Professional Orientation And Ethical Practice

Question 1

The __________ shifted attitudes toward disability for several reasons.
- Urban population density created awareness that there were many kinds of people.

-Major religions
shared a tradition of helping people in need, including those with disabilities.

Answer 1

Industrial Revolution

Question 2

___________ Provided education and vocational-technical training to displaced workers. This legislation is why Rehabilitation Counseling subsequently became associated with Colleges of Education in the USA.

Answer 2

The Smith-Hughes Act of 1917

Question 3

__________ Helped to develop a priority of service to those who were injured in the line of duty (World War I).

Answer 3

The Soldier’s Rehabilitation Act of 1918

Question 4

_________ Expanded services to persons with other types of disabilities. Congress provided funding that could be used for vocational guidance, training, occupational adjustment services, and job
placement.

Answer 4

Smith-Fess Act – 1920 (Vocational Rehabilitation Act)

Question 5

_________ Provided benefits for people with specific disabling conditions, such as black lung disease. Benefits were available to children and spouses of workers who were disabled and unable to work. Vocational rehabilitation was made a permanent federal program.

Answer 5

The Social Security Act of 1935

Question 6

_________ Provided a priority to service contracts for persons who were blind, to operate vending stands on federal property. Also authorized a study to determine types of work individuals with visual disabilities could perform.

Answer 6

The Randolph-Sheppard Act of 1936

Question 7

_______ Helped sheltered workshops compete for federal contracts by giving them the first opportunity
to bid on the contracts. This act is still current and operates similarly today to how it has in the
past.

Answer 7

The Wagner-O’Day Act of 1938

Question 8

________ extended purchase authority to workshops for
people with severe disabilities in addition to blindness.

Answer 8

Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act of 1971

Question 9

Vocational Rehabilitation Act)
Expanded eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services to people with intellectual and
psychiatric disabilities. It also expanded the types of physical restoration services that could be provided to individuals with disabilities, and expanded vocational rehabilitation services for the blind.

Answer 9

The Barden-La Follette Act of 1943

Question 10

One of the most significant contributions to the disability movement occurred with the________.

Answer 10

Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Question 11

Which of the following did the Rehabilitation Act emphasize in regard to consumer involvement?

A) Consumers have no say in their rehabilitation process.
B) Consumers must be involved in the development and approval of their Individualized Written Rehabilitation Program (IWRP).
C) Consumers can choose to bypass the Individualized Written Rehabilitation Program (IWRP).
D) Consumers are only involved if they request to be part of the process.

Answer 11

B) Consumers must be involved in the development and approval of their Individualized Written Rehabilitation Program (IWRP).

Question 12

What is one of the primary goals of the Rehabilitation Act’s service provisions?

A) To improve access to recreational services.
B) To rehabilitate individuals with the goal of gainful employment.
C) To provide temporary housing for individuals with disabilities.
D) To ensure disability benefits are available for life.

Answer 12

B) To rehabilitate individuals with the goal of gainful employment.

Question 13

Which of the following is required for an individual to be considered for rehabilitation services under the Rehabilitation Act?

A) A diagnosed disability.
B) A substantial handicap to employment.
C) A reasonable expectation of benefit in terms of employability.
D) All of the above.

Answer 13

D) All of the above.

Question 14

What does the term “closure” refer to in the context of the Rehabilitation Act?

A) The completion of the consumer’s rehabilitation plan when the individual achieves gainful employment.
B) The ending of federal funding for rehabilitation services.
C) The final report on the consumer’s progress.
D) The consumer deciding not to continue with services.

Answer 14

A) The completion of the consumer’s rehabilitation plan when the individual achieves gainful employment.

Question 15

Which of the following did the Rehabilitation Act support to enhance its effectiveness?

A) Tax breaks for businesses hiring people with disabilities.
B) Rehabilitation research.
C) Volunteer programs for individuals with disabilities.
D) Job placement programs unrelated to disabilities.

