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| “any service vendor available within a specific geographic area – public of private, fee-charging or not – that potentially can be used to aid our clients, ourselves, or our organizations.” |
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| What are aspects of a community resource? |
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Capable of providing a needed service or commodity
Willing to enter into a relationship in which those services & commodities can be purchased or otherwise secured
Be geographically or electronically accessible
Have attainable (to professional or client) eligibility requirements |
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| Freedom to choose from options after being provided informative & accurate knowledge & information |
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| Know the differences between Single and Multiple Service Agencies |
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Single Service: Provides one basic type of service, Do that service very well,
Have specifically trained personnel;
Multiple Service:Offers two or more services meeting multiple needs,
Broader perspective of service to clientele; |
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| What is included in a good referral? |
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Introduction
Specific request for services
Monitoring
Timelines
Special considerations |
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“Rehabilitation services that are provided in the home according to a treatment plan”; Services and products to maintain, restore or promote physical, mental and emotional health;
Increase the level of independence and decrease the need for institutional care; May be short or long term; May be provided by certified, licensed practitioners or by paraprofessionals |
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| Home Based Rehabilitation (HRB) |
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| What are the advantages and disadvantages of HRB? |
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Speed & quality of recovery when at home; Greater emphasis on psychosocial functioning; Access of family, friends, neighbors; Ultimately reduces cost
One study found it cost 1/10th
Disadvantage:
Lack of constant supervision & medical care |
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| What do Types of services do Community Mental Health Programs provide? |
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Definition
Services include:
Assessment
Planning
Treatment |
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mental health as disease state
-diagnosis, Tx plans, active treatment, mointering by doctor |
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| Club for people with mental illness and they run it. They are members,not clients. Promotes independence. |
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| What is the primary goal of modern public mental health systems? (Textbook) |
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| To facilitate the functioning of service recipients who face serious mental illness, a condtition that can compromise how people fulfill their roles, the extent to which people can be productive and their qaulity of life. |
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| What are common barriers to Rehabilitation for people with HIV/AIDS |
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Social stigma
Ignorance
Unaware of specialized service providers
Understanding of course of illness
(Not an immediate “death sentence”,
Progressive) |
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| How is HIV/AIDS transmitted |
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Definition
Point of exit, potential to transport virus, entry point
Sexual intercourse – most common
Injection drug use most efficient (except for blood transfusion)
Accidental needle sticks
Mucus membrane exposures
Exposure to certain body fluids
Blood, semen, vaginal secretions, breast milk
Or other body fluid that become contaminated by above fluids
Casual contact with person not a risk |
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| Cocaine Anonymous-What is it and who does it help? |
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Definition
| A twelve-step program for people who seek recovery from drug addiction. CA is patterned very closely after Alcoholics Anonymous, although the two groups are unaffiliated. While many CA members have been addicted to cocaine, crack, speed or similar substances, identifying specifically as a cocaine addict is not required.CA was formed in Los Angeles in 1982 by a long-standing AA member. He worked in the film industry and saw a number of people who had difficulty finding help from anyone knowledgeable about the special difficulties presented by cocaine addiction. |
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| Be familiar with HIV/AIDS as a disability |
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Definition
Stage 1 (Do not know of infection,
Brief period of flu like symptoms,
Perceived recovery)
Stage 2 (Latent infection, Person is infectious but experiences no symptoms)
Stage 3 (Chronic lymphadenopathy)
Stage 4 (Experiences significant negative syptoms, Weight loss, fever, chronic diarrhea, HIV-induced neuropathology, peripheral neuropathy, opportunistic infections, HIV-associated tumors) |
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| designed to help injured workers regain stamina and strength to return to employment; Provides skills that assist injured worker to reduce likelihood of future injuries, i.e. proper lifting techniques; Combines job simulation (physical & emotional conditioning) w/ physical work-capacity evaluation to achieve a return-to-work outcome); |
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| What services are provided under work hardening? |
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| Work Tolerance Screening (3 to 6 hour intensive evaluation),Work-Capacity Evaluation(Comprehensive vocational evaluation process that usually takes place over 3-5 consecutive days), |
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3 to 6 hour intensive evaluation;
Measures: Trunk & extremity strength & flexibility, Max lifting capacity, General mobility, Tolerance for repetitive work; |
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What is an Audiologist?
