Job Placement Final Exam
1. Your client has average intelligence, earned a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts, is a
professional concert violinist, and she has developed presbycusis. Generate a list of viable,
alternate, yet related career options. Include in specific detail:
I would begin by developing a plan with the client to determine an employment goal. This
will likely be done by completing assessments (multiple) to determine interests and aptitudes.
Assessments such as the CareerScope or platforms such as The Career Index Plus can assist the
client by generating lists of job categories and specific jobs that she may perform well in and
enjoy. Once we have a list of potential employment goals, she and I would consider if there are
any employment opportunities that she already has in mind. If not, I could begin looking at the
local job market to determine what jobs are available for that job category or specific position.
It’s important to consider her interests and skills but also her limitations. Finding a job that is
suitable to meet her interests and skills and accommodate her hearing loss is vital to a successful
outcome. For instance, if her hearing loss is significant enough that she cannot continue as a
concert violinist even with hearing aids, it is likely that she will be quite limited to only working
at a job that does not place a high demand on hearing. Some examples of job areas that may
utilize her educational credential and suit her limitations are: editor, journalist, publicist, paraprofessional librarian, policy analyst, creative writer, copywriter, grant writer, speech writer,
archivist, medical and clinical laboratory technologist, craft and fine artist, web developers,
accountants and auditors.
2. I am 26 years old and have never had a full time, professional job. To help me acquire a job,
what do you need to know about me and how are you going to acquire that information,
under the assumption that I do not know the answer to all of your questions?
I would begin by asking you to complete a mock job application since the items in a mock
job application would provide me with a general portfolio about your basic information, history,
and references. After completion, we can discuss the items that were unknown. It is possible
that some of those items can be found out relatively easily. Depending on your level of
functioning, I would either provide you with direction to obtain the information or assist you
with obtaining it. For instance, if you did not know your previous part-time employer’s address,
I would encourage you to look it up online or assist you with looking it up if you are unable to do
it for yourself.
An additional thing that I would need to know in order to help you acquire a job is exactly
what job you would like to apply for and more about your personal strengths. This can be done
over the course of a few counseling sessions as we learn about job preparation skills. If you truly
do not know what you want to do, we may attempt to look at the previous part-time jobs to see
what worked and what didn’t and then possibly consider an internship in a community-based
work setting doing something that expands on areas of interest.
3. You run a Disability Management agency. I run an off-shore oil rigging company. Sell me
your services.
Well Dr. Palmer, I am so glad you are interested to learn about my Disability Management
Agency! My agency is a private entity that serves employers to ensure that your employees are
adequately trained in safety protocol and we cover physical restoration expenses for any
employee that becomes disabled and unable to work. Additionally, my company’s mission is to
reduce the number of disability-related absences and ensure employer compliance with ADA.
This is done by ensuring that any employee that requires accommodation is provided with
reasonable accommodation. The ADA is an extensive law and it can sometimes be difficult to
adhere to everything that is required by law and also focus on running your rig. That is where
my Disability Management agency comes in to play. My agency works with your HR staff to
meet equal opportunity requirements and understand how to report and gain federal incentives
when hiring qualified persons with disabilities. The bottom line is, Dr. Palmer, utilizing my
Disability Management company is an investment opportunity that you wouldn’t want to lose!
4. Your sister has worked all her life as an elementary school teacher and finds life meaningless
unless she is contributing financially to her family’s survival. She has developed
osteoarthritis. Advise her (25 points worth…)…
Being that this is my sister and not my client, I would have a different type of relationship
and different access to resources should she be interested in utilizing them. First of all, I would
advise her to gather a good understanding from her doctor about whether or not she can continue
to work as an elementary school teacher with or without restrictions. Secondly, I would explain
to my sister about the benefits of vocational rehabilitation services and how the services may
assist her with navigating these changes with her body and work. If she does have to transition
out of her career, then it would be a great opportunity to refer my sister to an evaluator to take
the Adult Career Concerns Inventory. Considering my sister is an educator, it’s fair to assume
that she is also able to receive psychoeducation. I may choose to educate her on Super’s model
of career adaptability in adulthood so she can begin to consider what she will do if she needs to
face navigating the change of employment. Of course, it would also be potentially beneficial to
remind my sister that her value of contributing to her family financially may be able to continuejust though a different type of work.