Questions based on the article, "Fixing the Broken Paradigm:  Case Management Professionals Must Tame the Corporate Monster to Create Effective, Proactive Return-to-Work Programs"

1. One of the things that leads to dysfunctional disability management is:

an over eagerness to refer to case management.
the over use of disability management.
the almost universal mistake of confusing disability with impairment.
not relying enough on the medical diagnosis.

2. Workplace disability costs increase for each of the following except:

late referrals
the use of vocational rehabilitation as a first-choice approach
confusing disability with impairment
adversarial relationships fostered by litigation

3. The article offers the results of a study that have shown the average cost of payroll for disability factors in a company at:

3%
5%
8% 
12%

4. Disability Management is a planned effort to:

prevent and manage injuries
prevent and manage injuries and illnesses
assess the bottom-line cost of workplace injuries
involve rehabilitation professionals in the disability process

5. Disability Management Programs must have which one of the following:

cost-containment guidelines
vocational guidance expertise
a life-planning component
case management and return-to-work components

6. A comprehensive Disability Management Program would include all of the following except:

   developing preferred provider resources
   implementing safety and wellness programs
   creating practical Human Resources techniques
   applying “transitional” employment

7. According to Ken Mitchell, “co-malingering” might include all of the following except:

   being inconsequential and/or an unproductive rationale
   intentional or voluntary
   worker-centered or employer-centered
   limited to a single event or habitual

8. Job analysis is an examination of each of the following except:

   what a worker does
   how the job is done
   when the job is done
   the skills and abilities required to do the job.

9. Disability management teams will get the best results by including representatives from various departments of the organization:

   True
   False

10. A comprehensive Disability Management Program includes all except which of the following:

    an in-house safety and wellness programs
    an on-staff medical professional
    resources to identify available preferred provider
    the application of job modification as needed

Questions based on the article, "The Function of Testing in the Vocational Evaluation Process"

1. Vocational evaluations are best carried out by:

college guidance counselors
medical experts or their designees
certified (licensed) evaluators
a peer in the testing process

2. Physicians are in the best position to determine a loss that arose from a vocational disability.

True
False

3. One of the most prolific vocational tests administered is the:

Scholastic Aptitude Tests
General High School Test Administration.
World Wide WAIS Testing Coalition
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

4. An examinee’s performance from a standardized test should yield information on all of the following except his/her:

ability
interest
racial background
personality

5. The goal of “interest” testing is to determine the type of job an individual will find:

challenging
awesome
satisfying
unrewarding

6. A high score in Mechanical Reasoning will predict the potential to:

   be handy around the house
   learn foreign languages
   learn mechanical work
   skip the introductory course in Air Conditioning and Heating

7. The three basic considerations of standardized testing are all of the following except:

   sensibility.
   usability.
   reliability
   validity

8. Personality testing in vocational assessment is designed to measure several things including which one of the following:

   language facility
   behavioral tendencies
   mechanical aversion
   visual stimulation

9. Of the three basic considerations of standardized testing, which is most important:

   sensibility.
   usability.
   reliability
   validity

10. Reliability is related to:

    reducibility.
    redundancy.
    reproducibility
    remunerability

11. Which test is designed to predict an individual’s potential to learn and/or perform occupations in 14 vocational fields:

CAPS
DAT
GATB
BMCT

12. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a theoretically constructed test based on Sigmund Freud’s theory of psychological types:

True
False

13. The general reading level of most interest questionnaires is:

10^th grade
8^th grade
5^th grade
6^th grade

14. Most injured people have frequently undergone standardized testing in all except the following:

at work
in the service
in the local shopping mall
in school

15. The primary function of a vocational evaluation professional is to:

identify an individual’s vocational potential
determine an individual’s intelligent quotient
assign the individual to an appropriate training course
ascertain the individual’s capacity for sustained effort

16. Direct observation can be used to assess/evaluate an injured worker:

    True
    False

17. Aptitudes are the capacity to learn certain skills including:

    solving problems visually
    understanding mechanical principles
    comprehending written information
    all of the above

18. Motivation is:

    permit employers to more effectively communicate with treating phyiscians.
    an external stimulus
    an internal drive
    none of the above.

19. Vocational assessments are used to determine whether an injured employee is:

    medically fit to return to work
    is able to return to work and if so what kind of work
    free to return to work as determined by the Workers’ Compensation guidelines.
    co-malingering

20. The court ruling that addressed the vocational professional’s qualifications is referred to as:

    Dow Pharmaceutical
    Danbury
    Dawkins
    Daubert

     

Questions based on the two-part article, "The Components of a Disability Management Program"  

1. Which of the following is not a component of a Disability Management Program:

vocational testing
transition-to-work programming
legislative lobbying
medical care

2. A team organized to plan and operate a Disability Management Program would include all of the following except:

an employee
a supervisor
a human resources representative
a company engineer

3. The most essential participant in the Transition-to-Work Program is:

the rehabilitating employee
the employee’s supervisor.
the company’s CFO
a representative of the Human Resources department

4. A Job Description will have each of the following except:

the supervisor’s name and department
Job Title
the location of the job
Job Objectives

5. The outcome measures of a Disability Management program should be:

represented in Gantt Chart form
prepared specifically for the company’s chief financial officer
prepared by a selected group of HR personnel
both quantitative and qualitative

6. The concept of “Learned Helplessness” refers to employees who have learned to avoid:

   having the same accident again
   returning to the same company where the accident occurred
   returning to pre-injury productivity
   having their cases go to litigation

7. To make informed employment decisions about employees who have been ill or injured, employers need:

   specific and documented guiding principles.
   relevant data.
   evaluation criteria
   all of the above

8. Vocational tests must include assessment of each of the following domains except:

   ability
   I.Q.
   interests
   personality characteristics

9. In many states, the employer is required by Workers’ Compensation law or other relevant statutes to create a/an:

   insurance report.
   income and taxes paid report.
   return-to-work report
   accident report

10. A medical progression plan should include specific information on which of the following:

    treatment.
    diagnosis.
    prognosis
    causation

     

11. Of the various components of a comprehensive Disability Management Program that are critical to cost reductions, Medical Care Coordination is:

incidental
productive
pivotal
statistical

12. Case management is an essential component of a Disability Management Program because it has a significant monetary impact on the employer’s attempt to:

revise the Disability Management Program
contain the costs associated with workplace injuries and illnesses
reduce overall staffing
verify the medical prognosis

13. Case Management as a 3-Point Contact process includes each of the following except the Case Manager and the:

plaintiff’s attorney
injured employee
appropriate medical provider
employment representative

14. According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Job Descriptions are required to be based on the:

essential functions of the job
physical exertion requirements of the job
medical provider’s recommendations
vocational rehabilitation counselor’s recommendation

15. The most significant step an employer can take to protect employees and to contain costs is:

implement plant security policies
create a Disability Management committee
develop guidelines to gain control of employee obesity
implement safety measures

16. Managerial Mediation is

    a Feng Shui application for the workplace
    a process to help settle disputes between employees
    an oriental program with great potential for the American workforce
    a management process created by the training staff at IBM

17. Disability and Impairment are synonymous terms:

    True
    False

18. To be valid and effective, Job Descriptions must be based on:

    vocational rehabilitation standards of practice
    job analysis
    critical analysis
    the supervisor’s description of the job.

19. Most Case Managers have degrees in:

    vocational counseling
    biology or other medically related fields
    nursing
    case law

20. Community Advocates have a responsibility to assist employers with their Disability Management Programs:

    True
    False
    

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