The assessment techniques commonly used to evaluate adults with specific learning disabilities fall into these three categories:
medical tests, psychological tests, and work evaluations
neurological tests, adaptive behavior scales, and personality tests
blood tests, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV) scores, and functional assessment tests
informal tests and observational measures, standardized psychological tests, and neuropsychological test batteries
When developing a rehabilitation plan for a client who has recently been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, the rehabilitation counselor should consider that
muscles will progressively atrophy without evidence of neural degeneration
symptoms can abate and recur with increasing frequency and severity for many years
physical symptoms are debilitating, while mental and emotional states remain stable
with the proper orthopedic devices, a client will be able to overcome most problems associated with the disability
An important service rehabilitation counselors can provide to employers is:
actuarial assessment
compensation insurance brokering
employee performance evaluation
post-placement and follow-up
In the state-federal rehabilitation program, the development of the IndividualizedPlan for Employment (IPE) is guided primarily by
agency regulations
the client's objectives
labor market surveys
local employment opportunities
Cognitive-Dissonance Theory is based on the
assumption that when an individual has contradictory thoughts or ideas within an established behavior pattern, discord occurs
individual’s attraction to a particular role demand of an occupation that meets his/her needs and provides him/her with satisfaction
assumption that individuals choose occupations that are person-oriented or non-person-oriented
assumption the need structure of the individual is greatly influenced by early childhood frustrations and satisfactions
The group counseling theory based on the holistic view of the person is
behavioral
psychoanalytic
Adlerian
Freudian
Some clients with substance-related disorders are reluctant to become involved in the therapeutic process. The psychodynamic view of this reluctance is that it is a sign of:
minimal brain dysfunction
conflicted feelings regarding change
long-standing substance use
poor client motivation
Family caregivers to individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) report:
physical disability as more problematic than the presence of social aggression
social aggression as more problematic than the presence of physical disability
injury severity more problematic than cognitive disability issues
mobility more problematic than social aggression issues
Workers’ compensation is regulated by:
the federal government
a regional board of directors
each state
the insurance commission
The method by which the impact of rehabilitation services can be assessed is a:
key assessment
vocational evaluation
comprehensive needs assessment
program evaluation
