CRC Sample Questions And Answers.
History of CRCC and CRCE -
\NRCA wanted cert body
ARCA and NRCE proposed joint
CRCC was officially incorporated 1974
CORE and CACREP -
\merger - 2017
core - rehab
cacrep - other counseling
counseling and related ed programs
Rehab counselors evolved from -
\state VR
state federal VR program -
\-- A federally funded program authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and
subsequent amendments
-- Overseen by the Rehabilitation Services Administration (federal agency)
-- oldest and most successful public program supporting employment and ind of PWD
Smith-Hughes Act -
\Legislation for government funding to provide vocational support and education in
1917. after american rev
Soldier Rehabilitation Act -
\1918 for WWI vets authorized federal VR programs for Vets
Smith-Fess Act -
\(1920) provided counseling, training, prosthetics and job placement to civilians with
disabilities
-beginning of public VR
Bardon-LaFollette Act of 1943 -
\include mental dis in smith fess
Goals of VR -
\Inclusion, opportunity, independence, empowerment, rehabilitation, and quality of life.
Social Security Act -
\1935, made state federal VR program permanent
,Randolph-Sheppard Act -
\1936, authorized ppl with blindness to operate vending stands in fed buildings
Wagner-O-Day Act -
\1938, required fed gov agencies to purchase certain products manufactured by people
who are blind
vocational rehabilitation act amendments -
\1954, funding to train masters rehab counselors resulting in professionalism of
profession
-increased federal funds
Rehabilitation Act -
\1973,
-mandated services for PWD
-established IWRP to ensure joint client-counselor involvement in rehab process
-implemented CAPs to provide assistance with application and advocacy
-est demonstration projects in mind living rehab services
-increased funding for rehab and dis research
-mandated program eval and guaranteed employment rights
Rehabilitation Act amendments of 1978 -
\Mandated the provision of independent living services
Rehabilitation Act amendments of 1984 -
\mandated each state to have a CAP
Rehabilitation Act amendments of 1986 -
\Added the provision of rehabilitation engineering services (assistive tech) and
established supported employment as an acceptable goal for rehabilitation services
Individuals with disabilities Education Act -
\1990, free and appropriate public ed to students with dis. schools required to find and
eval students suspected
Americans with Disabilities Act -
\1990, civil rights protections for PWD.
public services, public accommodations, telecommunications, other
-def of dis:
-broad coverage
-prohibits mitigating measures when determining
-"regarded as"
-KEY CONCEPTS:
,-substantially limit at least 1 major life activity
-substantial limiting
-qualified ind with dis w/ or w/o accom can perform essential function of job
-essential function
-reasonable accom
-undue hardship (in relation to size of employer)
Titles:
equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in employment (Title I), public services
(Title II), public accommodations (Title III), telecommunications (Title IV), and other
miscellaneous provisions (Title V).
Rehabilitation Act amendments of 1992 -
\empowerment, self determination, informed choice at ind and agency levels
required VR to est qualified personnel standards for Rehab counselors to ensure
quality, emphasis on masters
training of rehab counselors from minority backgrounds
School-to-Work Opportunities Act -
\1994, A federal law designed to assist states in building school-to-work systems that
prepare students for high-skill, high-wage jobs or future education
technical assistance, outreach, eval
Workforce Investment Act -
\1998, consolidated many employment and training programs. one stop career center.
VR is a mandated partner
Rehabilitation Act amendments of 1998 -
\Replaced the IWRP with the Individualized Plan for Employment(IPE) to support the
exercise of informed choice of the individual in selection of the IPE's employment
outcome, specific services, service providers, and the methods to procure the services;
est auto eligibility for ppl recieving SSI or SSDI to streamline VR
introduced a new category of service, the provision of technical assistance and
consultation, to individuals to pursue self-employment, telecommuting, or a small
business operation;
outreach to minority communities
est of medication policies and procedures to improve due process provisions
Ticket to Work Incentives Improvement Act -
\1999, expanded medicare and medicaid coverage to PWD. "ticket" to get VR services
Individuals with disabilities education improvement act -
, \2004, states to est performance goals for SWD that aligned with peers
schools to report progress on standardized tests, graduation, dropout rates
ADA amendments 2008 -
\def of dis broadened
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and Rehab act amend of 2014 -
\WIOA
-replace Workforce investment act
-help job seekers access employment, edu, training, support
-est advisory committee for increasing competitive integrated employment
-VR must set aside 15% to provide pre employment transition services
-emphasized (demand side employment) local labor market, employer engagement,
and customized training
-promote collab, efficiency, and accountability
-ID primary performance indicators to measure outcomes
-support youth
Rehabilitation Counseling -
\assists persons with physical, mental, developmental, cognitive, and emotional
disabilities to achieve their personal, career, and independent living goals in the most
integrated setting possible through the application of the counseling process. The
counseling process involves communication, goal setting, and beneficial growth or
change through self-advocacy, psychological, vocational, social, and behavioral
interventions
functioning vs pathology
eligible for VR -
\have a physical or mental impairment, which for an individual constitutes or results in a
substantial impediment to employment
can benefit in terms of an employment outcome from VR services.