o What does one do?
o What services are provided? |
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Definition
Scope of Practice: Assessing & diagnosing hearing, balance, & related disorders – all ages, Prescribing & dispensing hearing aids & other assistive listening devices, Instructing on use of hearing aids, Prevent hearing impairment,
Audiological rehabilitation services;
Certification: Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-A); Treatments: Hearing aids, Personal listening systems that limit effects of environmental noise, Direct audio input hearing aids, Telephone amplifying devices, Auditorium-type assistive listening systems, Lip reading; |
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What is a Speech Pathologist?
o What does one do?
o What services are provided? |
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Definition
Scope of practice: Provide “prevention, diagnosis, habilitation, and rehabilitation of communication, swallowing, or other upper aerodigestive disorder, elective modification of communication behaviors, and enhancement of communication”; Certification:
Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP); Work Sites: Public and private schools, Hospitals
Rehabilitation centers, Short-term and long-term nursing care facilities,
Community clinics, Colleges and universities, Private practice offices,
State and local health departments,
State and federal government agencies,
Home health agencies (home care), Adult day care centers, Centers for persons with developmental disabilities, Research laboratories;
Treatment:Often Behavioral(Example: Drill & Practice) |
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| “Help individuals with disabilities prepare for and engage in gainful employment consistent with their strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests and informed choice” (RSA) |
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Definition
| Public Vocational Rehabilitation (also called: State/Federal VR) |
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Term
| What services do Public Voc Rehab provide and what does the process entail? |
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Definition
Process entails: Eligibility
Planning, Service delivery, Placement,
Closure;
Services include: Counseling,
Physical and mental restoration,
Training & Education, Trial work programs, Job Placement, Assistive Technology; |
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| Be familiar with eligibility requirements Public Vocational Rehabilitation? |
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Definition
Have a physical or mental impairment that results in a substantial impediment to employment; Can benefit from vocational rehabilitation (VR) services for employment; Require VR services; Priority given to serving individuals with the most significant disabilities if a state is unable to serve all eligible individuals; 60 days to determine eligibility; Presumption of benefit
(SSDI & SSI beneficiaries) |
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Term
1st law to provide rehab support to civilians w/ disabilities
Temporary legislation
State participation was optional
Federal funds to states on 50-50 matching basis
Designed for people with physical disabilities
“total or partially incapacitated”
Services:
Vocational guidance
Vocational education
Occupational adjustment
Placement services
Physical restoration if justifiable for work
Homemaking training for women
Minimum age: 16 (working age)
Temporary law: to be reviewed in 1924 |
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“Competitive employment in an integrated setting with ongoing supportive services for individuals with the most severe disabilities.”
Established in Rehabilitation Amendments of 1986 |
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Term
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Definition
| Identify and develop interests.Identify and develop skills.Provide on-the-job trainingIdentify and set up long term support |
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What incentives exist, if any, for employers to use Supportive Employment?
(4) |
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Definition
Small Business Tax Credit
Disabled Access Credit
Architectural/Transportation Tax Deduction
Barrier Removal & the Work Opportunity Tax Credit |
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| How is Supportive Employment funded? |
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Definition
1999 – $2,733 – average spent on each person in SE, More cost effective that sheltered workshops, VR funds initial costs, Other agencies used to fund the ongoing cost,State mental health & developmental disabilities agencies
Home & Community-Based Services Medicaid Waiver Program |
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Term
| How did Private Rehabilitation begin and what did it consist of? |
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Definition
| Begun as a compromise between employers and workers who were injured on the job; Both employer and injured worker assumed some responsibility for the injury; Compensation came in the form of continued wages and medical benefits during the healing phase of rehabilitation |
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Term
| Who is responsible for Workers Compensation legislation? |
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Definition
| Each state is responsible for its own work compensation legislation |
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Term
| What is the primary goal of Private Rehabilitation Services? |
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Definition
| Cost containment is the primary goal of private rehabilitation |
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Term
| In what setting do Forensic Rehabilitation counselors/consultants work? |
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Definition
Takes place primarily in courts of law:
Civil actions related to worker compensation and personal injury |
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Term
A dynamic document based upon published standards of practice, comprehensive assessment, data analysis and research, which provides an organized concise plan for current and future needs with associated costs, for individuals who have experienced catastrophic injury or have chronic health care needs.
