CRC Job Placement 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model of supported employment is BEST characterized by which core principle?
- Pre-employment training must be completed before job search begins
- Competitive employment is the primary goal and job search begins rapidly (Correct answer)
- Clients are placed in sheltered settings before transitioning to competitive work
- Employment specialists work exclusively within clinic settings
Correct answer: Competitive employment is the primary goal and job search begins rapidly
IPS uses a 'zero exclusion' approach and rapid job search in competitive integrated employment, integrating vocational services with mental health treatment.
Question 2: When developing a client's functional limitations profile for job placement, the counselor should rely PRIMARILY on:
- The client's self-reported disability history alone
- Medical records, functional capacity evaluations, and client report combined (Correct answer)
- The referring physician's diagnosis without further evaluation
- Standardized intelligence tests
Correct answer: Medical records, functional capacity evaluations, and client report combined
A comprehensive functional profile integrates multiple sources—medical documentation, functional evaluations, and the client's own experience—to yield an accurate picture of work-related limitations.
Question 3: Fading of job coach support in supported employment should be based on:
- A fixed schedule determined by the funding source
- The client's demonstrated competency and increasing independence on the job (Correct answer)
- The employer's preference for removing external staff
- Completion of a predetermined number of job coach hours
Correct answer: The client's demonstrated competency and increasing independence on the job
Fading is individualized and tied to the client achieving consistent job performance and building natural workplace relationships, not to arbitrary time limits.
Question 4: Under WIOA Title IV, vocational rehabilitation services must prioritize individuals with the MOST significant disabilities. This priority system is known as:
- Extended order of selection
- Order of selection (Correct answer)
- Categorical eligibility ranking
- Priority services designation
Correct answer: Order of selection
Order of selection allows state VR agencies with insufficient resources to prioritize serving individuals with the most significant disabilities first.
Question 5: A client who is blind requests a job placement in a data entry role. The MOST appropriate accommodation to explore first is:
- Reassigning the client to a non-computer-based job
- Screen reader software and refreshable braille display (Correct answer)
- Hiring a sighted assistant to read the screen aloud
- Enlarging the monitor to 32 inches
Correct answer: Screen reader software and refreshable braille display
Screen reader software combined with a refreshable braille display is the standard assistive technology solution enabling individuals who are blind to perform computer-based tasks independently.
Question 6: Which of the following employer concerns is MOST effectively addressed by offering a tax incentive such as the Disabled Access Credit?
- Fear of increased workers' compensation claims
- Cost of making physical accessibility modifications for a new hire with a disability (Correct answer)
- Uncertainty about the employee's long-term reliability
- Concern about coworker attitudes toward disability
Correct answer: Cost of making physical accessibility modifications for a new hire with a disability
The Disabled Access Credit offsets costs small businesses incur when making accessibility modifications or purchasing assistive technology, directly addressing the financial barrier.
Question 7: A rehabilitation counselor is helping a client with an orthopedic impairment who cannot stand for more than 20 minutes. Which O*NET tool would BEST help identify suitable occupations?
- Interest Profiler
- Work Importance Locator
- Occupation Search by physical demands filter (Correct answer)
- My Next Move career explorer
Correct answer: Occupation Search by physical demands filter
O*NET allows filtering occupations by physical demand level, enabling the counselor to identify jobs compatible with the client's standing tolerance limitation.
CRC Job Placement 5
The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model of supported employment is BEST characterized by which core principle?