Deck 8: Rehabilitation Counseling Implications

Question 1

Multicultural counseling competencies are important for rehabilitation counselors working with people with emerging disabilities because:

A) The number of Hispanics in the United States is expected to quadruple between 2020 and 2050
B) Many emerging disabilities disproportionally affect people from traditionally underrepresented racial and ethnic groups
C) The Civil Rights Act of 1964 mandates that all Certified Rehabilitation Counselors have advanced training in multicultural issues
D) The number of AfricanAmericans over the age of 90 has tripled since 1979

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The best method rehabilitation counselors can use to explore possible biases and prejudice regarding people with emerging disabilities is known as:

A) Bias reduction training
B) Reflective practice
C) Diversity inoculation
D) Disability immersion

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Determining eligibility for rehabilitation services is especially difficult when the client with an emerging disability:

A) Has a condition with invisible symptoms
B) Has been referred by public school personnel
C) Completes the application for services online rather than in-person
D) All of the above

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The pronoun that best exemplifies the working alliance whereby rehabilitation counselors and clients work in partnership to meet the client's vocational and community living goals is:

A) You
B) I
C) They
D) We

Question 5

According to the authors, what percentage of health problems in the United States are associated with stress to some extent?

A) 10-30
B) 35-55
C) 60-80
D) 90-100

Question 6

What considerations related to accommodations planning are most important in working with people with emerging disabilities?

Question 7

Discuss the role of stigma in the process of adjustment to emerging disabilities. How might stigma operate differently with people with emerging disabilities than it does for people with traditional disabilities?