Optimize persons future health
Outlining specific health needs:
Prevent future potential health complications; |
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Any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities
(Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988) |
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Term
| Special requirements to be have the title Rehabilitation Engineer |
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Definition
| must have engineering degree; |
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Term
| Understand the need to have client involvement in choosing assistive technology. |
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Definition
30% discontinue use of AT:
No longer meets needs
Client input/preferences were not explored (Personality & fit) |
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Term
| What client treatment services are provided by drug and alcohol treatment centers (textbook) |
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Definition
| Provide Assessment Services and one or more of the following: outpatient, residential/inpatient, and continuing care; Additional services include: detoxification, intensive outpatient, and educational programs. |
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| Alcoholics Anonymous- What is it and who is helped by it? |
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Definition
| Alcoholics Anonymous has helped millions of people since it was founded in 1935.Actually, members of Alcoholics Anonymous (support group) say that A.A. does not help people stop drinking, it helps people who have stopped drinking to remain sober. By taking the 12 steps and working the principles of the steps into all parts of their lives, A.A. members find they can develop the tools and attitudes they need to remain sober. |
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Comprehensive vocational evaluation process that usually takes place over 3-5 consecutive days; Assesses:
Vocational work tolerances, Aptitudes,
Temperament, Attitudes, Work feasibility; Includes: Work samples,
Pencil/paper tests, Simulated work activities, Utilize actual work equipment; |
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Term
Regarded as civil rights act for PWD
Sections 501 -504
Act also included other changes to VR process
IWRP
Program Evaluation
Post employment services
Demonstration projects for IL |
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Definition
| Rehab Act of 1973 (including section 504) |
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Term
| 5 titles of Americans with Disabilities Act |
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Definition
Title I: Employment-Prohibits discrimination of a qualified person with a disability; Title II: Public Entities (State & Local Government)
Title III: Public Accommodations
Title IV: Telecommunications
Title V: Miscellaneous |
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Combined more than 50 federal job training resources/programs
Intended to streamline such services
Created One-Stop Centers
Benefiting Employers & Potential Employees
Added PWD as targeted group |
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| What are the sections of the Rehab Act of 1973's Title 5? |
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Section 501: Affirmative Action in Federal Hiring
Section 502: Accessibility
Section 503: Affirmative Action by Federal Contract Recipients
Section 504: Equal Opportunities |
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Local flexibility
Partner with business (through local boards)
Individual empowerment
Youth programming
Universal access
Streamlined services
Accountability of programs & services |
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| Supportive Employment: In what settings is it done? What are the basic components? |
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Definition
Only funded for integrated work settings; Supports Needed by SE Consumers: Training, Advancement,
Benefits, Organizational culture, Learning how to do job, Remembering how to do job, Completing job duties,
Work place culture; |
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| Narcotics Anonymous (NA)- What is it and who does it serve? |
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| A twelve-step program modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous describing itself as a "fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem,"[1] and it is the second-largest 12-step organization.[2] The program is group-oriented, and is based on the Twelve Steps and the Twelve Traditions, adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous. |
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incorporates multiple causes: metabolic, genetic, developmental, environmental
-medication is primary treatment |
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Definition
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Term
manged care does not allow long term treatment
-focus on most pressing issue |
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Definition
| Solution-Focused & Brief Treatment |
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Term
serious and persistent mental illness
-services including: medical, housing, vocational, and social support
-overcome personal and environmental barriers
-help with: daily living skills, housing, vocational development and employment, social integrations |
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| Rehabilitation & Community Support |
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