private sector rehab -
\traced back to cost of workers comp - grew due to demand for VR by corkers comp
insurers
-primary goal: as early return to work as possible
Forensic Rehabilitation -
\sub-field of RC, concerned with evaluating a person's ability to work, pre injury
capacity/ earning ability
Disability Management -
\a workplace prevention and remediation strategy involving development and
implementation of integrated services that promote recovery and return to work of an
History of CRCC and CRCE -
\NRCA wanted cert body
ARCA and NRCE proposed joint
CRCC was officially incorporated 1974
CORE and CACREP -
\merger - 2017
core - rehab
cacrep - other counseling
counseling and related ed programs
Rehab counselors evolved from -
\state VR
state federal VR program -
\-- A federally funded program authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and
subsequent amendments
-- Overseen by the Rehabilitation Services Administration (federal agency)
-- oldest and most successful public program supporting employment and ind of PWD
Smith-Hughes Act -
\Legislation for government funding to provide vocational support and education in
1917. after american rev
Soldier Rehabilitation Act -
\1918 for WWI vets authorized federal VR programs for Vets
Smith-Fess Act -
\(1920) provided counseling, training, prosthetics and job placement to civilians with
disabilities
-beginning of public VR
Bardon-LaFollette Act of 1943 -
\include mental dis in smith fess
Goals of VR -
\Inclusion, opportunity, independence, empowerment, rehabilitation, and quality of life.
Social Security Act -
\1935, made state federal VR program permanent
,Randolph-Sheppard Act -
\1936, authorized ppl with blindness to operate vending stands in fed buildings
Wagner-O-Day Act -
\1938, required fed gov agencies to purchase certain products manufactured by people
who are blind
vocational rehabilitation act amendments -
\1954, funding to train masters rehab counselors resulting in professionalism of
profession
-increased federal funds
Rehabilitation Act -
\1973,
-mandated services for PWD
-established IWRP to ensure joint client-counselor involvement in rehab process
-implemented CAPs to provide assistance with application and advocacy
-est demonstration projects in mind living rehab services
-increased funding for rehab and dis research
-mandated program eval and guaranteed employment rights
Rehabilitation Act amendments of 1978 -
\Mandated the provision of independent living services
Rehabilitation Act amendments of 1984 -
\mandated each state to have a CAP
Rehabilitation Act amendments of 1986 -
\Added the provision of rehabilitation engineering services (assistive tech) and
established supported employment as an acceptable goal for rehabilitation services
Individuals with disabilities Education Act -
\1990, free and appropriate public ed to students with dis. schools required to find and
eval students suspected
Americans with Disabilities Act -
\1990, civil rights protections for PWD.
public services, public accommodations, telecommunications, other
-def of dis:
-broad coverage
-prohibits mitigating measures when determining
-"regarded as"
-KEY CONCEPTS:
,-substantially limit at least 1 major life activity
-substantial limiting
-qualified ind with dis w/ or w/o accom can perform essential function of job
-essential function
-reasonable accom
-undue hardship (in relation to size of employer)
Titles:
equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in employment (Title I), public services
(Title II), public accommodations (Title III), telecommunications (Title IV), and other
miscellaneous provisions (Title V).
Rehabilitation Act amendments of 1992 -
\empowerment, self determination, informed choice at ind and agency levels
required VR to est qualified personnel standards for Rehab counselors to ensure
quality, emphasis on masters
training of rehab counselors from minority backgrounds
School-to-Work Opportunities Act -
\1994, A federal law designed to assist states in building school-to-work systems that
prepare students for high-skill, high-wage jobs or future education
technical assistance, outreach, eval
Workforce Investment Act -
\1998, consolidated many employment and training programs. one stop career center.
VR is a mandated partner
Rehabilitation Act amendments of 1998 -
\Replaced the IWRP with the Individualized Plan for Employment(IPE) to support the
exercise of informed choice of the individual in selection of the IPE's employment
outcome, specific services, service providers, and the methods to procure the services;
est auto eligibility for ppl recieving SSI or SSDI to streamline VR
introduced a new category of service, the provision of technical assistance and
consultation, to individuals to pursue self-employment, telecommuting, or a small
business operation;
outreach to minority communities
est of medication policies and procedures to improve due process provisions
Ticket to Work Incentives Improvement Act -
\1999, expanded medicare and medicaid coverage to PWD. "ticket" to get VR services
Individuals with disabilities education improvement act -
, \2004, states to est performance goals for SWD that aligned with peers
schools to report progress on standardized tests, graduation, dropout rates
ADA amendments 2008 -
\def of dis broadened
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and Rehab act amend of 2014 -
\WIOA
-replace Workforce investment act
-help job seekers access employment, edu, training, support
-est advisory committee for increasing competitive integrated employment
-VR must set aside 15% to provide pre employment transition services
-emphasized (demand side employment) local labor market, employer engagement,
and customized training
-promote collab, efficiency, and accountability
-ID primary performance indicators to measure outcomes
-support youth
Rehabilitation Counseling -
\assists persons with physical, mental, developmental, cognitive, and emotional
disabilities to achieve their personal, career, and independent living goals in the most
integrated setting possible through the application of the counseling process. The
counseling process involves communication, goal setting, and beneficial growth or
change through self-advocacy, psychological, vocational, social, and behavioral
interventions
functioning vs pathology
eligible for VR -
\have a physical or mental impairment, which for an individual constitutes or results in a
substantial impediment to employment
can benefit in terms of an employment outcome from VR services.
private sector rehab -
\traced back to cost of workers comp - grew due to demand for VR by corkers comp
insurers
-primary goal: as early return to work as possible
Forensic Rehabilitation -
\sub-field of RC, concerned with evaluating a person's ability to work, pre injury
capacity/ earning ability
Disability Management -
\a workplace prevention and remediation strategy involving development and
implementation of integrated services that promote recovery and return to work of an
