CVE Transferable Skills Analysis & Vocational Planning 3

Question 1

When a vocational evaluator testifies as an expert witness in an SSA hearing, which resource is most commonly cited to establish the number of jobs available in the national economy for a given occupation?

Accepted Answer

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) combined with the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES)

Answer

The Vocational Diagnostic Interview (VDI) database

Answer

The Bureau of Census Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) only

Answer

The client's state unemployment agency's job listings

Question 2

Which of the following is a non-exertional limitation that must be considered separately from physical strength demands in TSA?

Accepted Answer

Inability to tolerate exposure to environmental hazards such as heights or moving machinery

Answer

Restriction from lifting more than 20 pounds

Answer

Limitation to walking no more than 6 hours in an 8-hour workday

Answer

Requirement for a sit/stand option due to chronic pain

Question 3

In vocational planning with a rehabilitation focus, what does the term 'vocational goal' refer to?

Accepted Answer

The specific occupation or employment outcome the client is working toward, based on interests, skills, and functional capacity

Answer

The minimum wage level the client expects to earn after retraining

Answer

The number of vocational assessments completed during the evaluation process

Answer

The type of assistive technology recommended for workplace accommodation

Question 4

How does the Transferable Skills Analysis process typically begin when evaluating a client who has prior work history?

Accepted Answer

Collecting a detailed work history to identify the skills, knowledge, and abilities acquired from past relevant work

Answer

Administering a standardized cognitive aptitude test to establish baseline abilities

Answer

Reviewing medical records to determine the severity of functional limitations

Answer

Conducting a labor market survey to identify job openings in the local area

Question 5

Which concept in vocational planning refers to jobs a person has performed at the substantial gainful activity level for long enough to learn them, within the past 15 years?

Accepted Answer

Past Relevant Work (PRW)

Answer

Customary occupational baseline

Answer

Skilled employment history

Answer

Functional vocational profile

Question 6

When a vocational plan identifies retraining as the recommended path, which factor is MOST critical for the evaluator to assess before recommending a specific training program?

Accepted Answer

Whether the client's functional capacity and aptitudes are consistent with the training program's demands and the target occupation's requirements

Answer

Whether the training program has the highest possible completion rate in the state

Answer

Whether the client's insurance will fully cover the cost of the training program

Answer

Whether the training program is located within 10 miles of the client's residence

Question 7

In vocational planning, 'occupational alternatives' are best defined as:

Accepted Answer

A range of job titles the client can perform given their skills, limitations, and the demands of those occupations in the labor market

Answer

Job titles that require identical skills to the client's past relevant work

Answer

A list of occupations the client is interested in regardless of their functional capacity

Answer

Positions offered by employers who have agreed to provide workplace accommodations