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You are a job coach for a 51-year-old male who has a cognitive disability. You decide to perform a site check to see how he has been doing at his job at a diner. When you arrive, you learn from his manager that he has been rude to customers lately. Which of the following is the LEAST appropriate response?
Which of the following is a funding source for employment support services?
You are providing follow-along services for a 19-year-old female who is working at a hotel cleaning rooms. She is Hispanic, English is her second language, and she has autism. Although she has been doing this job for several months, the manager indicates that she is having difficulty displaying toiletries. These products appear identical except for their names. The manager reports that many guests have complained about their room missing specific toiletry items. What FIRST step should you take in helping this worker improve her job performance?
For up to how many months can Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) recipients earn above the trial work period threshold wage and still receive full disability benefits while working within a rolling 60-month period?
In order to become more familiar with a job seeker's daily routine and environment, an employment support professional should:
What is the MINIMUM standard for a person to be ready for competitive employment in her own community?
Why is it important for an employment support professional to maintain data on an individual's job performance?
You are supporting Brad, a 19-year-old male with autism who has a paid job in the mail room at a bank. The mail room employees are holding a blood drive for a non-profit organization after work and have asked Brad to join them in this volunteer service. According to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), why should Brad NOT be paid for this volunteer activity?
An employment support professional is working with Carl, a 25-year-old man with an intellectual disability, who rode the city bus once and got lost. Since then, his parents will not allow him to ride the city bus and do not want him riding with strangers on specialized transportation service which provides door-to-door service. His current transportation does not provide rides to work. Carl is his own guardian and wants to receive city bus training but does not want to upset his parents. What is the BEST advocacy for Carl to receive bus training?
You are working with a 29-year-old man with a spinal cord injury who was hired as a computer programmer for an insurance company. After a week on the job, he reports having difficulty with his keyboard arrangement and not working as fast as he thinks he could. What is the LAST strategy to use in helping him?
Which of the following BEST describes the motivational interviewing technique?
You are scheduling a meeting with Susan, a 21-year-old woman with a mild cognitive disability, to discuss the employment process and explore her vocational interests. The MOST important person to provide input regarding her vocational aptitudes and interests would be:
The job seeker with whom you are working is a female who has a cognitive disability. She prefers to interact with customers in a temperature-controlled environment and does not want to work when it is dark outside. Which of the following jobs would be the BEST fit?
Of the following, what is the MOST effective strategy for ensuring that people with disabilities are welcomed into the mainstream of a community's workforce?
An employer is worried that the other employees will not have the right attitudes about a co-worker with disabilities. Of the following, what is the BEST response the employment support professional can offer to relieve this concern?
The Social Security Administration's Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS) is a program that
A job-seeker wants to work at a local gas station where he steals candy. Which of the following is the BEST question to ask using motivational interviewing techniques?
Motivational interviewing is designed to help an individual with all the following EXCEPT:
You are explaining the assessment process at your workplace to a new job coach. Which of the following statements MOST accurately reflects best practice in assisting a person to find a job of choice?
Sam has a significant cognitive disability. His job begins in one week and he needs systematic instruction to assist him in learning his job duties. Which of the following is LEAST important for you to do in preparing him for work prior to his first day?
You are meeting with a new business owner to market your employment program. Which of the following items is the LEAST appropriate topic to be discussed?
Which of the following services are provided by local Work Incentives Planning and Assistance offices?
An employment support professional has been working with an individual with no work experience, no clear interests, and who is unsure about their career goals. How should the employment support professional BEST support the job seeker in job developing?
After learning that an employee was not invited to a new employee orientation program, an employment support professional approaches the supervisor to ask if the employee can attend the program. The supervisor explains that they are uncertain about including the employee in the orientation. The BEST response is to:
An employment support professional is representing a job-seeker to a potential employer. The employer says, "This girl seems pretty disabled. Are you sure she can do the job?" Which of the following is the BEST initial response?
An employment support professional is developing a job for a job-seeker who has a physical disability and uses a wheelchair. There is an opportunity to set up an interview at a nearby law office. Which of the following is the FIRST consideration when deciding whether to pursue this interview?
You are meeting for the first time with a 45-year-old male who is considering employment after many years of mental health treatment. Which of the following is the BEST way to know more about him in order to tailor services to meet his needs?
You are developing work experience with a 25-year-old male with attention deficit disorder. The only place where he wants to work is at the local go-kart track. He has trouble maintaining the fast pace of the job due to his inability to stay focused. Which of the following is the LEAST important structured activity to keep him on task?
A publicly funded resource for job seekers (including those with disabilities) to explore alternative career paths, compare salary data for different occupations, learn about in-demand careers, and get resume tips and job interview strategies is offered by the:
Which of the following expectations is reasonable to ask from an individual's residential staff in support of the individual's employment?