Answer 15

B) Rehabilitation research.

Question 16

What is “order of selection” as mentioned in the Rehabilitation Act?

A) The process of selecting consumers based on income level.
B) The prioritization of consumers for services based on the severity of their disability.
C) The selection of rehabilitation counselors.
D) The process of selecting job placement sites.

Answer 16

B) The prioritization of consumers for services based on the severity of their disability.

Question 17

The Rehabilitation Act stressed which of the following for continuous improvement?

A) Program evaluation.
B) Marketing and advertising.
C) Consumer feedback forms.
D) Annual budget increases.

Answer 17

A) Program evaluation.

Question 18

What is the primary purpose of Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?
A) Prohibit discrimination in employment by federal contractors
B) Ensure access to computers and electronic office equipment
C) Oversee compliance with the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968
D) Require nondiscrimination in hiring, recruiting, and promoting people with disabilities in the federal government

Answer 18

D) Require nondiscrimination in hiring, recruiting, and promoting people with disabilities in the federal government

Question 19

What is the primary purpose of Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?
A) Prohibit discrimination in employment by federal contractors
B) Ensure access to computers and electronic office equipment
C) Oversee compliance with the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968
D) Require nondiscrimination in hiring, recruiting, and promoting people with disabilities in the federal government

Answer 19

D) Require nondiscrimination in hiring, recruiting, and promoting people with disabilities in the federal government

Question 20

Which section of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination in employment by federal contractors and subcontractors?
A) Section 501
B) Section 502
C) Section 503
D) Section 504

Answer 20

C) Section 503

Question 21

What was established by Section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?

A) The Office of Civil Rights
B) The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
C) Affirmative action plans for federal contractors
D) Reasonable accommodations in federally-supported programs

Answer 21

B) The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

Question 22

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 primarily focuses on prohibiting discrimination in what types of programs?

A) Federal government employment
B) Private companies not working with the government
C) Federally-supported programs or activities
D) International organizations receiving federal funds

Answer 22

C) Federally-supported programs or activities

Question 23

According to Section 504, what are “reasonable accommodations”?

A) Changes that completely alter the structure of the program
B) Modifications that help a person participate without fundamentally changing the program
C) Temporary measures for disabled individuals
D) Exemptions from federal program requirements

Answer 23

B) Modifications that help a person participate without fundamentally changing the program

Question 24

Which section of the 1986 amendment to the Rehabilitation Act ensures access to computers and other electronic office equipment in federal employment?
A) Section 501
B) Section 502
C) Section 504
D) Section 508

Answer 24

D) Section 508

Question 25

What is required of federal contractors with 50 or more employees or contracts over $50,000 according to Section 503?

A) To ensure access to buildings for individuals with disabilities
B) To submit a written affirmative action plan
C) To offer rehabilitation engineering services to employees
D) To provide financial assistance for disability accommodations

Answer 25

B) To submit a written affirmative action plan

Question 26

Which section of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is focused on developing minimal accessibility standards for public spaces and transportation?
A) Section 501
B) Section 502
C) Section 504
D) Section 508

Answer 26

B) Section 502

Question 27

Title V of the 1973 rehabilitation act, _______ Required nondiscrimination in hiring, recruiting, and promoting people with disabilities in the
federal government

Answer 27

Section 501

Question 28

Title V of the 1973 rehabilitation act, _______ Established the Architectural and Transportation Barriers and Compliance Board to oversee compliance to the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 and helped to develop minimal accessibility standards.

Answer 28

Section 502

Question 29

Title V of the 1973 rehabilitation act, _______ Prohibited discrimination in employment by any federal contractor or subcontractor. A
written affirmative action plan was required of all employers contracting with the
government and having 50 or more employees or a federal contract of $50,000 or more.

