NCCAP Therapeutic Recreation 5

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Answer

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

Question 2

A CTRS conducting a community reintegration program focuses primarily on:

Accepted Answer

Helping clients transfer skills to real-world leisure environments

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Identify where a client needs support and grade the challenge appropriately

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Wrist extension allowing tenodesis grasp

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

(NCCAP) National Certification Council for Activity Professionals Practice Test

(NCCAP) National Certification Council for Activity Professionals Practice Test

NCCAP Therapeutic Recreation 5