NCTRC Exam Questions and Answers Updated 2026

NCTRC Exam Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
DuringAanAinitialAassessment,AtheAclientAshowsAlittleAfacialAexpressionAorAisAveryAslowAtoA
showAexpressions.AHowAwouldAtheACTRSAdocumentAthisAclient'sAaffect?A-AAnswerABlunted


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisANOTAanAessentialAoutcomeAofArehabilitationAtherapyAforApediatric
Aclients?A-AAnswerAReducedAcostAofAcare


AccordingAtoAHavighurst'sATheoryAofAAdultADevelopment,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAbestAcharac
terizesAmiddleAage?A-
AAnswerAAchievingAcivilAandAsocialAresponsibilityAandAmaintainingAanAeconomicAstandardAof
Aliving


WhenAchoosingAaArecreationalAactivityAforAaAclient,AtheAMOSTAimportantAconsiderationAisAth
eAclient'sA-AAnswerAinterests


WhichAofAtheAfollowingANintendoAWiiAsportsAsimulationAprogramsAisABESTAtoAimproveAbala
nceAandAcoordination?A-AAnswerAHulaAhoop


WhichAtheoryAstatesAthatAaAchangeAinAoneAfamilyAmember'sAbehaviorAwillAaffectAothersAinA
theAfamily?A-AAnswerABowen'sAFamilyASystemsATheory


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisANOTAacceptableAforAtheAcontinuingAeducationAcreditArequiredAforA
recertification?A-AAnswerATakingAaACPRAcourse


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAprinciplesAinAtheAATRAACodeAofAEthicsArequiresAthatAtheACTRSAuseA
skillsAtoAassistAclientsAwhileArespectingAtheAclient'sArightsAtoAmakeAdecisionsAandApreventin
gAharm?A-AAnswerANonmaleficence


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAlawsArequiresAthatAclientsAinAnursingAhomesAbeAengagedAinAaAprog
ramAofAactivities?A-AAnswerAOmnibusABudgetAReconciliationAActA(OBRA)


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisANOTAanAexampleAofAadultAclientAadvocacy?A-
AAnswerATellingAfamilyAmembersAtheAclientAstatesAheAisAdepressed

,BeepAbaseballAwasAprimarilyAdesignedAforAthoseAwithAwhichAtypeAofAdisability?A-
AAnswerAVisualAImpairment


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAbestAdescribesAKolb'sAModelAofAExperientialALearning?A-
AAnswerAKnowledgeAdevelopsAfromAexperienceAinteractingAwithAcognitionAandAperception


WhichAisAtheAbestAsolutionAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAlimitedAmobilityAandAtendsAtoApushAfood
AfromAtheAplateAandAaccidentallyAshoveAplatesAontoAtheAfloor?A-
AAnswerAProvideAaAclipAonAplateAedgeAandAaAnonAskidAplateAmat


InAJeanAPiaget'sATheoryAofACognitiveADevelopment,AwhichAstageAisAcharacterizedAbyApoorAlo
gicalAability,AmagicalAthinking,Aegocentrism,AandAbeginningAtoAunderstandAcauseAandAeffect
?A-AAnswerAPreoperational


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisANOTAanAindicationAofAtactileAsensitivity?A-
AAnswerABrushingAhairAthreeAtoAfourAtimesAdaily


PseudohypertrophicA(duchenne)AmuscularAdystrophyAisAcharacterizedAbyA-
AAnswerAMuscleAweakness,AenlargedAmusclesAfromAfattyAinfiltration,AandAjointAandAotherAs
keletalAdeformities


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisANOTAcharacteristicAofAplacingAchildrenAwithAdisabilitiesAinAtheAle
astArestrictiveAenvironmentAforAstudy,Asports,AandArecreation?A-
AAnswerADiscontinuingAallAself-containedAspecialAprograms


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAanAexampleAofAnormalizationAforAaA20AyearAoldAmanAwithAdow
nAsyndrome?A-AAnswerAProvideAfunding


AAgroupAofAadolescentsAwithAautisticAdisorderAareAgoingAtoAattendAanAinclusiveAsummerAca
mpAwithAnonAdisabledAadolescents.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAFIRSTAstep?A-
AAnswerAAssessAindividualAneeds


AA24AyearAoldAwomanAwithAcerebralApalsyAwouldAlikeAtoAparticipateAinAbowlingAbutAhasA
poorAmobilityAandAcannotAmaintainAbalanceAandAswingAorAthrowAtheAbowlingAball.AWhichAi
nterventionAisAMOSTAappropriate?A-AAnswerABowlingAramp


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisANOTAincludedAinAtheA2004AIndividualsAwithADisabilitiesAEducatio
nAActA(IDEA)?A-AAnswerABestAeducationalAprogramAavailable

,AA70AyearAoldAmanAwithAdementiaAofAtheAalzheimerAtypeAhasAepisodesAofAextremeAagitati
onAandAcombativeAbehaviorAtwoAorAthreeAtimesAdaily.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheABEST
AinitialAapproach?A-AAnswerAAnalyzeAtheApatternAofAagitation


