CTRS Assessment & Evaluation in Therapeutic Recreation 3

Question 1

The Leisure Competence Measure (LCM) assesses client functioning across eight domains. Which domain addresses a client's ability to make choices and set goals related to leisure?

Accepted Answer

Leisure awareness

Answer

The Leisure Competence Measure's leisure awareness domain evaluates the client's understanding, attitude, and self-determination related to leisure choices and goal setting.

Question 2

Which psychometric property indicates how consistently an assessment tool measures the same construct over repeated administrations?

Accepted Answer

Reliability

Answer

Reliability refers to the consistency of a measurement tool across time, raters, or items.

Question 3

A CTRS uses a 1–10 Likert scale to measure a client's satisfaction with a TR program at admission and discharge. This is an example of which measurement level?

Accepted Answer

Ordinal

Answer

Likert scales produce ordinal data because the numbers represent a rank order but the intervals between points are not necessarily equal.

Question 4

During an evaluation, a CTRS notices a significant discrepancy between a client's self-reported leisure satisfaction and observed engagement. What is the BEST next step?

Accepted Answer

Explore the discrepancy through further questioning and additional assessment methods

Answer

When discrepancies arise between data sources, further exploration using multiple methods helps the CTRS understand the full picture and improves assessment accuracy.

Question 5

In the APIE process, assessment findings are used primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Plan individualized TR interventions and set measurable goals

Answer

Assessment data drives the Planning phase of APIE by identifying client needs, strengths, and baseline function from which individualized goals and interventions are developed.

(CTRS) Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Practice Test

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CTRS Assessment & Evaluation in Therapeutic Recreation 3