CTRS Special Populations & Clinical Considerations Flashcards

For clients with visual impairments, TR activity adaptations most commonly include:

Answer: Auditory and tactile cues, sighted guides, beeper balls, and orientation strategies

Visual impairment adaptations leverage remaining senses through auditory signals, tactile boundaries, and systematic orientation techniques to enable full leisure participation.

When working with clients in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, TR addresses 'relapse triggers' by:

Answer: Identifying high-risk leisure contexts and building alternative sober recreation skills and social networks

TR in SUD treatment identifies leisure patterns linked to substance use and develops healthy alternatives that build recovery capital and sober social connections.

For clients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), TR environments should typically be structured to:

Answer: Provide clear visual schedules, predictable routines, and sensory accommodations to reduce anxiety and enable participation

Predictable structure, visual supports, and sensory accommodations reduce anxiety and enable individuals with ASD to engage meaningfully in TR programs.

In psychiatric inpatient TR, 'milieu therapy' means that:

Answer: The entire therapeutic environment—including TR activities, routines, and relationships—is used as a healing tool

Milieu therapy views the total ward environment as therapeutic, with TR's activities, social structure, and routines contributing to overall psychiatric stabilization and skill-building.

A CTRS working with clients who have eating disorders should be aware that exercise interventions must:

Answer: Be carefully structured with the treatment team to avoid reinforcing compensatory exercise behaviors

In eating disorder treatment, TR must coordinate with the clinical team to ensure recreation and exercise do not function as purging or compensatory behaviors, requiring careful monitoring.

Horticultural therapy is particularly well-documented for improving quality of life in which geriatric population?

Answer: Older adults with dementia, showing benefits in agitation reduction, sensory engagement, and mood

Research consistently shows that horticulture therapy reduces agitation, stimulates sensory awareness, and improves mood and social engagement in individuals with dementia.