CESP- ASPE EXAM VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS, SCORED A+
Benefits .Counseling .and .Benefits .analysis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Services
.provided .to .assist .an .individual .in .understanding .the .options .and .possibilities
.in .order .to .make .an .informed .choice .about .going .to .work. .These .services
.result .in .a .report .that .reviews .a .person's .assets .and .income .to .make .an
.informed .choice .about .employment.
Business .Proposals .(Job .Carving) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .process .of .listing
.the .key .components .of .jobs .and .employment .needs .to .develop .a .written
.proposal .for .an .employer .on .how .those .needs .can .be .met. .A .proposal .typically
.includes .language .identifying .job .tasks .for .increased .work .efficiencies .and .the
.matching .of .an .individual's .skills .with .workplace .needs. .This .process .can
.result .in .either .job .restructuring .or .job .creation.
Career .Seeker .Portfolio .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .job-hunting .tool .that .developed
.to .provide .employers .a .complete .picture .of .the .job .seekers .experience,
.education, .accomplishments, .skill .sets, .and .potential.
Employment .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Competitive .employment .is .work .performed
.in .the .integrated .labor .market .in .which .the .individual .is .compensated .at .or
.above .minimum .wage, .but .not .less .than .the .customary .wage .and .benefits .paid
.for .the .same .or .similar .work .performed .by .individuals .who .do .not .have .a
.disability. ."The .philosophy .that .presumes .employability .of .all .people .in .the
.community .regardless .of
disability. .Components .include:
• .Being .the .first .and .preferred .outcome .for .working-age .youth .and .adults .with
.disabilities, .including .those .with .complex .and .significant .disabilities, .for .whom
.working .in .the .past .has .been .limited, .or .has .not .traditionally .occurred,
• .Using .typical .or .customized .employment .techniques .to .secure .membership .in
.the .workforce, .where .employees .with .disabilities .are .included .on .the .payroll .of
.a .competitive .business .or .industry .or .are .self .employed .business .owners,
• .Where .the .assigned .work .tasks .offer .at .least .minimum .or .prevailing .wages
.and .benefits,
• .And .where .typical .opportunities .exist .for .integration .and .interactions .with .co-
workers .without .disabilities, .with .customers, .and/or .the .general .public. ."
Employment .First .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .set .of .services .that .are .used .to
.introduce, .prepare, .monitor, .and .facilitate .individuals .with .disabilities .to .seek
, .and .maintain .employment. .These .may .also .include .supports .provided .to .or .by
.an .employer.
Employment .Support .Professional .(ESP) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-"A .professional
.who .assists .individuals .in .obtaining .and .maintaining .integrated .employment .by
.meeting .the .needs .of .businesses .in .the .community. .There .are .three .levels .of
.certification .to .become .an .ESP.
"
Job .Developer .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-"Professional .who .matches .employers .to
.employees .through .pairing .targeted .business .needs .with
an .individual's .transferable .skills."
Job .Trainer/Job .Coach .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .professional .who .provides
.necessary .supports .during .the .initial .employment .period .to .assist .the
.employee .to .perform .their .job .tasks .to .the .employer's .specifications .and .then
.facilitates .the .transition .to .natural .workplace .supports .while .reducing .his .or
.her .role.
Natural .Supports .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Support .from .supervisors .and .co-
workers .occurring .in .the .workplace .to .assist .employees .with .disabilities .to
.perform .their .jobs, .including .supports .already .provided .by .employers .for .all
.employees. .These .natural .supports .may .be .both .formal .and .informal, .and
.include .mentoring, .supervision .(ongoing .feedback .on .job .performance),
.training .(learning .a .new .job .skill .with .a .co-worker) .and .co-workers .socializing
.with .employees .with .disabilities .at .breaks .or .after .work.
Person-Centered .Planning .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Person .Centered .Planning .is
.an .ongoing .problem-solving .process .used .to .help .people .with .disabilities .plan
.for .their .future. .In .person .centered .planning, .groups .of .people .focus .on .an
.individual .and .that .person's .vision .of .what .they .would .like .to .do .in .the .future.
.This ."person-centered" .team .meets .to .identify .opportunities .for .the .focus
.person .to .develop .personal .relationships, .participate .in .their .community,
.increase .control .over .their .own .lives, .and .develop .the .skills .and .abilities
.needed .to .achieve .these .goals. .Person .Centered .Planning .depends .on .the
.commitment .of .a .team .of .individuals .who .care .about .the .focus .person. .These
.individuals .take .action .to .make .sure .that .the .strategies .discussed .in .planning
.meetings .are .implemented.
People .First .Language .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-People .First .Language .(PFL)
.represents .more .respectful, .accurate .ways .of .communicating. .People .with
.disabilities .are .not .their .diagnoses .or .disabilities; .they .are .people, .first.
Systematic .Instruction .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-" .Materials .and .instruction .are
.organized .to .follow .the .logical .order .of .the .language. .The .sequence .of .the
.instruction .proceeds .methodically .from .the .easiest .and .most .basic .elements .to
.more .difficult .and .complex .material. .
