BRS Counseling, Education & Support Services 3

Question 1

A BRS notices that a client from a collectivist culture consistently defers all rehabilitation decisions to family members. The MOST culturally responsive approach is to:

Accepted Answer

Respect the family's role while ensuring the client's voice is also heard

Answer

Culturally competent practice recognizes that collectivist values are valid and that involving family while also including the client respects both culture and individual agency.

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a PRIMARY prevention activity in blind rehabilitation education?

Accepted Answer

Providing community education about diabetic retinopathy risk factors

Answer

Primary prevention targets the general population before disability occurs, such as educating at-risk groups about preventable causes of vision loss.

Question 3

Active listening during a counseling session MOST importantly requires the BRS to:

Accepted Answer

Reflect the client's feelings and summarize their statements

Answer

Active listening involves reflecting emotions and summarizing content to demonstrate understanding and encourage further disclosure.

Question 4

A Braille-reading client with adventitious blindness is preparing to return to college. Which document is MOST critical for ensuring academic accommodations?

Accepted Answer

Documentation for the college's disability services office

Answer

Post-secondary institutions require current disability documentation submitted to the disability services office to arrange accommodations.

Question 5

Self-efficacy theory, as applied to blind rehabilitation, predicts that a client will be MORE likely to attempt independent travel when they:

Accepted Answer

Believe they are capable of mastering orientation and mobility skills

Answer

Bandura's self-efficacy theory holds that belief in one's own capability is a primary driver of attempting and persisting in new behaviors.

(BRS) Blind Rehabilitation Specialist Certification Practice Test

(BRS) Blind Rehabilitation Specialist Certification Practice Test

BRS Counseling, Education & Support Services 3