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CTRS Recertification
The NCTRC Certification Standards require that all individuals recertify
the CTRS credential every FIVE years. This folder is designed to assist the
CTRS in recording and maintaining important documents pertaining to the
recertification process. The primary purpose of this folder is to record
information. It does not serve as the complete documentation of current
NCTRC recertification requirements.
NCTRC offers early confirmation of previously earned continuing education
hours prior to the submission of a formal recertification application. The
application form for this early approval process is available at
www.NCTRC.org under Standards and Publications.
Important Information
Please consult the NCTRC Certification Standards for a complete set of the
current NCTRC recertification guidelines. Visit www.NCTRC.org to view or
download a copy of the NCTRC Certification Standards or contact NCTRC
at (845) 639-1439. The Certification Standards contain all of the information
you need regarding recertification, exam information, and application
forms. NCTRC is available to assist you with your recertification.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
NCTRC I Recertification
Record of Continuing Education
Keep these documents in this folder:
Original and Official Continuing Education Documents
Continuing Education Programs and Session Descriptions
Conference Programs and Verification letters pertaining to
Professional TR Presentations
Copy of Publications or documentation of publication citation
Copy of materials documenting professional work experience in TR
Internship Supervision
www.NCTRC.org
7 Elmwood Drive
New City, New York 10956
Tel 845-639-1439
Fax 845-639-1471
email [email protected]
Required Documentation for Continuing Education
Hours and Work Experience
Description
Category
Acceptable Proof For Hours
Therapeutic Recreation
Continuing Education
Programs from
Conferences & Workshops
Programs, courses, symposia with therapeutic recreation
content directly related to Job Analysis Knowledge Areas.
Examples of continuing education sources include:
hospital/agency education, teleconferences/ audio
seminars, home study and on-line programs.
Official documentation of continuing education credit must include name, attendance
dates, and title of course or program, contact hours, or written certification by the
instructor. If the course or program title is not reflective of the knowledge areas from the
Job Analysis, a content outline should be submitted. CPR, First Aid, Infectious Disease
Control, Life Saving or other such skill or activity courses will not be accepted.
Academic Credit
Courses
Academic courses offered by an accredited
educational institution. On-line and correspondence
courses are also acceptable. Content must relate to
Job Analysis Knowledge Areas.
Official transcript or grade report. If the course title does not appear to be related to the
JA knowledge areas, course outline should be submitted. Coursework can be audited
(8 hours per academic credit) or taken for credit (15 hours per academic credit).
Publications*
The content must relate to Job Analysis Knowledge
Areas. The CTRS must be author, co-author, or editor.
Copy of publications or a copy of the title page, table of contents and publication date. If publication is in the process of being published, a publisher’s notice of acceptance is permissible.
Presentations*
Seminars, conferences, or original papers. The CTRS
can be a guest lecturer, primary presenter or a panel
participant. Credit will not be given for repeat or
multiple presentations of the same material. Content
must relate to Job Analysis Knowledge Areas.
Each 60 minutes of lecture given is equal to two continuing education hours. When there
are multiple presenters, each presenter receives two hours for each 60 minutes of lecture.
Submit evidence of presentation (i.e., program announcement, brochure), date, exact
number of contact hours, and a letter confirming that the presentation was completed
(e.g., a thank you letter, session evaluation).
Poster Presentations*
Credit will not be given for repeat or multiple poster
presentations of the same material. Content must
relate to Job Analysis Knowledge Areas.
Poster presentations are given two continuing education hours. Submit evidence
of presentation (program announcement, brochure and letter confirming the
presentation was completed).
Internship Supervision*
Credit awarded for supervision of competency-based
internship.
Copy of NCTRC Internship Supervision Continuing Education Form.
Professional
Work Experience
Professional experience at a level of the Bachelor’s degree
or higher and based upon the Job Analysis Task Areas.
Letter of verification from the Human Resource department or immediate supervisor for
the minimum requirement of professional experience in Therapeutic Recreation.
*No more than a total of 25 continuing education hours in Publications, Presentations, Poster Presentations and Internship Supervision will be allowed toward recertification requirements.
