Question 1

When working in the justice system, it is important to have knowledge in six different key areas. Developing skills to manage environmental stressors and attending to personal safety are examples of which type of knowledge?

A) Practical skills
B) Professional development
C) Interventions
D) Judicial systems

A

Accepted Answer

Practical skills refer to the specific abilities and knowledge required to perform a job effectively, including managing environmental stressors and maintaining personal safety while working within the justice system. This type of knowledge is crucial for success in the field.

Question 2

Occupational therapy practitioners may work for agencies that support individuals with transition out of prison by assisting with work-skill development, promoting money management, and increasing life skills. Which of the following does this type of agency best represent?

A) Minimum security prisons
B) Jails
C) Secure psychiatric hospitals
D) Community-based justice systems

D

Accepted Answer

Community-based justice systems often provide support services to individuals transitioning out of prison, including assistance with work-skills, money management, and life skills. Occupational therapy practitioners may be employed by these agencies to provide these services. Minimum security prisons primarily focus on housing inmates who are deemed low risk and may provide vocational training programs but do not typically have resources for reentry support. Jails are typically short-term holding facilities and do not provide long-term reentry services. Secure psychiatric hospitals are medical facilities often used for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and are not typically associated with reentry support.

Question 3

A court that works with individuals with mental illness who are detained for committing a crime in order to connect them with the resources needed for mental health services best exemplifies which of the following?

A) Legislation
B) Problem-solving courts
C) Adjudication
D) Forensic psychiatry

B

Accepted Answer

Problem-solving courts, such as mental health courts, focus on addressing underlying issues that contribute to criminal behavior, such as mental illness or substance abuse, through connecting individuals with resources for treatment and support.

Question 4

The Occupational Circumstances Assessment Interview and Rating Scale is a Model of Human Occupation tool that can be used to help formulate which of the following?&#10;A) Cognitive limitations&#10;B) Motor impairments&#10;C) Communication/Interaction skills limitations&#10;D) Occupational profile

Accepted Answer

The Occupational Circumstances Assessment Interview and Rating Scale (OCAIRS) is a tool used to gather information about a person's occupational profile, including their habits, roles, routines, and skills. It does not address cognitive limitations, motor impairments, or communication/interaction skills limitations specifically.

Question 5

Within a justice system, legislators are responsible for which of the following?&#10;A) Write new laws and policies to limit crime&#10;B) Determine if a law was broken&#10;C) Divert offenders from traditional court proceedings and incarceration&#10;D) Enforce sentences requiring incarceration

Accepted Answer

Legislators are responsible for writing new laws and policies to limit crime, which is the closest answer choice to what they are responsible for within the justice system.

Question 6

You are working with an individual who is preparing for release from a secure psychiatric hospital. You want to explore the challenges this individual may experience once he's discharged. Specifically, you are interested in identifying challenges related to completing activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and obtaining a job. You would prefer an assessment that is associated with the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance. Which assessment would you choose?

A) Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool
B) Level of Service Inventory
C) Offender Reintegration Scale
D) Canadian Occupational Performance Measure

Accepted Answer

The answer of You are working with an individual who...

Question 7

You are working with an individual who indicated that before being in prison he had difficulty maintaining a job because he didn't get along with his boss and coworkers. Which of the following interventions would you employ to address this concern?

A) Money management
B) Social skills development
C) Work skills development
D) Community leisure activities exploration

Accepted Answer

Social skills development is the most appropriate intervention to address difficulties in getting along with bosses and coworkers, as it focuses on improving interpersonal interactions and communication.

Question 8

The inclusion of work training programs in the prison system most accurately reflects which of the following occupational science concepts?&#10;A) Occupational enrichment&#10;B) Occupational deprivation&#10;C) Occupational imbalance&#10;D) Occupational alienation

Accepted Answer

Occupational enrichment refers to the provision of opportunities and resources to individuals to engage in meaningful and purposeful activities that promote their well-being and personal growth. In this scenario, the work training programs provided in the prison system are aimed at developing inmates' skills and providing them with opportunities to engage in vocational activities, which can promote their personal growth and increase their chances of successful reintegration into society upon release.

Deck 39: Mental Health Practice in Criminal Justice Systems