - Author

Norma J. Stumbo is currently retired after being at Illinois State University and the University of Illinois from 1984 to 2008.

She has taught subjects at the University of Queensland (Australia), the University of Western Sydney (Australia), and the Southern Institute of Technology (New Zealand).

Her professional work experience includes physical medicine and rehabilitation, long-term care, at-risk youth, independent living, and a women’s prison.

She has written and edited several books, including the following:

Facilitation of Therapeutic Recreation Services: An Evidence-Based and Best Practice Approach to Processes and Techniques with Dr. Brad Wardlaw
Therapeutic Recreation Program Design: Principles and Procedures (3rd-6th eds.) with Carol A. Peterson
Client Outcomes in Therapeutic Recreation Services
Client Assessment in Therapeutic Recreation
Professional Issues in Therapeutic Recreation (1st-3rd eds.)
Study Guide for the National CTRS Certification Examination (1st-5th eds.) with Jean Folkerth
Leisure Education I: A Manual of Activities and Resources (1st-2nd eds.)
Leisure Education II: More Activities and Resources (1st-2nd eds.)
Leisure Education III: More Activities and Resources
Leisure Education IV: Activities for Individuals With Substance Abuse, and Intervention Activities for At-Risk Youth.

She has also published many refereed articles in the Therapeutic Recreation Journal, Annual in Therapeutic Recreation, and the American Journal of Recreation Therapy, as well as other journals.

She has presented over 400 research and educational sessions and scores of keynotes at state, national, and international conferences and conventions, and received awards at the international, national, regional, and local levels.

Stumbo received her PhD in leisure behavior/therapeutic recreation from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; she received her master’s and bachelor’s in recreation and park administration/therapeutic recreation from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

	Client Assessment in Therapeutic Recreation Services Print eBook
	Leisure Education I, 2nd ed. Print eBook
	Leisure Education II, 2nd ed. Print eBook
	Leisure Education III Print eBook
	Leisure Education IV Print eBook
	Study Guide for the Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Certification Examination, 5th ed. Print eBook
	Therapeutic Recreation Program Design, 6th Ed. Print eBook
	Therapeutic Recreation Program Design, 5th ed. Print eBook
	Facilitation of Therapeutic Recreation Services Print eBook
	Professional Issues in Therapeutic Recreation, 3rd ed. Print eBook