NCTRC Client Assessment Process 3

Question 1

Which of the following BEST describes the difference between a leisure interest inventory and a standardized leisure assessment?

Accepted Answer

Standardized assessments have established psychometric properties; interest inventories are informal tools to identify preferences

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Interest inventories are longer and more time-consuming

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Interest inventories are only used with pediatric clients

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Standardized assessments only measure physical functioning

Question 2

When assessing a client's leisure barriers, which category of barriers refers to constraints that arise from interpersonal interactions?

Accepted Answer

Interpersonal barriers

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Intrapersonal barriers

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Structural barriers

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Environmental barriers

Question 3

A CTRS is assessing a client who recently experienced a stroke. Which assessment domain is MOST critical to evaluate first given potential communication impairments?

Accepted Answer

Communication and cognitive functioning

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Leisure activity preferences

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Physical fitness level

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Social network size

Question 4

The APIED process in therapeutic recreation stands for:

Accepted Answer

Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, Documentation

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Assessment, Participation, Instruction, Engagement, Discharge

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Admission, Planning, Intervention, Evaluation, Discharge

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Analysis, Protocol, Intervention, Education, Discharge

Question 5

In conducting an ecological assessment for a TR client preparing for discharge, the CTRS focuses PRIMARILY on:

Accepted Answer

The match between the client's abilities and the demands of their home and community recreation environments

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Standardized cognitive testing

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Clinical diagnosis and medication list

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The client's insurance coverage for outpatient services

Question 6

Which statement BEST describes the role of the client in the TR assessment process?

Accepted Answer

Clients are active partners whose input, preferences, and self-identified goals are central to the assessment

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Clients should be passive recipients of the CTRS's clinical observations

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Clients should only provide input after the CTRS completes the formal assessment

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Client input is secondary to medical chart data