NCTRC Client Assessment Process Questions and Answers

Question 1

A Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) is beginning the assessment process with a new client.
According to the ATRA Standards of Practice, what is the primary purpose of conducting an individualized client assessment?

Accepted Answer

To gather systematic, comprehensive, and accurate data to determine the client's course of treatment.

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To fulfill facility accreditation requirements and billing procedures.

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To select group programs that are already available at the facility.

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To build rapport and make the client feel comfortable before interventions begin.

Question 2

A CTRS is working with a 78-year-old client who has recently experienced a stroke, resulting in expressive aphasia and right-sided hemiplegia. The client becomes easily frustrated when trying to communicate verbally. Which of the following assessment methods would be MOST appropriate for gathering information about the client's leisure interests?

Accepted Answer

Using a picture or symbol-based interest inventory and observing the client's non-verbal cues.

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Administering a lengthy written questionnaire about past and current leisure activities.

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Conducting a formal, structured interview that requires detailed verbal responses.

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Relying solely on the family's report of the client's previous interests.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a standardized assessment tool used in therapeutic recreation to measure a client's perceived freedom in leisure?

Accepted Answer

Leisure Diagnostic Battery (LDB)

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Functional Independence Measure (FIM)

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Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale

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Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI-MDS)

Question 4

During an initial assessment interview, a new client in a mental health facility discloses that they have a plan to harm another resident. The CTRS has already assured the client of confidentiality. What is the CTRS's most critical ethical and legal responsibility in this situation?

Accepted Answer

Break confidentiality and report the threat to the treatment team and appropriate authorities due to the duty to protect.

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Maintain absolute confidentiality as promised to the client to preserve the therapeutic relationship.

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Immediately inform the other resident about the potential threat.

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Document the threat in the client's chart but take no further action unless a behavioral incident occurs.

Question 5

A CTRS in a long-term care facility is reviewing a client's chart, which includes their medical history, social history, and notes from nursing and physical therapy. This method of gathering assessment data is known as:

Accepted Answer

Secondary data collection

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Primary data collection

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Standardized testing

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Naturalistic observation

Question 6

In the client assessment process, 'reliability' refers to the degree to which an assessment tool:

Accepted Answer

Produces stable and consistent results over time.

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Measures what it is intended to measure.

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Is free from cultural bias and is fair to all clients.

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Aligns with the specific goals of the therapeutic recreation program.

A Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) is beginning the assessment process with a new client.According to the ATRA Standards of Practice, what is the primary purpose of conducting an individualized client assessment?

A Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) is beginning the assessment process with a new client.
According to the ATRA Standards of Practice, what is the primary purpose of conducting an individualized client assessment?