NCTRC Job Task Domains and Areas for CTRS Recertification*
Professional Relationships and
Responsibilities
1. Establish/maintain effective working
relationships
2. Create/maintain safe/therapeutic environment
3. Maintain CTRS/required state credential(s)
4. Participate in in-service training/staff
development
5. Maintain knowledge of current TR/RT trends
6. Enhance professional competence/additional
credentials
7. Enhance professional competence
8. Support evidence-based practices
9. Adhere to professional SOP and code of ethics
10. Participate in quality improvement process
11. Participate in agency/professional committees
Assessment
12. Request/secure referrals/orders
13. Obtain/review pertinent information
14. Select/develop assessment methods/setting
15. Establish therapeutic relationship
16. Conduct assessments
17. Analyze/interpret results
18. Integrate/record/disseminate results
Plan Interventions and/or Programs
19. Discuss results of assessment
20. Develop/document intervention plan
21. Develop/select interventions/approaches
22. Develop/select protocols
23. Utilize activity/task analysis
24. Select modifications/assistive technology
Implement Interventions and/or Programs
25. Explain purpose/outcomes of the
intervention/program
26. Implement individual/group session(s)
27. Use leadership/facilitation/adaptation
techniques
28. Monitor/address safety
29. Observe response to intervention/program
30. Monitor effectiveness of intervention/
program
Evaluate Outcomes of the Interventions
and/or Programs
31. Evaluate changes in functioning
32. Determine effectiveness of individual
intervention plan
33. Revise individualized intervention plan
34. Evaluate for additional/alternative/
discharge of services
*Complete version of the NCTRC Job Task Domains and Areas is available online at www.NCTRC.org.
35. Determine effectiveness of protocols/
programs
Document Intervention Services
36. Document participation/adherence to
intervention
37. Document behavioral observations
38. Document risk management
39. Document protocols/modalities
40. Document program effectiveness
Treatment Teams and/or Service
Providers
41. Identify the treatment team/community
partners
42. Provide information to team/community
partners
43. Communicate information
44. Coordinate/integrate intervention plan
45. Develop/provide collaborative services
Develop and Maintain Programs
46. Maintain equipment/supply inventory
47. Plan/coordinate support services
48. Maintain program budget/expense records
49. Develop/distribute schedules
50. Identify funding sources
51. Conduct needs assessment
52. Conduct ongoing program evaluation
53. Follow risk management practices
Manage TR/RT Services
54. Comply with standards/regulations
55. Prepare/update written plan of operation
56. Confirm programs are consistent with
agency mission
57. Recruit/train/educate/supervise/evaluate staff
58. Provide staff development/mentorship
59. Develop/implement internship program
60. Prepare/implement/evaluate annual budget
61. Support research programs/projects
62. Develop/conduct quality improvement plan
63. Write summary reports of TR/RT services
64. Identify/obtain/manage supplemental funding
Awareness and Advocacy
65. Establish/maintain network with
organizations/advocates
66. Advocate for rights of person(s) served
67. Provide education to internal/external
stakeholders
68. Promote marketing/public relations
69. Monitor legislative/regulatory changes
CTRS Recertification Record of
Continuing Education Hours
Continuing Education
NCTRC Recertification Standards require 50 hours of continuing education during the five-year certification cycle. Continuing education
includes professional workshops, conferences, and other programs that have been attended and for which continuing education hours
have been granted.
Code
List individual sessions attended, even those from the same conference, except if the entire conference pertained to therapeutic
recreation content (i.e., a national, regional or state therapeutic recreation conference). List complete information for all educational
sessions attended and place the continuing education documents in this folder. Your continuing education hours must meet the
requirements for NCTRC Recertification, The content must relate to one of the knowledge domains of the NCTRC Job Analysis.
ASP - Assessment Process
As you complete continuing education hours, refer to the list of Job Analysis Knowledge Areas below. Please record your CE hours
using the abbreviated codes shown at right for each knowledge area.
