CCM Rehabilitation and Vocational Concepts 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which federal law requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities?
- Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (Correct answer)
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Workers' Compensation Act
Correct answer: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The ADA prohibits disability-based discrimination and mandates reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in workplaces with 15+ employees.
Question 2: A case manager is assisting a client with a spinal cord injury return to work. The FIRST step in vocational rehabilitation planning should be:
- Arrange job placement immediately
- Conduct a comprehensive functional capacity evaluation (Correct answer)
- Contact the employer to discuss accommodations
- Refer the client to a vocational counselor
Correct answer: Conduct a comprehensive functional capacity evaluation
A functional capacity evaluation establishes the client's physical abilities and limitations, forming the evidence-based foundation for all subsequent vocational planning.
Question 3: The term 'transferable skills' in vocational rehabilitation refers to:
- Skills learned in one occupation that can be applied in another (Correct answer)
- Skills transferred from employer to employee during training
- Federal benefits transferred to a new state
- Physical therapy techniques used across diagnoses
Correct answer: Skills learned in one occupation that can be applied in another
Transferable skills are abilities, knowledge, and aptitudes gained in prior work or life experience that are applicable to different job titles or industries.
Question 4: Under the SSDI Ticket to Work program, beneficiaries who return to work can continue receiving benefits during which period?
- Extended Period of Eligibility (EPE)
- Trial Work Period (TWP) (Correct answer)
- Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) window
- Benefits Protection Period (BPP)
Correct answer: Trial Work Period (TWP)
The Trial Work Period allows SSDI beneficiaries to test their ability to work for up to 9 months while still receiving full benefits.
Question 5: A vocational evaluation that uses actual work samples to assess a client's vocational potential is known as:
- Psychometric testing
- Work sample assessment (Correct answer)
- Situational assessment
- Labor market survey
Correct answer: Work sample assessment
Work sample assessments present realistic job tasks or simulated work activities to measure a client's skills, interests, and tolerances in a structured way.
Question 6: Which concept describes the maximum physical, psychological, social, and vocational functioning a client can realistically achieve given their condition?
- Premorbid baseline
- Rehabilitation potential (Correct answer)
- Functional independence
- Disability-adjusted life year
Correct answer: Rehabilitation potential
Rehabilitation potential is the case manager's clinical estimate of the highest level of functioning a client can attain, guiding realistic goal-setting.
Question 7: An ergonomic worksite modification that lowers a desk and adds a monitor arm for an employee with low back pain is an example of:
- Job restructuring
- Environmental modification/accommodation (Correct answer)
- Assistive technology
- Transitional duty
Correct answer: Environmental modification/accommodation
Environmental modifications alter the physical workspace to reduce strain and enable a worker with a disability or injury to perform job duties safely.
CCM Rehabilitation and Vocational Concepts 2
Which federal law requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities?