A licensed healthcare professional who diagnoses and treats communication, cognitive, and swallowing disorders in individuals of all ages.
Speech Therapist (SLP)
What is Cultural Competence?
Being able to work effectively with cultures other than your own by using a set of behaviors, attitudes, and policies that are congruent with that culture.
A credentialed mental health clinician who integrates psychotherapy and active art-making to help clients process emotions, reduce stress, and resolve conflicts.
Art Therapist
How many hours are in .4 CEU
4 Hours
What is Recreational Therapy?
Recreational Therapy (RT) is a systematic process that utilizes recreation and other activity-based interventions to address the assessed needs of individuals with illnesses, disabling conditions, and/or adverse circumstances to promote psychological and physical health, recovery, and well-being. Recreational Therapy aims to restore, remediate, or rehabilitate the client’s level of functioning and independence in life activities. Recreational Therapists work in a variety of clinical and community settings and utilize their unique expertise to help individuals overcome barriers to well-being and/or participation in meaningful leisure activities.
A paraprofessional certified to provide direct, one-on-one Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy
Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)
How many total CEUs hours you need to maintain the CTRS certification?
50 Hours
A healthcare professional formally educated and trained in the care of the sick, and injured
Nurse
NCTRC stands for
National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification®
How many questions are in the CTRS Exam?
120
Who are Internal stakeholders?
Service workers, interdisciplinary team, administration, and the board of directors
A voluntary process where a non-governmental agency grants recognition of competence to individuals who meet the requirements set by the profession
Certification
Who are External stakeholders?
Individuals, groups, or organizations outside a company’s internal operations who are impacted by or can influence its activities
An official, legal process by which a government agency grants an individual or business permission to practice a profession or operate a facility
Licensure
What does ATRA (the acronym) stands for?
American Therapeutic Recreation Association
A Patient with multiple sclerosis wants to resume playing wheelchair basketball but becomes fatigued quickly and is concerned about conserving energy during practices and daily routines. Which healthcare professional would you seek for additional help?
Occupational Therapist (OT)
Energy conservation and fatigue management during daily occupations and leisure activities are core occupational therapy interventions
A Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) is designing a technology-based intervention for a client recovering from a traumatic brain injury. The goal is to improve community mobility by allowing the client to practice crossing streets and navigating public spaces while still seeing their real environment. Which technology is the best choice?
Augmented Reality (AR)
A 24-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital after expressing suicidal thoughts. During the assessment, the patient reports hearing voices telling them to harm themselves. Which healthcare professional should be consulted immediately to evaluate the need for medication and determine if inpatient psychiatric treatment is necessary?
Psychiatrist
Why it’s tricky: A psychologist can assess mental health and provide therapy, and a social worker can coordinate crisis resources, but only a psychiatrist is a physician who can diagnose psychiatric disorders, determine the need for hospitalization, and prescribe medications such as antipsychotics or antidepressants when appropriate.
The process for recognizing the competence or proficiency of individuals who practice in a specific profession.
Credentialing
How many content areas are in the CTRS Exam?
(6)
Professionalism
Assessment
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation & Documentation
Administration
Care plan include...
What are the 6 states that require a license to practice Recreational Therapy?
How does one build "Self-Advocacy"?
Name at least 6 Standards of Practice
ASSESSMENT
TREATMENT PLANNING
PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
RE-ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
DISCHARGE/TRANSITION PLANNING
PREVENTION, SAFETY PLANNING AND RISK MANAGEMENT
ETHICAL CONDUCT
WRITTEN PLAN OF OPERATION
STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM EVALUATION AND RESEARCH:
How many Universities offer a B.S in Rehabilitation and Recreational Therapy in FL?
1 (FIU)