Title
Sponsor
Date
Knowledge Domains
FKW - Foundational Knowledge
DOC - Documentation
IMP - Implementation
ADM - Administration of TR/RT Services
ADV - Advancement of the Profession
Knowledge Code
Hours Earned
NCTRC Knowledge Domains and Areas for CTRS Recertification*
Foundational Knowledge
1. Human developmental stages
2. Human behavior/principles of behavioral
change
3. Concepts/models of health/human services
4. Principles of group dynamics/leadership
5. Legislative/regulatory guidelines/
standards
6. Contributions of play/recreation/leisure
7. Models of TR/RT service delivery
8. Practice settings
9. Standards of practice
10. Code of ethics
11. Professional qualifications
12. Cultural competency
13. Cognitive/developmental disorders,
related impairments
14. Physical/medical disorders, related
impairments
15. Psychiatric disorders, related impairments
Assessment Process
16. Current TR/RT assessment instruments
17. Interprofessional inventories/questionnaire
18. Secondary sources of assessment data
19. Criteria for selection and/or development
of assessment
20. Implementation of assessment
21. Sensory assessment
22. Cognitive assessment
23. Social assessment
24. Physical assessment
25. Affective assessment
26. Leisure assessment
27. Functional skills assessment
*Complete version of the NCTRC Professional Knowledge Domains and Areas is available online at www.NCTRC.org.
Documentation
28. Interpretation/documentation of
assessment results
29. Individualized intervention plan
30. Writing measurable goals/behavioral
objectives
31. Progress/functional status
32. Modification of intervention plan
33. Discharge/transition plan
34. Required facility documentation
Administration of TR/RT Service
43. TR/RT service plan of operation
44. Procedures for program evaluation/
accountability
45. Quality improvement guidelines/
techniques
46. Personnel/intern/volunteer management
47. Payment system
48. Facility/equipment management
49. Budgeting/fiscal management
Implementation
35. Selection of programs
36. Purpose/techniques of activity/task analysis
37. Activity modifications
38. Modalities and/or interventions
39. Facilitation approaches
40. Intervention techniques
41. Risk management/safety concerns
42. Role/function of other health/human service
professions
Advancement of the Profession
50. Professionalism
51. Credential maintenance/professional
competencies
52. Advocacy for person(s) served
53. Legislation/regulations
54. Public relations/promotion/marketing
55. Professional associations/organizations
56. Research activities
57. Higher education/service provider
collaboration
CTRS Recertification Record of Continuing Education Hours (continued)
Academic Course Credit
Academic coursework must be taken at a college or
university and must be documented on an official
transcript or grade report, even if the course is audited.
For graded academic coursework completed:
1 semester credit
= 15 Hours
1 trimester credit
= 14 Hours
1 quarter credit
= 10 Hours
Date
Course Title
For audited (not graded) coursework completed:
1 semester credit
=
8 Hours
1 trimester credit
=
7 Hours
1 quarter credit
=
5 Hours
Semester or
Quarter Credit
College/University
Credit
or Audit
Number
of Credits
Knowledge
Code
Hours
Publications
Articles, editorials, professional editing textbooks, etc.,
that relate to therapeutic recreation. No more than 25
hours can be earned in Publications, Presentations,
and Internship Supervision.
Professional book
Masters or doctoral thesis
Published editor of book
Authoring professional book chapter
Refereed journal article
Title of article, text, editorial, etc.
=
=
=
=
=
Published book review
Research abstract or proceeding
Non-refereed article
Editorial review of journal article
Professional newsletter article
25 Hours
20 Hours
15 Hours
15 Hours
15 Hours
Publication/Publisher
Date
=
=
=
=
=
10 Hours
5 Hours
5 Hours
5 Hours
2 Hours
Knowledge
Code
Hours
Knowledge
Code
Hours
Professional Presentations and Posters
Presentations made at professional conferences, workshops or programs. Each 60 minutes of lecture equals two hours. Credit will not be given for repeat or
multiple delivery of the same presentation/lecture. No more than 25 hours can be earned in Publications, Presentations, and Internship Supervision.
Title of Session/Presentation
Date
Length of Session
(Hours)
Sponsoring Group
Internship Supervision
Award 5 hours of credit per internship supervision for a maximum of 10 credits. Submission of NCTRC Internship Supervision Continuing Education Form is required.
No more than 25 hours can be earned in Publications, Presentations, and Internship Supervision.
Student Name
National Council for
Therapeutic Recreation
Certification®
Agency
7 Elmwood Drive
New City, New York 10956
Tel 845-639-1439
Fax 845-639-1471
email [email protected]
www.NCTRC.org
Date Completed
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