"
SOLUTIONS, SCORED A+
Benefits .Counseling .and .Benefits .analysis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Services
.provided .to .assist .an .individual .in .understanding .the .options .and .possibilities
.in .order .to .make .an .informed .choice .about .going .to .work. .These .services
.result .in .a .report .that .reviews .a .person's .assets .and .income .to .make .an
.informed .choice .about .employment.
Business .Proposals .(Job .Carving) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .process .of .listing
.the .key .components .of .jobs .and .employment .needs .to .develop .a .written
.proposal .for .an .employer .on .how .those .needs .can .be .met. .A .proposal .typically
.includes .language .identifying .job .tasks .for .increased .work .efficiencies .and .the
.matching .of .an .individual's .skills .with .workplace .needs. .This .process .can
.result .in .either .job .restructuring .or .job .creation.
Career .Seeker .Portfolio .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .job-hunting .tool .that .developed
.to .provide .employers .a .complete .picture .of .the .job .seekers .experience,
.education, .accomplishments, .skill .sets, .and .potential.
Employment .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Competitive .employment .is .work .performed
.in .the .integrated .labor .market .in .which .the .individual .is .compensated .at .or
.above .minimum .wage, .but .not .less .than .the .customary .wage .and .benefits .paid
.for .the .same .or .similar .work .performed .by .individuals .who .do .not .have .a
.disability. ."The .philosophy .that .presumes .employability .of .all .people .in .the
.community .regardless .of
disability. .Components .include:
• .Being .the .first .and .preferred .outcome .for .working-age .youth .and .adults .with
.disabilities, .including .those .with .complex .and .significant .disabilities, .for .whom
.working .in .the .past .has .been .limited, .or .has .not .traditionally .occurred,
• .Using .typical .or .customized .employment .techniques .to .secure .membership .in
.the .workforce, .where .employees .with .disabilities .are .included .on .the .payroll .of
.a .competitive .business .or .industry .or .are .self .employed .business .owners,
• .Where .the .assigned .work .tasks .offer .at .least .minimum .or .prevailing .wages
.and .benefits,
• .And .where .typical .opportunities .exist .for .integration .and .interactions .with .co-
workers .without .disabilities, .with .customers, .and/or .the .general .public. ."
Employment .First .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .set .of .services .that .are .used .to
.introduce, .prepare, .monitor, .and .facilitate .individuals .with .disabilities .to .seek
, .and .maintain .employment. .These .may .also .include .supports .provided .to .or .by
.an .employer.
Employment .Support .Professional .(ESP) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-"A .professional
.who .assists .individuals .in .obtaining .and .maintaining .integrated .employment .by
.meeting .the .needs .of .businesses .in .the .community. .There .are .three .levels .of
.certification .to .become .an .ESP.
"
Job .Developer .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-"Professional .who .matches .employers .to
.employees .through .pairing .targeted .business .needs .with
an .individual's .transferable .skills."
Job .Trainer/Job .Coach .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .professional .who .provides
.necessary .supports .during .the .initial .employment .period .to .assist .the
.employee .to .perform .their .job .tasks .to .the .employer's .specifications .and .then
.facilitates .the .transition .to .natural .workplace .supports .while .reducing .his .or
.her .role.
Natural .Supports .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Support .from .supervisors .and .co-
workers .occurring .in .the .workplace .to .assist .employees .with .disabilities .to
.perform .their .jobs, .including .supports .already .provided .by .employers .for .all
.employees. .These .natural .supports .may .be .both .formal .and .informal, .and
.include .mentoring, .supervision .(ongoing .feedback .on .job .performance),
.training .(learning .a .new .job .skill .with .a .co-worker) .and .co-workers .socializing
.with .employees .with .disabilities .at .breaks .or .after .work.
Person-Centered .Planning .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Person .Centered .Planning .is
.an .ongoing .problem-solving .process .used .to .help .people .with .disabilities .plan
.for .their .future. .In .person .centered .planning, .groups .of .people .focus .on .an
.individual .and .that .person's .vision .of .what .they .would .like .to .do .in .the .future.
.This ."person-centered" .team .meets .to .identify .opportunities .for .the .focus
.person .to .develop .personal .relationships, .participate .in .their .community,
.increase .control .over .their .own .lives, .and .develop .the .skills .and .abilities
.needed .to .achieve .these .goals. .Person .Centered .Planning .depends .on .the
.commitment .of .a .team .of .individuals .who .care .about .the .focus .person. .These
.individuals .take .action .to .make .sure .that .the .strategies .discussed .in .planning
.meetings .are .implemented.
People .First .Language .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-People .First .Language .(PFL)
.represents .more .respectful, .accurate .ways .of .communicating. .People .with
.disabilities .are .not .their .diagnoses .or .disabilities; .they .are .people, .first.
Systematic .Instruction .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-" .Materials .and .instruction .are
.organized .to .follow .the .logical .order .of .the .language. .The .sequence .of .the
.instruction .proceeds .methodically .from .the .easiest .and .most .basic .elements .to
.more .difficult .and .complex .material. .
"
