CRC Job Placement 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A client receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) asks about working. The counselor should explain that the Trial Work Period (TWP) allows:
- Unlimited earnings for up to 12 months without benefit review
- Testing work ability for 9 months without losing SSDI benefits (Correct answer)
- Immediate termination of benefits upon any earnings
- Gradual benefit reduction of $1 for every $2 earned
Correct answer: Testing work ability for 9 months without losing SSDI benefits
The TWP allows SSDI recipients to test their ability to work for up to 9 months within a 60-month rolling period without losing benefits regardless of earnings.
Question 2: In job placement, the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) is MOST useful for:
- Locating current job openings in local labor markets
- Identifying occupational definitions, tasks, and worker trait requirements (Correct answer)
- Calculating vocational loss in litigation cases
- Assessing employer compliance with ADA requirements
Correct answer: Identifying occupational definitions, tasks, and worker trait requirements
The DOT provides standardized descriptions of occupations including tasks performed, worker traits, and physical demands, aiding occupational matching.
Question 3: Which approach to job placement emphasizes matching the client's residual functional capacity to the essential functions of available jobs?
- Ecological assessment
- Person-centered planning
- Selective placement (Correct answer)
- Situational assessment
Correct answer: Selective placement
Selective placement systematically matches a client's assessed abilities and limitations to the specific demands of available job openings.
Question 4: A rehabilitation counselor is helping a client with a hearing impairment prepare for a job interview. Which accommodation should the counselor FIRST arrange with the employer?
- Provide written interview questions in advance
- Arrange a sign language interpreter for the interview (Correct answer)
- Request that all interviewers speak loudly and clearly
- Submit a video recording instead of an in-person interview
Correct answer: Arrange a sign language interpreter for the interview
Arranging a qualified sign language interpreter is the most direct accommodation to ensure effective communication during the interview process.
Question 5: Which of the following BEST illustrates the principle of 'self-determination' in job placement?
- The counselor selects the most suitable job for the client based on assessment results
- The client chooses their vocational goal with counselor guidance and support (Correct answer)
- The employer determines what accommodations are reasonable for the client
- The state VR agency assigns clients to available training slots
Correct answer: The client chooses their vocational goal with counselor guidance and support
Self-determination means the client drives vocational decision-making, including goal selection, with the counselor providing informed support rather than directing choices.
Question 6: An employer asks a job applicant with a visible disability during an interview: 'Will your condition affect your ability to do this job?' This question is:
- Legal because disability is relevant to job performance
- Illegal under the ADA because it directly addresses the disability (Correct answer)
- Permissible only if asked of all applicants
- Acceptable if phrased as a general health inquiry
Correct answer: Illegal under the ADA because it directly addresses the disability
Under the ADA, employers cannot ask disability-related questions before making a conditional job offer; they may only ask whether the applicant can perform essential functions.
Question 7: Which post-placement service is MOST critical during the first 90 days of employment for a client with a psychiatric disability?
- Resume updating and job search skill review
- Monitoring adjustment, providing crisis support, and coordinating with treatment team (Correct answer)
- Negotiating a pay increase with the employer
- Transitioning the client to a higher-level position
Correct answer: Monitoring adjustment, providing crisis support, and coordinating with treatment team
The initial employment period is high-risk for individuals with psychiatric disabilities; active monitoring and coordination with mental health supports helps prevent job loss.
CRC Job Placement 4
A client receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) asks about working.
The counselor should explain that the Trial Work Period (TWP) allows: