National Council for Therapeutic
Recreation Certification Practice Exam
Questions and Answers Study Guide
,The first step in choosing the best type of assessment for a client is to
a. identify the purpose of the assessment
b. discuss assessment options with the client
c. determine which assessment was used most often in the past
d. find the easiest assessment for the client to complete - ANSWER>>a. identify
the purpose of the assessment
Which of the following is the FIRST step of a leisure education program for a client
who has a dual diagnosis of clinical depression and chronic alcoholism?
a. demonstrate recreational skills
b. discuss time management
c. explore leisure resources
d. develop leisure awareness - ANSWER>>d. develop leisure awareness
Which of the following skills would a therapeutic recreation intervention for a
client with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy address?
a. memory
b. gross motor
c. fine motor
d. conentration - ANSWER>>b. gross motor
Which therapeutic recreation practice model is designed to help clients to recover
from a threat to their health and to achieve optimal health through participation
in perspective activity, recreation, and leisure?
a. leisure ability
b. optimizing lifelong health and well-being
c. self-determination and enjoyment enhancement
d. health protection/ health promotion - ANSWER>>d. health protection/ health
promotion
, The unit psychologist informs a CTRS that a client is being educated about
obsessive-compulsive disorder. The CTRS recommends and provides a book for
the client to read that helps bring new insight into the illness. Which intervention
is the CTRS using?
a. remotivation
b. bibliotherapy
c. validation
d. orientation - ANSWER>>d. bibliotherapy
Prior to a CTRS teaching a client how to access the internet for movie times, the
CTRS makes a list of the steps involved and places them in their proper sequence.
Which of the following type of analysis has the CTRS completed?
a. task
b. content
c. activity
d. behavioral - ANSWER>>a. task
A 58 year old client is currently residing in a long term care facility surrounded by
persons who are considerably older. The client repeatedly complains of
loneliness, boredom, and being ignored by friends and family. which of the
following verbal responses by the CTRS would be effective?
a. probing
b. informing
c. self-disclosing
d. confronting - ANSWER>>a. probing
Which of the following therapeutic recreation ethical principles is being violated
when the CTRS fails to discuss the results of an assessment and related plan for
intervention with the client?
a. fidelity
b. confidentiality
c. veracity
d. non-maleficence - ANSWER>>c. veracity
Recreation Certification Practice Exam
Questions and Answers Study Guide
,The first step in choosing the best type of assessment for a client is to
a. identify the purpose of the assessment
b. discuss assessment options with the client
c. determine which assessment was used most often in the past
d. find the easiest assessment for the client to complete - ANSWER>>a. identify
the purpose of the assessment
Which of the following is the FIRST step of a leisure education program for a client
who has a dual diagnosis of clinical depression and chronic alcoholism?
a. demonstrate recreational skills
b. discuss time management
c. explore leisure resources
d. develop leisure awareness - ANSWER>>d. develop leisure awareness
Which of the following skills would a therapeutic recreation intervention for a
client with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy address?
a. memory
b. gross motor
c. fine motor
d. conentration - ANSWER>>b. gross motor
Which therapeutic recreation practice model is designed to help clients to recover
from a threat to their health and to achieve optimal health through participation
in perspective activity, recreation, and leisure?
a. leisure ability
b. optimizing lifelong health and well-being
c. self-determination and enjoyment enhancement
d. health protection/ health promotion - ANSWER>>d. health protection/ health
promotion
, The unit psychologist informs a CTRS that a client is being educated about
obsessive-compulsive disorder. The CTRS recommends and provides a book for
the client to read that helps bring new insight into the illness. Which intervention
is the CTRS using?
a. remotivation
b. bibliotherapy
c. validation
d. orientation - ANSWER>>d. bibliotherapy
Prior to a CTRS teaching a client how to access the internet for movie times, the
CTRS makes a list of the steps involved and places them in their proper sequence.
Which of the following type of analysis has the CTRS completed?
a. task
b. content
c. activity
d. behavioral - ANSWER>>a. task
A 58 year old client is currently residing in a long term care facility surrounded by
persons who are considerably older. The client repeatedly complains of
loneliness, boredom, and being ignored by friends and family. which of the
following verbal responses by the CTRS would be effective?
a. probing
b. informing
c. self-disclosing
d. confronting - ANSWER>>a. probing
Which of the following therapeutic recreation ethical principles is being violated
when the CTRS fails to discuss the results of an assessment and related plan for
intervention with the client?
a. fidelity
b. confidentiality
c. veracity
d. non-maleficence - ANSWER>>c. veracity
