NCTRC Exam-Implementation Study Guide.

NCTRC Exam-Implementation Study Guide. 1. Selection of pro- grams, activities, & interventions to achieve the as- sessed needs of the person 2. 9 factors con- cerning activity characteristics of which a CTRS should be aware you will need an understanding of 3 things: clients, activity-based interventions, & yourself 3 major factors that influence the selection & implementation of intervention activities: activity content and process, client characteristics, and resource factors nearly every activity can be designed & implemented to meet a client goal, but not every activity can meet every client goal 1. activities must have a direct relationship to the client goal 2. functional intervention activities should focus on the ability of the activity to help the client reach their goals 3. functional intervention & leisure education activities should have very predom- inant characteristics that are related to the problem, skill, or knowledge being addressed 4. activity characteristics are important considerations for the successful imple- mentation of a program 5. clients should be able to place an activity in some context in order for them to see it as useful and applicable to their overall rehabilitation or tx outcomes 6. a single activity or session is not likely to produce a desired behavioral change 7. consider the types of activities in which ppl will engage when they have the choice 8. program to the client's outcomes and priorities 9. client involvement in activities should be enjoyable 3. Activity Analysis helps the CTRS examine an activity's physical, social, emotional, and cognitive requirements in order to determine the skills. equipment, and materials necessary to successfully participate in an activity. 4. Task Analysis The process of breaking a complex skill or series of behaviors into smaller, teach- able units/steps CTRS sequences every skill needed from the 1st to last that a client must be able 5. activity modifica- tion 6. modalities/ inter- ventions 7. Leisure Skill De- velopment 8. Leisure Educa- tion 9. Assertiveness Skills 10. Stress to do in order to participate in an activity By doing task analysis, a CTRS is able to begin the intervention at the client's level & determine when he or she has mastered each step in the activity Ex. in checkers, the task analysis may start with 1.) open game board/take out checkers 2.) placing checkers on the correct squares 3.) moving the checker in diagonal 4.) jumping checkers, etc,. adding/altering with the appropriate assistive techniques/devices/adaptive tech- nology 2 conditions that require activity modifications: 1.) modification for individual participation 2.) modification to enhance the therapeutic benefit There are many ditterent interventions used in TR programs dependent upon the client population, needs of the client, agency philosophy, and program. very important to many of the clients that a CTRS works with & is an important component of leisure education leisure skills can range from traditional leisure activities such as sports, arts and crafts, mental games, and activities, etc,. to non traditional activities such as shop- ping, spectator and audience behaviors, pets Its purpose is to teach things related to leisure for health participation and break down leisure barriers refers to the goal of being able to assert yourself into the communication our pts need to learn the ditterence between passive, aggressive, and assertive behavior and learn to use assertive behavior in their interactions 11. social skills train- ing 12. reality orienta- tion 13. cognitive (re- training) rehabili- tation ability to teach clients to understand and manage stress using relaxation tech- niques is a function of the entry level CTRS some techniques include: deep breathing, progressive relaxation, creative visual- ization, autogenic training, stretching a therapy approach that helps people learn or improve social skills and assertive- ness through role playing and rehearsing of desirable behaviors freq used w persons w ASD, psychiatric impairments, intellectual disabilities, TBI ex. how to make friends, social interaction skills, manners intervention technique used w older adults who are confused , disoriented, have memory loss reality orientation can occur all day through the use of a reality orientation board w basic facts like time, place, day of week, dat, next meal, etc,.