CVE Rehabilitation Counseling & Job Placement 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which rehabilitation counseling theory posits that career development is a lifelong process involving self-concept implementation through occupational roles?
- Holland's RIASEC theory
- Super's life-span, life-space theory (Correct answer)
- Krumboltz's social learning theory of career decision-making
- Lofquist and Dawis's Theory of Work Adjustment
Correct answer: Super's life-span, life-space theory
Super's life-span, life-space theory frames career development as implementing one's self-concept across life stages and multiple life roles.
Question 2: According to the Theory of Work Adjustment (TWA), what term describes the degree to which a worker's needs are met by the reinforcers available in the work environment?
- Satisfactoriness
- Satisfaction (Correct answer)
- Correspondence
- Tenure
Correct answer: Satisfaction
In TWA, satisfaction refers to the employee's perception that the work environment fulfills their vocational needs and values.
Question 3: A job coach is fading support for a client with a traumatic brain injury in a supported employment position. Which strategy best guides the timing of fading?
- Fade support on a fixed schedule regardless of performance
- Fade support based on the client's demonstrated skill mastery and workplace integration (Correct answer)
- Remove all support immediately once the client completes orientation
- Maintain maximum support indefinitely to prevent regression
Correct answer: Fade support based on the client's demonstrated skill mastery and workplace integration
Support should be systematically faded based on objective performance data and the client's ability to meet job requirements independently.
Question 4: Which federal legislation established the foundation for state-federal vocational rehabilitation programs and created the Rehabilitation Services Administration?
- The Social Security Act of 1935
- The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Correct answer)
- The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014
- The Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999
Correct answer: The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 established the modern state-federal VR system, created the RSA, and included Sections 501, 503, and 504 prohibiting disability discrimination.
Question 5: In vocational rehabilitation, the term 'order of selection' refers to:
- The priority ranking used when a VR agency cannot serve all eligible individuals due to limited resources (Correct answer)
- The sequence in which vocational assessments must be administered
- The ranking of job openings by wage level for client placement
- Federal requirements for hiring individuals with disabilities in government contracts
Correct answer: The priority ranking used when a VR agency cannot serve all eligible individuals due to limited resources
Order of selection allows VR agencies with insufficient resources to prioritize services to individuals with the most significant disabilities first.
Question 6: Which ergonomic accommodation is most appropriate for a worker with chronic low back pain who performs prolonged standing tasks?
- Providing a standard office chair at the workstation
- Installing anti-fatigue matting and allowing a sit-stand option (Correct answer)
- Reassigning the worker to a sedentary desk position immediately
- Requiring the worker to wear a back brace during all shifts
Correct answer: Installing anti-fatigue matting and allowing a sit-stand option
Anti-fatigue matting reduces musculoskeletal stress during standing, and sit-stand options allow postural variation, both of which reduce low back pain risk.
Question 7: A CVE is preparing a vocational evaluation report. Which element is considered essential for establishing the legal defensibility of the report?
- Including the evaluator's personal opinion about the client's employment potential
- Documenting the standardized tests used, their norms, and the client's performance relative to those norms (Correct answer)
- Summarizing only the client's strengths and omitting identified limitations
- Using informal observational data exclusively to avoid test bias claims
Correct answer: Documenting the standardized tests used, their norms, and the client's performance relative to those norms
Documenting standardized instruments, normative bases, and comparative performance data ensures the report meets professional and legal standards for credibility.
CVE Rehabilitation Counseling & Job Placement 3
Which rehabilitation counseling theory posits that career development is a lifelong process involving self-concept implementation through occupational roles?