Answer 29

Section 503

Question 30

Title V of the 1973 rehabilitation act, _______ Prohibits discrimination against qualified people with disabilities in any federally-supported program or activity, including any organization receiving federal funds such as hospitals,
school districts, state public welfare offices, and colleges and universities. Defined reasonable accommodations as those things that can help a person participate
without fundamentally changing the program.

Answer 30

Section 504

Question 31

Title V of the 1973 rehabilitation act, 1986 amendment _______ Ensured access to computers and other electronic office equipment in places of federal
employment. Provided for rehabilitation engineering centers and rehabilitation engineering services for VR
clients.

Answer 31

Section 508

Question 32

What was the first major historical change that affected rehabilitation and disability

A. The Industrial Revolution
B. The Salem Witch Trials
C. World War I
D. World War II

Answer 32

A. The Industrial Revolution

Question 33

The subject of Title III of the ADA is…

A. Telecommunications
B. Public accommodations
C. State and local government services
D. Employment

Answer 33

B. Public accommodations

Question 34

Which section of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 advanced civil rights for people with disabilities?

Title III
Title X
Title V
Title I

Answer 34

Title V

Question 35

Which act helped sheltered workshops compete for federal contracts by giving them the first opportunity to bid on the contracts?

Barden-Lafollette Act
Wagner-O’Day Act
Smith-Fess Act
Randolph-Sheppard Act

Answer 35

Wagner-O’Day Act

Question 36

The subject of Title I of the ADA is…

State and local government services
Employment
Accommodations
Provisions
Telecommunications

Answer 36

Employment

Question 37

The Barden-LaFollette Act (aka, Vocational Rehabilitation Act) of 1943
A. made culturally deprived persons eligible for federal-state rehabilitation program services

B. extended civilian vocational rehabilitation services to veterans with disabilities

C. made persons with mental illness and persons with intellectual disabilities eligible for federal-state vocational rehabilitation services

D. created a market for products made by blind people to be available to the public

Answer 37

C. made persons with mental illness and persons with intellectual disabilities eligible for federal-state vocational rehabilitation services

Question 38

Eugene, who is blind, has requested services from DVR to assist him with the startup of his own vending machine business. Under what piece of legislation would he receive priority?

Wagner-O’day Act
Randolph-Sheppard Act
VR Act Amendments of 1954
ADA

Answer 38

Randolph-Sheppard Act

Question 39

You are a VR Counselor whose client, Marion, has been seeking employment as a restaurant manager. She has completed her degree in Hospitality Management. Marion’s primary disability is a hearing loss. You have also referred Marion to work with a local agency on obtaining appropriate clothing for a job interview and to a local dentist to assist with some teeth problems. Although Marion has made great strides in improving her personal appearance and continues to perform well in mock interviews, she has not been hired. Marion feels that she is not being hired due to her hearing loss. Under what piece of legislation would a potential employer be empowered to offer her a position if she is qualified?

A. Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act
B. Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1954
C. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
D. Title I of the ADA

Answer 39

D. Title I of the ADA

Question 40

Which act is why rehabilitation is associated with education in the US?

Smith-Fess Act
Soldier’s Rehabilitation Act
Randolph-Sheppard Act
Smith-Hughes Act

Answer 40

Smith-Hughes Act

Question 41

Which act first outlined a process for rehabilitation?
Americans with Disabilities Act
Smith-Hughes Act
Title V of Lui- Modal Act
Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Answer 41

Title V of Lui- Modal Act
Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Question 42

Title I of the ADA deals with…

telecommunications
employment
public accommodations
local government services

Answer 42

employment

Question 43

Section 508 of the 1986 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 dealt with…

requiring affirmative action plans
non-discrimination in hiring, recruiting, and promoting people with disabilities
electronic accessibility
architectural accessibility

Answer 43

electronic accessibility

Question 44

As the owner/operator of a local tourist attraction, an underground cave, it has been brought to your attention that this attraction is not accessible to people with disabilities. Your facility does not have an elevator which allows access to the cave tour. It is now up to you to determine a method to make your tourist attraction meet the requirements of what law?

