CTRS CTRS Healthcare Systems & Professional Development

Question 1

The patient rights most critical for a CTRS to uphold include the right to:

Accepted Answer

Informed consent, confidentiality, dignity, and refusal of treatment

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Receive only group-based interventions

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Have family members direct all treatment decisions

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Participate only in medically prescribed activities

Question 2

Continuing education requirements for CTRS recertification through NCTRC are:

Accepted Answer

Required every 5 years and must include a minimum number of contact hours in specified content areas

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Optional for experienced practitioners

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Only required if the practitioner changes work settings

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Automatically fulfilled by maintaining employment

Question 3

Scope of practice for a CTRS is defined by:

Accepted Answer

The NCTRC standards, state practice acts (where applicable), and the employing facility's policies

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Each client's insurance coverage

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The physician's standing orders only

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Federal disability law exclusively

Question 4

Value-based care models in healthcare affect TR by incentivizing:

Accepted Answer

Demonstrable functional outcomes and reduced readmissions rather than fee-for-service volume

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Maximum service volume regardless of outcome

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Restricting TR to luxury amenity status

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Eliminating allied health services to reduce costs

Question 5

Cultural competence in TR practice requires a CTRS to:

Accepted Answer

Recognize and respect how culture shapes leisure values, activity preferences, and health beliefs in service delivery

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Impose mainstream leisure activities on all clients equally

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Avoid discussing cultural topics with clients

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Use identical assessment tools regardless of cultural background

Question 6

Advocacy in the TR profession involves:

Accepted Answer

Promoting the value of TR services to payers, administrators, lawmakers, and the public to advance access and recognition

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Only lobbying for therapist salary increases

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Avoiding public engagement with health policy issues

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Restricting professional communication to clinical settings only