| Sumario: | In their article, "You say 'Recreational Therapy' and We Say 'Therapeutic Recreation'," Dustin and Schwab use lyrics from the 1937 Ira Gershwin song, "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," as a way of cautioning the recreational therapy (RT) profession against seeking a separation from the parks and recreation profession within academic settings. This article includes a response to their warnings, but instead of using song lyrics, I use quotes from the works of William Shakespeare. First, I counter their concerns specific to the debate about what recreational therapists should call themselves (i.e., recreational therapists or therapeutic recreators). Second, I acknowledge and respond to Dustin and Schwab's concern that the RT profession lacks the research needed to stand on its own within the larger health care community. Finally, I respond to their warning to the profession to be careful in choosing a home for RT within institutions of higher learning.
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