Therapeutic Recreation Flashcards

Which legislation MOST directly mandates that persons with disabilities have equal access to recreation programs in publicly funded facilities?

Answer: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

The ADA prohibits discrimination in public accommodations and services, requiring accessible recreation programs and facilities for people with disabilities.

A CTRS conducting a community reintegration program focuses primarily on:

Answer: Helping clients transfer skills to real-world leisure environments

Community reintegration TR bridges the clinical setting and natural environment by practicing leisure skills in real community contexts.

When using task analysis in TR, the CTRS breaks an activity into sequential steps to:

Answer: Identify where a client needs support and grade the challenge appropriately

Task analysis pinpoints each component of an activity so the CTRS can provide targeted assistance and progressively increase independence.

A client with a spinal cord injury at C6 would MOST likely retain which functional ability relevant to TR participation?

Answer: Wrist extension allowing tenodesis grasp

C6 injuries typically preserve wrist extensors, enabling tenodesis grasp — a functional grip pattern important for many adaptive leisure activities.

A CTRS facilitating a reminiscence group with older adults with dementia would MOST appropriately use:

Answer: Familiar music, photos, and objects from the client's past

Reminiscence therapy uses long-term memory triggers such as familiar music and personal artifacts, which remain accessible even in moderate dementia.

Which quality improvement model uses Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles commonly applied to TR program evaluation?

Answer: Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

Continuous Quality Improvement employs iterative PDSA cycles to systematically test and refine TR programs based on outcome data.

According to NCCAP standards, which of the following is a requirement for maintaining the Activity Director Certified (ADC) credential?

Answer: Completing continuing education hours within each renewal cycle

NCCAP requires certified professionals to complete continuing education units (CEUs) within each renewal period to maintain their credentials.