CTRS EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025 UPDATE.
The CTRS needs to write a summary of the patient's response to treatment, including functional
level and treatment goals and outcomes. This structure criteria is found in the ATRA Standards
of Practice under
a. written plan of operation
b. plan
c. discharge/transition planning
d. assessment - ANS discharge/transition planning
For individuals with disabilities from preschool to the age of 21, a transition plan for services
must be in place while they are in school, as required by what piece of federal legislation?
a. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
b. New Freedom Initiative of 2000
c. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004
d. Rehabilitation Act of 1978 - ANS Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004
Which of the following is an appropriate strategy for working with individuals with intellectual
disabilities?
a. Provide a high degree of stimulation through all five senses
b. Speak loudly and enunciate words clearly
c. Present the activity in small steps
d. Move through the activity quickly to keep their attention - ANS Present the activity in small
steps
A CTRS is interested in determining behaviors that relate to a person's ability to successfully
integrate into society using his/her social interaction skills. From the following options, the
CTRS should choose which assessment?
a. BANDI-RT
b. Leisurescope
c. Comprehensive Evaluation in Recreational Therapy Scale (CERT) - Psych
d. Leisure Diagnostic Battery (LDB) - ANS Comprehensive Evaluation in Recreational Therapy
Scale (CERT) - Psych
Three early professional organizations for TR (HRS, NART & RTS) formed the Council for the
Advancement of Hospital Recreation (CAHR). What was the major accomplishment of CAHR
in 1956?
a. The first standards of practice for TR practitioners
b. The creation of the National Therapeutic Recreation Society
c. The creation of the National Voluntary Registration Plan for TR Personnel
d. A combined professional philosophy for the entire field - ANS The creation of the National
Voluntary Registration Plan for TR Personnel
, The Functional Assessment of Characteristics for Therapeutic Recreation-Revised (FACTR-R)
measures which of the following?
a. Decision- making skills
b. Leisure functioning
c. Leisure skills typically needed to live in the community
d. Prerequisite skills related to leisure participation - ANS Prerequisite skills related to leisure
participation
One of the barriers to evidence-based practice (EBP) is that
a. CTRSs have adequate research training and experience
b. it's not clear whether EBP really improves patient care
c. CTRSs do not have enough time to search out EBP information
d. there is too much information about too many interventions - ANS CTRSs do not have enough
time to search out EBP information
Which of the following is an example of universal design?
a. Escalators
b. Zippers on clothing
c. Revolving doors
d. Low-floor or "kneeling" buses - ANS Low-floor or "kneeling" buses
Two clients ran away during a community outing. After contacting the police, the CTRS
completes which form?
a. Incident report
b. Revised treatment plan
c. Discharge/referral summary
d. Liability summary - ANS Incident report
For what reason would a CTRS ask the client for input on the person's progress notes?
a. To uphold the ATRA Code of Ethics
b. To fulfill CARF documentation guidelines
c. To make it more efficient for the CTRS
d. To enable the client to have a voice in his/her treatment - ANS To enable the client to have a
voice in his/her treatment
In the United States, which of the following is among the most participated in activity?
a. Watching television
b. Basketball
c. Inline skating
d. Swimming - ANS Watching television
The letters in SWOT stand for
a. strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
b. supervise, wield, organize, translate
c. strategies, work environment, outcomes, therapies
ANSWERS 2025 UPDATE.
The CTRS needs to write a summary of the patient's response to treatment, including functional
level and treatment goals and outcomes. This structure criteria is found in the ATRA Standards
of Practice under
a. written plan of operation
b. plan
c. discharge/transition planning
d. assessment - ANS discharge/transition planning
For individuals with disabilities from preschool to the age of 21, a transition plan for services
must be in place while they are in school, as required by what piece of federal legislation?
a. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
b. New Freedom Initiative of 2000
c. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004
d. Rehabilitation Act of 1978 - ANS Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004
Which of the following is an appropriate strategy for working with individuals with intellectual
disabilities?
a. Provide a high degree of stimulation through all five senses
b. Speak loudly and enunciate words clearly
c. Present the activity in small steps
d. Move through the activity quickly to keep their attention - ANS Present the activity in small
steps
A CTRS is interested in determining behaviors that relate to a person's ability to successfully
integrate into society using his/her social interaction skills. From the following options, the
CTRS should choose which assessment?
a. BANDI-RT
b. Leisurescope
c. Comprehensive Evaluation in Recreational Therapy Scale (CERT) - Psych
d. Leisure Diagnostic Battery (LDB) - ANS Comprehensive Evaluation in Recreational Therapy
Scale (CERT) - Psych
Three early professional organizations for TR (HRS, NART & RTS) formed the Council for the
Advancement of Hospital Recreation (CAHR). What was the major accomplishment of CAHR
in 1956?
a. The first standards of practice for TR practitioners
b. The creation of the National Therapeutic Recreation Society
c. The creation of the National Voluntary Registration Plan for TR Personnel
d. A combined professional philosophy for the entire field - ANS The creation of the National
Voluntary Registration Plan for TR Personnel
, The Functional Assessment of Characteristics for Therapeutic Recreation-Revised (FACTR-R)
measures which of the following?
a. Decision- making skills
b. Leisure functioning
c. Leisure skills typically needed to live in the community
d. Prerequisite skills related to leisure participation - ANS Prerequisite skills related to leisure
participation
One of the barriers to evidence-based practice (EBP) is that
a. CTRSs have adequate research training and experience
b. it's not clear whether EBP really improves patient care
c. CTRSs do not have enough time to search out EBP information
d. there is too much information about too many interventions - ANS CTRSs do not have enough
time to search out EBP information
Which of the following is an example of universal design?
a. Escalators
b. Zippers on clothing
c. Revolving doors
d. Low-floor or "kneeling" buses - ANS Low-floor or "kneeling" buses
Two clients ran away during a community outing. After contacting the police, the CTRS
completes which form?
a. Incident report
b. Revised treatment plan
c. Discharge/referral summary
d. Liability summary - ANS Incident report
For what reason would a CTRS ask the client for input on the person's progress notes?
a. To uphold the ATRA Code of Ethics
b. To fulfill CARF documentation guidelines
c. To make it more efficient for the CTRS
d. To enable the client to have a voice in his/her treatment - ANS To enable the client to have a
voice in his/her treatment
In the United States, which of the following is among the most participated in activity?
a. Watching television
b. Basketball
c. Inline skating
d. Swimming - ANS Watching television
The letters in SWOT stand for
a. strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
b. supervise, wield, organize, translate
c. strategies, work environment, outcomes, therapies
