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Vocational Assessment
Job Placement
Voc. Consultation Services for Employers
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100
Define reliability.
The extent to which similar test results can be repeated with the same assessment
100
Distinguish between the follow terms: Job readiness Job Analysis Job Development
Job Analysis: Process of information gathering on a job in order to determine its specifications and requirements What are the essential functions of this job? Helps to decide if job is appropriate and accommodations possible Job development- Developing opportunities in a local labor market Requires knowledge of local area Contact and rapport with employers Job readiness-Involves job-development & job search support
100
Distinguish between supply side and demand side job development.
Supply Side Job Development- Any intervention that help clients become more prepared to do job (i.e. vocational training, practicing interview help with writing a resume ect.) Demand Side Job Development- Any intervention that helps employers work with employees who have disability (i.e. assistance with providing accommodations, explaining benefits of hiring workers with disabilities, ect).
100
Name the three important things that should be covered during an intake interview.
Agency’s purpose, services provided, and eligibility criteria. Client’s rights The rehab counselor’s and the client’s responsibilities
100
Name the three steps of Parson's career theory?
1. Gather Info about person 2. Gather Info about world of work 3. Match 1 & 2
200
Name commonly used interest assements
Self-Directed Search Reading Free Vocational Inventory Strong Interests Inventory
200
Identify the following terms related to worker's compensation: Residual Functioning Capacity, Maximum Medical Improvement, Functional Capacity Evaluation
RFC- “A medical assessment of what an individual can do in a work setting in spite of the functional limitations and environmental restrictions imposed by all of his or her medically determinable impairment(s).  RFC is the maximum degree to which the individual retains the capacity for sustained performance of the physical-mental requirements of jobs.” Maximum Medical Improvement- point at which medical intervention has restored function capacity it can Functional Capacity Evaluation- Tests which measures physical, mental, social ability
200
True or False. Most job accommodations cost less than 500 dollars.
True
200
Name some questions rehabilitation counselors should be able to answer about their clients when they complete the intake interview.
Does the consumer have a specific vocational goal Does the consumer have more than 1 vocational goal How optimistic is the client about reaching these goals? Is the consumer interested in vocational training?
200
Name the 6 personality types used in Holland's career theory.
Realistic Investigative Conventional Enterprising Social Artistic
300
Distinguish between the following terms: Expressed Interest Manifest Interest Tested Interest
Expressed Interest- An interest that a client says he or she has interest in Tested Interest Test results (i.e. vocational assessments) indicate that a client is interested in something Manifest Interest- An interest that is apparent based on a client's work and volunteer activities (example: a client does volunteer work at a zoo and enjoyed it. Therefore he wants to be biologist)
300
Identify all levels of the return to work hierarchy from most to least desired.
1. Return to work with same employer and same job 2. Return to work with same employer and modified job based on functional limitations 3. Return to work with same employer and different job (use transferrable skills) 4. Return to work with different employer and same job (possible modifications) 5. Return to work with different employer and different job (use transferrable skills) 6. Attend training or educational classes and then return to work in this field (with same or different employer) 7. Self Employment
300
Name some ways rehabilitation counselors can help employers work with people who have disabilities.
-Dispel myths about disability and work -Provided suggestions for accommodations -Offer assistance in paying for accommodations -Help employers apply for tax credit for hiring people with disabilities
300
Name some situations in which a client would need a psychological evaluation.
a. Long term expensive training is involved for job goal for which the client has now work history b. No feasible vocational alternatives are apparent for the consumer c. The consumer has several vocational goals that seem appropriate d. Counselor believes vocational goal is not feasible and would like more information to confirm or disconfirm this. e. The consumer has specific disabilities that need specialized evaluation
300
What are the stages of Super's Life-Span Life-Space Theory and their corresponding age ranges?
1. Growth: Birth to 14 yrs. 2. Exploration: 15 to 24 yrs. 3. Establishment 25 to 44 yrs. 4. Maintenance 45 to 64 yrs. 5. Decline 65 plus
400
Explain what aptitude testing measures and provide examples of this type of testing.
Aptitude tests measure a person's future potential. They are used to predict success in a future endeavor (analogy: think of a gas tank on a car. The gas tank determines how far a car can drive) Examples of Aptitude Tests: General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) Differential Aptitude Tests-5 (DAT) Armed Services Vocational Aptitude (ASVAB) Bennett Mechanical Comprehension Test(BMCT) Minnesota Paper Form Board – R (MPFB) Career Ability Placement Survey (CAPS) Career Scope Minnesota Clerical Test
400
Compare and Contrast Parson's, Super's, and Holland's career development theory
Parsons- Trait and Factor theory. Match person to a work environment based on personality Super's Life Span Life Space Theory Stages: Growth: Birth to 14 yrs. Exploration: 15 to 24 yrs. Establishment 25 to 44 yrs. Maintenance 45 to 64 yrs. Decline 65 plus Factors in situational variables as well as personality traits Holland- Code based system which identifies client's personality type and possible career options (See Holland Hexagon- Remember RCE-IAS to remember how hexagon is arranged. Personality types next to each other more similar those opposite are more different.
400
Name some common workplace accommodations.
Flexible work schedule Working from home Job restructuring Extended sick leave
400
Name at least 4 things that should be included in an individualized plan for employment.
1. Specific vocational goal and timelines for achieving goal 2. Support services needed to achieve goal including start and end dates for services 3. Secondary goals and services needed to complete these goals 4. Responsibilities of client 5. Client’s opinion of plan 6. Signitures of client, counselor and others involved in making the plan
400
Explain key aspects of Adler's Individual Psychology Theory.
Humans primarily motivated by socialization and social interest Focus on the role people play in their family. This role influences how they behave in life. Argues people are goal-oriented and they are born with a sense of inferiority they try to overcome throughout life
500
Distinguish between the following terms. Construct Validity, Predictive Validity, Concurrent Validity, Test-Retest Reliability, Parallel Validity, Split-half reliability
Construct Validity- does an instrument measure what it is supposed to measure. measured. Criterion (predictive) validity- The extent to which a measure can predict an outcome. concurrent validity- Can be checked by comparing results to another measure. Test Retest Reliability- The same measure is given to the same group of people within 1 to 2 week period. Parallel Validity- the use of 2 or more types of the same assessment given to same group. Testing is re-administer within 1 to 2 weeks. Split Half Reliability- The test measure items are split and half. Participants complete one half of the test. Results of each half of test results are compared to each other.
500
Identify and describe the first 6 digits of a DOT code.
1st digit defines occupational categories 2nd digit 2nd digit Division within 1 of the 9 categories 3rd digit: 3rd digit Occupational group within the division Digits 4, 5, and 6 represent data, people and things work intensities respectively. Lower numbers equal more complex work tasks.
500
What are some common myths employers could have about hiring people with disabilities?
-All people with disabilities need accommodations. -Sign language interpreters are needed all the time for people who are Deaf. -People with mental illnesses are violent. -People who have mental illness can't manage the stress of having a job.
500
Name 4 types of assessment included in a vocational evaluation.
Psychometric Testing Work Sample Analysis Functional Job Analysis Vocational Interviewing
500
Explain existential counseling theory and provide some counseling techniques used from this approach.
Argues that anxiety is comes about as people deal with problems The primary goal of therapy is to bring about awareness Argues that counselors should confront clients on issues related to existence, meaning and the human condition (common issues existentialist believe clients have problems with) Goal is to promote self-actualization Counselors encourage use of pronouns in order denote responsibility