AA45AyearAoldAmanAwithAtraumaticAbrainAinjuryAexhibitsApronouncedAchangesAinApersonalit
y,AimpulsiveAriskAtakingAbehavior,AandAlittleAfacialAemotion.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAthe
AmostAlikelyAsiteAofAinjury?A-AAnswerAFrontalAlobe


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisANOTAaAcharacteristicAofAADHD?A-AAnswerASpeechAdisorder


DuringAaArecreationalAprogramAinAaAcorrectionalAfacility,AanAinmateAasksAtheACTRSAifAheAis
Amarried.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAbestAresponse?A-
AAnswerA"I'mAsorry.AIAcan'tAdiscussApersonalAinformation."


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAMOSTAappropriateAinitialAaid/assistanceAinAteachingAaAdeafA
32AmonthAoldAgirlAhowAtoAdoAanAactivity?A-AAnswerADollAdemonstration


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAshouldAbeAtheAFIRSTAstepAinAconflictAresolution?A-
AAnswerAAllowAbothAsidesAtoApresentAtheirAsideAofAtheAconflictAwithoutAbias


FollowingAaAtraumaticAbrainAinjury,AaA57AyearAoldAwomanAhasAaAFIMAscoreAofA40AonAacu
teAhospitalAadmissionAandA63AonAdischargeAtoAaArehabilitationAfacility,AwithAdischargeAscor
esAinAallAareasArangingAfromA3AtoA4.AWhatAlevelAofAindependenceAorAcareAinAtheAfacilityA
isAMOSTAindicatedAbyAtheseAscores?A-
AAnswerAMinimalAtoAmoderateAcontactAassistanceA(physicalAassistance)


AccordingAtoAKnowles'APrinciplesAofAAdultALearning,AadultAlearnersAtendAtoAbeA-
AAnswerApracticalAandAgoal-oriented


WhichAmembersAofAtheArecreationalAtherapyAteamsAareAresponsibleAforAidentifyingAqualityA
performanceAimprovementAprojects?A-AAnswerAAllAstaff


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAprimaryApurposeAofAinternAsupervision?A-
AAnswerAPromotingAprofessionalAgrowth/skillsAandAensuringAprogramAintegrity


InAwhichApartAofAtheAAPIEAprocessAisAtheAtreatmentAplanAdocumented?A-AAnswerAPlan

, WhenAdealingAwithAclientsAinAaAmentalAhealthAfacility,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAactivitiesAis
ABESTAtoAevaluateAaAclient'sAabilityAtoAstayAonAtaskAandAconcentrate?A-
AAnswerAArtsAandAcraftsAproject


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAshouldAbeAusedAtoAdocumentAinAtheAsubjectiveAportionAo
fASOAPAnotesAthatAaAclientArefusedAtoAparticipateAinAanAactivity?A-
AAnswerA"IAcan'tAexercise.AMyAfootAhurts."


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAcomprisesAtheAthreeAcomponentsAofACarolAPeterson'sALeisureAAbility
AModelAofAtherapeuticArecreation?A-
AAnswerATreatment,AleisureAeducation,AandArecreationAparticipation


UsingAaAutilitarianAethicalAstandardAofAtheAmostAgoodAforAtheAmostApeople,AwhichAofAtheA
followingAactivitiesAshouldAbeAselectedAforAanAafternoonAprogramAforA40AclientsAinAaAlong-
termAcareAfacility?A-AAnswerASing-along


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAdoesANOTAjustifyAaAviolationAofAconfidentiality?A-
AAnswerA"IAhateAmyAfather.AIAwishAheAwereAdead."


WhenAcompletingAaApre-
transferAassessment,AwhichAareAtheAthreeAprimaryAfactorsAtoAconsider?A-
AAnswerAPhysical,Acognitive,AandAemotionalAstatus


AAclientAneedsAaAsingleApersonAtransferAfromAaAwheelchairAintoAaAcar,AbutAtheAwheelchair
AisAnotAonAlevelAground.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAbestAsolution?A-
AAnswerAMoveAtheAcarAandAwheelchairAtoAaAlevelAarea


WhenAassistingAaAclientAwithAanAactivityAtoAimproveAbalance,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAtypes
AofAfeedbackAshouldAbeAprovided?A-AAnswerAContingent,Amotivational,AandAinformational


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAbestAresponseAforAanA18AyearAoldAmanAwithAparaplegiaAwh
oAslipsAontoAtheAfloorAbutAisAableAtoApullAhimselfAontoAtheAbedAwithoutAhelpAandAwithAno
Ainjury?A-AAnswerA"YouAusedAgoodAproblemAsolvingAskills."


AAclientArepeatedlyAusesApassiveAaggressiveAbehaviorAsuchAasAarrivingAlateAforAactivities,A
makingAdemands,Acomplaining,AandAoverAsleeping.ATheseAbehaviorsAareAinterferingAwithApr