CESP

CESP practice questions, page 4 of 6, with answer review and explanations.

Question 16

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a reasonable accommodation may include:

  1. removal of essential job functions.
  2. modifying an employee’s work schedule.
  3. reducing production standards.
  4. inconsistent job attendance.

Question 17

An individual has requested that the employment support professional is present during a face-to-face interview. Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate way to provide support?

  1. The employment support professional should introduce the individual and themselves and proceed to answer all the questions.
  2. The employment support professional should inform the employer about the individual's disability that will cause significant challenges on the job.
  3. The employment support professional should explain their role in the process and to provide support as needed after the individual introduces themselves.
  4. The employment support professional should not attend the interview because it is the responsibility of the individual to secure employment on their own.

Question 18

You are doing job development in the community with an individual who has decided to disclose that he has a mental illness. In the interview, the employer begins to ask specific questions about the individual’s diagnosis. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate way to proceed in this situation?

  1. Tell the employer that his questioning is illegal and educate him on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
  2. Leave the meeting to convey the inappropriateness of the employer’s questions.
  3. Reframe the employer’s question from diagnosis to reasonable accommodations in the workplace.
  4. Tell the job-seeker to answer the questions to help you avoid looking bad in front of the employer.

Question 19

Motivational interviewing is designed to help an individual with all the following EXCEPT:

  1. deferring to the vocational rehabilitation counselor for decision making
  2. eliciting and strengthening change talk
  3. examining the individual’s ambivalence to change
  4. planning for and beginning the process of change

Question 20

Which of the following services are provided by local Work Incentives Planning and Assistance offices?

  1. Transportation
  2. Tutoring
  3. Benefits analysis
  4. Tax preparation