Trt Exam UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Recreation Therapy Definition - CORRECT ANSWER Using recreation intervention to
improve quality of life for individuals with disabilities in a holistic way
Who was credited with recognizing the therapeutic values of recreation activities as treatment
for people with mental illness? - CORRECT ANSWER Benjamin Rush
What year was Recreational Therapy Licensure established in Utah? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1975
What year was the Utah Recreation Therapy Association established? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1981
What are the 5 domains of a human being? - CORRECT ANSWER Physical,
cognitive, spiritual, emotional, social
The three definitions and meanings of leisure are: - CORRECT ANSWER Leisure as
time; Leisure as an activity; and Leisure as a state of mind.
What is the definition of Recreation? - CORRECT ANSWER An activity people
engage in in their free time, that people enjoy doing, and that people tend to recognize as
having socially redeeming values. Recreation = Leisure + Activity
List three types of service settings in which a Recreational Therapist can work. - CORRECT
ANSWER Mental health facilities, addiction treatment facilities, residential settings
Steps of Comprehensive Program Design - CORRECT ANSWER Analysis,
Conceptualization, Investigation, Determination
, Therapeutic Recreation Accountability Model (TRAM) - CORRECT ANSWER -
provide a visual context that allows the specialist to view the entirety of service provision.
- provides information on the process used to design an accountable system of services.
- shows interrelationships between different tasks of providing intervention programs to
clients (comprehensive).
What is the purpose of Quality Improvement? - CORRECT ANSWER Evaluating RT
services, Intended to provide useful data to document and improve the standard of care
delivered to clients.
What is the purpose of functional intervention? - CORRECT ANSWER Improve
functional ability
Realms of RT Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER Community, Agency, State, Client
What is the most important thing to focus on in program design? - CORRECT
ANSWER Client Outcomes
What is the purpose of Leisure Education? - CORRECT ANSWER Acquire knowledge
and skills, specifically related to leisure awareness, social interaction skills, leisure activity
skills, and leisure resources.
The three assumptions of the Leisure Ability Model. - CORRECT ANSWER Every
human being needs, wants and deserves leisure; Many individuals experience barriers to full
and satisfying leisure; Individuals with disabilities may experience more frequent, severe, or
lasting barriers
Name the four underlying concepts of the Health Protection/Health Promotion Model -
CORRECT ANSWER Humanistic perspective, high-level wellness, stabilization and
actualization tendencies, health
What is the overall goal of the Leisure and Well-Being Model? - CORRECT
ANSWER Well-being -- aka a state of successful, satisfying and productive
CORRECT ANSWERS
Recreation Therapy Definition - CORRECT ANSWER Using recreation intervention to
improve quality of life for individuals with disabilities in a holistic way
Who was credited with recognizing the therapeutic values of recreation activities as treatment
for people with mental illness? - CORRECT ANSWER Benjamin Rush
What year was Recreational Therapy Licensure established in Utah? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1975
What year was the Utah Recreation Therapy Association established? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1981
What are the 5 domains of a human being? - CORRECT ANSWER Physical,
cognitive, spiritual, emotional, social
The three definitions and meanings of leisure are: - CORRECT ANSWER Leisure as
time; Leisure as an activity; and Leisure as a state of mind.
What is the definition of Recreation? - CORRECT ANSWER An activity people
engage in in their free time, that people enjoy doing, and that people tend to recognize as
having socially redeeming values. Recreation = Leisure + Activity
List three types of service settings in which a Recreational Therapist can work. - CORRECT
ANSWER Mental health facilities, addiction treatment facilities, residential settings
Steps of Comprehensive Program Design - CORRECT ANSWER Analysis,
Conceptualization, Investigation, Determination
, Therapeutic Recreation Accountability Model (TRAM) - CORRECT ANSWER -
provide a visual context that allows the specialist to view the entirety of service provision.
- provides information on the process used to design an accountable system of services.
- shows interrelationships between different tasks of providing intervention programs to
clients (comprehensive).
What is the purpose of Quality Improvement? - CORRECT ANSWER Evaluating RT
services, Intended to provide useful data to document and improve the standard of care
delivered to clients.
What is the purpose of functional intervention? - CORRECT ANSWER Improve
functional ability
Realms of RT Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER Community, Agency, State, Client
What is the most important thing to focus on in program design? - CORRECT
ANSWER Client Outcomes
What is the purpose of Leisure Education? - CORRECT ANSWER Acquire knowledge
and skills, specifically related to leisure awareness, social interaction skills, leisure activity
skills, and leisure resources.
The three assumptions of the Leisure Ability Model. - CORRECT ANSWER Every
human being needs, wants and deserves leisure; Many individuals experience barriers to full
and satisfying leisure; Individuals with disabilities may experience more frequent, severe, or
lasting barriers
Name the four underlying concepts of the Health Protection/Health Promotion Model -
CORRECT ANSWER Humanistic perspective, high-level wellness, stabilization and
actualization tendencies, health
What is the overall goal of the Leisure and Well-Being Model? - CORRECT
ANSWER Well-being -- aka a state of successful, satisfying and productive
