CCM Rehabilitation and Vocational Concepts 5

Question 1

A client who sustained a right-hand crush injury is right-hand dominant. The case manager should coordinate which specialist to assess potential for non-dominant hand use and adaptive techniques?

Accepted Answer

Occupational therapist

Answer

Occupational therapists specialize in adaptive techniques for ADLs and work tasks, including training in non-dominant hand use and recommending adaptive equipment.

Question 2

Which pain management approach is considered an evidence-based component of interdisciplinary rehabilitation for chronic pain, addressing the psychological dimension?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Answer

CBT is a first-line, evidence-based psychological treatment for chronic pain that targets maladaptive thoughts and behaviors perpetuating pain and disability.

Question 3

Which ADA concept determines whether an individual with a disability can perform the fundamental duties of a job with or without reasonable accommodation?

Accepted Answer

Qualified individual

Answer

A 'qualified individual' is someone who meets the skill, experience, and education requirements of a position and can perform its essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Question 4

A case manager documenting a client's 'maximum medical improvement' (MMI) means the client has:

Accepted Answer

Reached the point where further significant recovery is not expected

Answer

MMI is the point at which a medical condition has stabilized and is unlikely to substantially improve further with continued treatment, though some residual impairment may remain.

Question 5

Which vocational approach involves systematically analyzing a client's prior work history to identify skills usable in less physically demanding occupations?

Accepted Answer

Transferable skills analysis (TSA)

Answer

Transferable skills analysis (TSA) reviews occupational history to identify skills, aptitudes, and knowledge applicable to other occupations that accommodate the client's new functional limitations.

CCM - Certified Case Manager Exam Practice Test

CCM - Certified Case Manager Exam Practice Test

CCM Rehabilitation and Vocational Concepts 5