ADA Title V
ADA title III
Architectural Barriers Act of 1968
Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Answer 44

ADA title III

Question 45

The Randolph-Sheppard Act of 1936…

A. provided persons who were blind with priority to operate vending stands on federal property.

B. provided benefits to families of workers who were disabled

C. was designed to help sheltered workshops compete for federal contracts by giving them the first opportunity to bid on contracts

D. expanded eligibility for voc rehab services to people with mental retardation and psychiatric disabilities

Answer 45

A. provided persons who were blind with priority to operate vending stands on federal property.

Question 46

The most prominent civil rights law for US citizens with disabilities is…

The Bardon-Lafollette Act

The Architectural Barriers Act

The Americans with Disabilities Act

The Rehabilitation Act

Answer 46

The Americans with Disabilities Act

Question 47

You are employed in a state VR office and work with three other VR Counselors. The office in which you work serves a rural area and many people in the community are well-known to each other. You are beginning to have concerns about your co-worker’s behavior. Which of the following behaviors would clearly be considered unethical?

making referrals to other agencies

keeping counselor thoughts and beliefs to themselves

sharing case details with others in the community

preventing dependency in the client

Answer 47

sharing case details with others in the community

Question 48

What is the first step in the ethical decision making process?

determine two or more courses of action

write down the dilemma

consult the Code of Ethics

consult colleagues

Answer 48

write down the dilemma

Question 49

Your co-worker has 2-4 alcoholic drinks with lunch on a daily basis, then meets with clients in the afternoon. You should:

not say anything

confront the co-worker before taking further action

counsel your co-worker and assist him or her to schedule an appointment with the Employee Assistance Counselor

report the co-worker to your supervisor

Answer 49

confront the co-worker before taking further action

Question 50

You have a client with a severe and chronic mental illness who chooses prostitution as her vocational goal; however, she has been declared incompetent by the courts. Which ethical principle is no longer relevant in this situation?

autonomy
nonmaleficence
fidelity
justice

Answer 50

autonomy

Question 51

An employer that you have worked with numerous times calls you up and says that one of your clients applied for a job with his organization. He interviewed her and is interested in hiring her. During the interview the client indicated that she has epilepsy but has been seizure free for two years. The employer asks you to verify this, but you need to get permission from the client to release this information. The employer states that he needs to know today because he is going to make a hiring decision by the end of the day. Looking in the client’s file, you know that she has been seizure free for 20 months. You call the client and get ahold of her husband who says the client is out of town for the next three days. What do you do?

Tell the employer that she has been seizure free for 20 months since that is the more accurate length of time.

Tell the employer you can’t provide any information although it will surely result in the client not getting the job.

Ask the husband if the client would mind if you tell the employer how long the client has been seizure free.

Agree with the client’s statement about being seizure free for two years because it is important for the client to get the job.

Answer 51

Tell the employer you can’t provide any information although it will surely result in the client not getting the job.

Question 52

A counselor is sexually attracted to a client. Which answer is ethically sound?

The counselor should refer the client to another counselor without any explanation

The counselor should refer the client but first explain the situation

The counselor should act in a professional manner and deny the attraction

The counselor should be honest, inform the client, and see what happens

Answer 52

The counselor should refer the client but first explain the situation

Question 53

Actions based on ______ honor or keep promises to others.

justice
beneficence
fidelity
nonmaleficence

Answer 53

fidelity

Question 54

Nonmaleficence is sometimes called the

Greek Provision
Beneficence Corollary
Gender Equity Principle
“No-harm” Principle

Answer 54

“No-harm” Principle

Question 55

Counselors in your office are upset because your supervisor has made numerous promises about changing work assignments due to heavy, uneven caseloads and has not followed through. Which ethical principle is being compromised?

beneficence
autonomy
fidelity
nonmalficence

Answer 55

fidelity