Midterm

Question 1

What are the 5 issues to consider when purchasing or conducting an assessment?

Answer 1

1. Understanding employment market and work ethic
2. Timing of assessment
3. Opportunity for informed choice
4. Formulating questions
5. Overall models of vocational functioning

Question 2

ability to apply skills to work demands, willingness to learn new skills, capacity to develop coping skills, ability to master career-related tasks

Answer 2

job adaptability

Question 3

importance of consumer choice and self determination, placing emphasis on empowerment of person to make own choices

Answer 3

1998 Rehabilitation Act Amendment

Question 4

What are the 3 concepts in lob placement?

Answer 4

1. work readiness
2. employability
3. placability

Question 5

Career theory that states that career choice is a developmental, lifelong process, influenced by self concept; covers entire lifespan

Answer 5

Super’s Life-Span Theory

Question 6

Career theory that proposes a link between personality characteristics and job title

Answer 6

Holland’s Work Personality Theory

Question 7

Career theory that states that challenges are essential to human growth and a person should be an active participant in the process

Answer 7

Tideman’s Decision Making Theory

Question 8

Career theory that states that expectations, career self efficacy, and goals influence vocational and personal choices

Answer 8

Social Cognitive Theory

Question 9

Career theory that includes several approaches that relate to social systems, such as career choices by accident, status attainment, resources, and prevailing economics

Answer 9

situational career theory

Question 10

consumer’s needs and restrictions to the assessment process should be noted and considered; environmental considerations

Answer 10

test fairness

Question 11

refers to the different methods to present the same information; e.g. large print, a reader, an audiotape; can be tailored to consumer needs

Answer 11

testing medium

Question 12

accommodations for extended time

Answer 12

time limit

Question 13

take into account norms of test and population you are administering the test to

Answer 13

test interpretation

Question 14

Consumer type:
born with disability or incurred after years of satisfying work; ages 30-45; strong work ethic; through work have gained stability and identity in life; believe they possess many work related skills; perceive disability as fact of life; can manage their own affairs

Answer 14

Restorer-Achiever

Question 15

Consumer type:
ambivalent about returning to work; make no pretense about desiring to seek employment; attitudinal problems; associates assessment with testing - may look bad; view their dependent roles (such as receiving disability benefits) as a preferred lifestyle; seen as manipulative during interview session

Answer 15

Secondary Gainer

Question 16

Consumer type:
believe that life owes them something; state “yes but” when asked questions; main source of anger is disability, which caused disruption in their lifestyle; perceived losses accruing from the disability situation - unresolved grief; critical of rehabilitation process; rigid in their own work expectations; resistant to professional suggestions

Answer 16

Angry Resister

Question 17

Consumer type:
IQ of 70-79 (borderline or lower level); possible special ed classrooms; at times - no transition into world of work; behaviors typically caused by ignorance rather than by rejection of work; passive at beginning of process due to lack of knowledge of skills and abilities; limited capacity to solve their own problems; assessment becomes an important beginning to provide necessary feedback regarding job skills

Answer 17

consumer with a developmental disability

Question 18

Consumer type:
possible institutionalization; diagnosis can include severe mental illness; pervasive and erratic behavior; deficits in psychological processes (memory, attention, perception, etc); could be socially limited; common tendency to regress

Answer 18

consumer with chronic mental health

Question 19

Consumer type:
15-24 years - highest rate; results in cognitive disabilities - short term memory loss, difficulty concentrating, processing issues; physical and sensory disabilities; behavioral and emotional difficulties; goal formation and problem solving difficulties; at times, issues with expression of frustration/anger

Answer 19

consumer with TBI

Question 20

Consumer type:
Fastest growing group of individuals with disabilities; specific/severe underachievement in language, reading, writing, math, spelling, or reasoning; lifelong conditions; manifest over time - depend on age, developmental stage, specific setting

Answer 20

consumer with a learning disability

Question 21

Consumer type:
significant incidence of chemical and alcohol abuse; substance abuse and/or dependency; not eligible for vocational services unless they are actively seeking treatment

Answer 21

consumer recovering from substance abuse

Question 22

What are the 2 important functions of tests?

Answer 22

1. selection

2. diagnosis

Question 23

refers to a group of people on whom an assessment procedure has been standardized and from whom the scores on a particular measure have been obtained to determine level of performance

Answer 23

norm

Question 24

the most important test property; importance in determining the appropriateness of any use of a test; provides an estimate of how well a test measures what it says it measures

Answer 24

validity

Question 25

refers to how representative the test items are in terms of assessing the behavior and skill the test was designed to sample; important when considering test fairness

Answer 25

content validity

Question 26

refers to the extent to which a measure of a trait is related to some external behavior or measure of interest; focuses on the relationship between two variables

Answer 26

criterion-related validity

Question 27

more theoretical; refers to the degree to which a test measures any hypothetical construct

Answer 27

construct validity

Question 28

more subjective appraisal of what a test seems to measure; a judgment based more on the test's measurement design than on its content; judgment about a test after it has been constructed

Answer 28

face validity

Question 29

refers to dependability, consistency, and precision of an assessment procedure; procedure produces similar results when repeated; expressed by coefficient letter r; ex. test retest, alternate or parallel forms, split half

Answer 29

reliability

Question 30

Reliability ranges 0. 8-1 = 0. 6-0.79 = 0. 4-0.59 = 0. 2-0.39 = 0. 01-0.19 =

Answer 30

``` very high correlation substantial moderate little practically none ```

Question 31

concerned with both the environment in which the interview is conducted and the way the rehabilitation professional physically relates to the consumer

Answer 31

contextual interviewing

Question 32

planned questions; same questions can be replicated to each consumer; does not solicit long and elaborate answers; does not allow for rich info to be conveyed

Answer 32

structured interview

Question 33

does not rely on a list of prepared questions; questions vary from consumer to consumer; open ended questions may provide greater exploration with client

Answer 33

unstructured interview

Question 34

What are the benefits for structured and unstructured interviews?

Answer 34

structured: some questions can be replicated to each consumer unstructured: open ended questions provide greater exploration with client

Question 35

refers to the physical positioning of rehab professionals as they talk with client; requires eye contact and sitting in such a way that both interest and attention are communicated to the consumer

Answer 35

attending

Question 36

interviewer watches for specific aspects of consumer's appearance and behavior and then uses this info to draw careful inferences concerning consumer's functioning

Answer 36

observing

Question 37

implies attention to the consumer's verbal expression but also to the accompanying tone of voice - loudness, softness, rapidity of speech

Answer 37

listening

Question 38

professional attempts to help the client become aware of his or her feelings, especially those regarding disability situation; turn concern into more positive expression

Answer 38

responding

Question 39

If contradictions are reported from the client during the interview, the professional needs to use confrontation as long as good rapport has been established; minimally threatening to client because it focuses on element of contrast in consumer's own frame of reference

Answer 39

effective confrontation

Question 40

interviewing technique developed to solicit a verbal narrative of the consumer's life story, and thus offers a comprehensive and personally meaningful understanding of the consumer

Answer 40

career style interview

Question 41

has been used since 1993 to address consumer's motivational concerns; originally used in substance abuse counseling; provides direct feedback, emphasizes consumer's personal responsibility for change, offers advice, and reinforces consumer's hope and optimism; supports self-determination

Answer 41

motivational interviewing