NCTRC practice exam from NCTRC
website ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
- which faciliation technique is most frequently used to assist clients
in acquiring social interaction skills - CORRECT ANSWERS
instruction strategies
rational: When developing and implementing programs that focus on
the acquisition of interaction skills,
the TRS functions in the role of educator. The interventions and
facilitation techniques are selected from
various instructional strategies. Although a TRS can counsel a client
regarding the need for interaction skills,
the actual acquisition of those skills involves a learning process. Thus,
instructional techniques are the most frequently
used facilitation techniques with social interaction skill development
programs."
Reference: Peterson, C., Stumbo, NJ. (2021). Therapeutic Recreation
Program Design: Principles and Procedures.
6th ed. Champaign, IL: Sagamore-Venture Publishing. pg. 44Content
Area: 3. Planning: Objective 3.02. Design program services
which area is least important to a ctrs who is attempting to deliver
culturally relvant programming? - CORRECT ANSWERS
social-economic conditions
,Rationale: "Cultural competence is defined as being able to work
effectively with cultures other than your own by using a
set of behaviors, attitudes, and policies that are congruent with that
culture (Cross et al., 1989). To break this down further,
"culture" refers to integrated patterns of human behavior that include
the language, thoughts, actions, customs, beliefs,
and institutions of racial, ethnic, social, or religious groups.
"Competence" implies having the capacity to function
effectively as an individual or an organization within the context of
the cultural beliefs, practices, and needs presented
by people and their communities (American Association of Medical
Colleges, 2005; Cross et al., 1989)."Reference: Anderson, L., Heyne,
L. (2021). Therapeutic Recreation Practice: A Strengths Approach.
2nd ed. Champaign,
IL: Sagamore-Venture Publishing. pg. 6Content Area: 1.
Professionalism: Objective 1.02. Maintain professional competency
which secondary source should a CTRS use for an assessmetn when
unable to collect background information froma client who has
dementia and expressive aphasia due to a recent cerebrovascular
accident (CVA) - CORRECT ANSWERS family reports
Rationale: "Secondary data sources are sources other than the
participant; for example, family members and
documentation provided by other team members."
Reference: Carter, MJ., Van Andel, GE. (2020). Therapeutic
Recreation: A Practical Approach. 5th ed. Prospect Long Grove,
IL: Waveland Press. pg. 94
,Content Area: 2. Assessment: Objective 2.01. Conduct the assessment
process
cerebrovascular accident - CORRECT ANSWERS a loss of
blood flow to part of the brain which damaged brain tissue.
they are caused by blood clots and broken blood vessels int he brain.
symptom includes dizziness numbness, weakness on one side of the
body, and problem with talking, writing, or understanding language.
A CTRS who is working in a long-term facility develops "life history
albums" for clients with dementia of the alzhimers type. the ctrs
shcedules a weekly session with each cleitn and reviews the cleitns
album. which intervention technique is the CTRS using? - CORRECT
ANSWERS reminiscence therapy
Rationale: "Reminiscence has been broadly defined as "the act of
relating personally significant past experiences"
(Koffman, 2000, p. 29). Today reminiscence therapy has become
widely accepted and is among the most popular
psychosocial interventions applied with clients with dementia (B.
Woods, Spector, Jones, Orrell, & Davies, 2005). Azcurra
(2012) similarly explained the distinction between reminiscence and
life review: simple reminiscence is a form of
, unstructured autobiographical storytelling used to communicate with
others, remembering past events and enhancing
positive feelings, while life review is more structured, covering the
complete life span and applying therapeutic approaches
as a stand-alone proposal or as part of another therapeutic framework
such as cognitive therapy, problem solving or
narrative therapy. (p. 423)"Reference: Austin, DR. (2018).
Therapeutic Recreation: Processes and Techniques. 8th ed.
Champaign, IL: sagamore-venture publsihing pg. 169.
reminiscence therapy
vs.
realilty orinetnation - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. is a treatmetn
that uses all the senses- sight, touch, taste, smell and sound= to help
indviduals with demential remember events, people and places from
their past lives. (recall memories)
vs.
