DSP2 (Direct Support Professional Training
Year 2) Exam UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Individuals with intellectual/
Developmental disabilities say
That making choices is important
Because: - CORRECT ANSWER It gives their lives meaning
It is important for dsps to provide
Opportunities for individuals to
Make choices because it: - CORRECT ANSWER Helps build a cooperative
Relationship between dsps and
Individuals
One way to learn about what makes
Individuals happy is to: - CORRECT ANSWER Use the "Making My Own Choices"
Book and picture sticker book
If an individual has good verbal
Skills, a good strategy for offering a
Choice is: - CORRECT ANSWER Ask them which item they want
If an individual is not able to say or
Point to things they want, a good
Strategy for offering a choice is to: - CORRECT ANSWER Show them one item and watch for
Their non-verbal response
When an individual is given a
Choice between reading a magazine
,Or listening to music, one possible
Non-verbal response is for the
Individual to: - CORRECT ANSWER Reach for the magazine
When an individual pushes away an
Item, she is demonstrating: - CORRECT ANSWER Avoidance behavior
One way to honor and respect an
Individual's choice is to: - CORRECT ANSWER Give them the chosen item or
Activity
An individual choice that should
Be talked about during the person-
Centered planning process is: - CORRECT ANSWER What job an individual wants to
Have
One way for a DSP to help with
An individual's person-centered
Planning process is to: - CORRECT ANSWER Share knowledge of an individual's
Preferences from using the "Making
My Own Choices" book
What can the DSP learn about
The individual during the person-
Centered planning process? - CORRECT ANSWER The individual's life goals
How should the DSP get ready for a
Person-centered planning meeting? - CORRECT ANSWER By asking the individual about
their
Goals
, What is the DSP's role as a person-
Centered planning team member? - CORRECT ANSWER to support an individual's goals,
Desires, and needs
What are some tips for
Communicating with family
Members about the individual's
Preferences? - CORRECT ANSWER Be an honest advocate for the
Individual
How can the DSP support an
Individual's goals and objectives? - CORRECT ANSWER Know what their responsibilities are
How can the DSP help to assess
An individual's progress in meeting
Their IPP goals and objectives? - CORRECT ANSWER Write down observations or keep a
Record of what is done to implement
The IPP
Ethics, Observation, and Decision
Making are skills included in the: - CORRECT ANSWER DSP toolbox
What may the DSP's do to assess
The quality of services received by
An individual? - CORRECT ANSWER Ask questions about the individual's
Quality of life
The objectives of an individual must
Be: - CORRECT ANSWER Specific and related to goals
Year 2) Exam UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Individuals with intellectual/
Developmental disabilities say
That making choices is important
Because: - CORRECT ANSWER It gives their lives meaning
It is important for dsps to provide
Opportunities for individuals to
Make choices because it: - CORRECT ANSWER Helps build a cooperative
Relationship between dsps and
Individuals
One way to learn about what makes
Individuals happy is to: - CORRECT ANSWER Use the "Making My Own Choices"
Book and picture sticker book
If an individual has good verbal
Skills, a good strategy for offering a
Choice is: - CORRECT ANSWER Ask them which item they want
If an individual is not able to say or
Point to things they want, a good
Strategy for offering a choice is to: - CORRECT ANSWER Show them one item and watch for
Their non-verbal response
When an individual is given a
Choice between reading a magazine
,Or listening to music, one possible
Non-verbal response is for the
Individual to: - CORRECT ANSWER Reach for the magazine
When an individual pushes away an
Item, she is demonstrating: - CORRECT ANSWER Avoidance behavior
One way to honor and respect an
Individual's choice is to: - CORRECT ANSWER Give them the chosen item or
Activity
An individual choice that should
Be talked about during the person-
Centered planning process is: - CORRECT ANSWER What job an individual wants to
Have
One way for a DSP to help with
An individual's person-centered
Planning process is to: - CORRECT ANSWER Share knowledge of an individual's
Preferences from using the "Making
My Own Choices" book
What can the DSP learn about
The individual during the person-
Centered planning process? - CORRECT ANSWER The individual's life goals
How should the DSP get ready for a
Person-centered planning meeting? - CORRECT ANSWER By asking the individual about
their
Goals
, What is the DSP's role as a person-
Centered planning team member? - CORRECT ANSWER to support an individual's goals,
Desires, and needs
What are some tips for
Communicating with family
Members about the individual's
Preferences? - CORRECT ANSWER Be an honest advocate for the
Individual
How can the DSP support an
Individual's goals and objectives? - CORRECT ANSWER Know what their responsibilities are
How can the DSP help to assess
An individual's progress in meeting
Their IPP goals and objectives? - CORRECT ANSWER Write down observations or keep a
Record of what is done to implement
The IPP
Ethics, Observation, and Decision
Making are skills included in the: - CORRECT ANSWER DSP toolbox
What may the DSP's do to assess
The quality of services received by
An individual? - CORRECT ANSWER Ask questions about the individual's
Quality of life
The objectives of an individual must
Be: - CORRECT ANSWER Specific and related to goals