2. is a therapeutikc technqiue used with epople who have dementia or
are otherwise disordeitned. the approach is to weave detials of their
surroundings into the conversations, including where they are, who
they are with and what day it is.
website ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
- which faciliation technique is most frequently used to assist clients
in acquiring social interaction skills - CORRECT ANSWERS
instruction strategies
rational: When developing and implementing programs that focus on
the acquisition of interaction skills,
the TRS functions in the role of educator. The interventions and
facilitation techniques are selected from
various instructional strategies. Although a TRS can counsel a client
regarding the need for interaction skills,
the actual acquisition of those skills involves a learning process. Thus,
instructional techniques are the most frequently
used facilitation techniques with social interaction skill development
programs."
Reference: Peterson, C., Stumbo, NJ. (2021). Therapeutic Recreation
Program Design: Principles and Procedures.
6th ed. Champaign, IL: Sagamore-Venture Publishing. pg. 44Content
Area: 3. Planning: Objective 3.02. Design program services
which area is least important to a ctrs who is attempting to deliver
culturally relvant programming? - CORRECT ANSWERS
social-economic conditions
,Rationale: "Cultural competence is defined as being able to work
effectively with cultures other than your own by using a
set of behaviors, attitudes, and policies that are congruent with that
culture (Cross et al., 1989). To break this down further,
"culture" refers to integrated patterns of human behavior that include
the language, thoughts, actions, customs, beliefs,
and institutions of racial, ethnic, social, or religious groups.
"Competence" implies having the capacity to function
effectively as an individual or an organization within the context of
the cultural beliefs, practices, and needs presented
by people and their communities (American Association of Medical
Colleges, 2005; Cross et al., 1989)."Reference: Anderson, L., Heyne,
L. (2021). Therapeutic Recreation Practice: A Strengths Approach.
2nd ed. Champaign,
IL: Sagamore-Venture Publishing. pg. 6Content Area: 1.
Professionalism: Objective 1.02. Maintain professional competency
which secondary source should a CTRS use for an assessmetn when
unable to collect background information froma client who has
dementia and expressive aphasia due to a recent cerebrovascular
accident (CVA) - CORRECT ANSWERS family reports
Rationale: "Secondary data sources are sources other than the
participant; for example, family members and
documentation provided by other team members."
Reference: Carter, MJ., Van Andel, GE. (2020). Therapeutic
Recreation: A Practical Approach. 5th ed. Prospect Long Grove,
IL: Waveland Press. pg. 94
,Content Area: 2. Assessment: Objective 2.01. Conduct the assessment
process
cerebrovascular accident - CORRECT ANSWERS a loss of
blood flow to part of the brain which damaged brain tissue.
they are caused by blood clots and broken blood vessels int he brain.
symptom includes dizziness numbness, weakness on one side of the
body, and problem with talking, writing, or understanding language.
A CTRS who is working in a long-term facility develops "life history
albums" for clients with dementia of the alzhimers type. the ctrs
shcedules a weekly session with each cleitn and reviews the cleitns
album. which intervention technique is the CTRS using? - CORRECT
ANSWERS reminiscence therapy
Rationale: "Reminiscence has been broadly defined as "the act of
relating personally significant past experiences"
(Koffman, 2000, p. 29). Today reminiscence therapy has become
widely accepted and is among the most popular
psychosocial interventions applied with clients with dementia (B.
Woods, Spector, Jones, Orrell, & Davies, 2005). Azcurra
(2012) similarly explained the distinction between reminiscence and
life review: simple reminiscence is a form of
, unstructured autobiographical storytelling used to communicate with
others, remembering past events and enhancing
positive feelings, while life review is more structured, covering the
complete life span and applying therapeutic approaches
as a stand-alone proposal or as part of another therapeutic framework
such as cognitive therapy, problem solving or
narrative therapy. (p. 423)"Reference: Austin, DR. (2018).
Therapeutic Recreation: Processes and Techniques. 8th ed.
Champaign, IL: sagamore-venture publsihing pg. 169.
reminiscence therapy
vs.
realilty orinetnation - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. is a treatmetn
that uses all the senses- sight, touch, taste, smell and sound= to help
indviduals with demential remember events, people and places from
their past lives. (recall memories)
vs.
2. is a therapeutikc technqiue used with epople who have dementia or
are otherwise disordeitned. the approach is to weave detials of their
surroundings into the conversations, including where they are, who
they are with and what day it is.
