Question 1

James sustained a severe head injury when he was 13. At 18 he is participating in a transition program at his high school. He has applied for a courtesy clerk position at a major grocery store. He has completed an application and an interview. The prospective employer is uncertain about having an employee with a disability. The occupational therapist on the team who knows James and the demands of the job decides to discuss the nature of brain injury and supported employment with the owner. What kind of occupational therapy intervention is this?

Accepted Answer

A)   Consultation
B)   Education
C)   Monitoring
D)   Direct service B

Question 2

Special education and services have been made available through the public education system to children and youth who have disabilities, since passage of Public Law 94-142 the Education for all Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (EHA), currently known as IDEA. How is occupational therapy described in the EHA and its subsequent amendments?

Accepted Answer

A)   Transition service
B)   Supportive service
C)   Related service
D)   Direct service C

Question 3

What does the term related services not include?

Accepted Answer

A)   Counseling
B)   Recreation
C)   Transportation
D)   Vocational rehabilitation D

Question 4

Jonathan is a 15-year-old who sustained traumatic brain injury at the age of 5. He now has significant limitations when completing written classroom assignments. What should the education team do to help him?

Accepted Answer

A)   Develop discipline-specific goals.
B)   Introduce Jonathan to the special education teacher.
C)   Excuse Jonathan from written work.
D)   Identify appropriate transition goals

Question 5

IDEA requires educationally relevant evaluations to be conducted by members of the IEP team. What would the occupational therapist bring to the evaluation process for a 16-year-old student who is eligible for special education and who is a quadriplegic as a result of a spinal cord injury at the age of 9?

Accepted Answer

A)   The student's current level of participation in available education activities
B)   A list of interventions that have worked for the student in the past
C)   Needed curriculum modifications
D)   Strength and endurance evaluation

Question 6

Until what age are students eligible for transition services?

Accepted Answer

A)   14 years
B)   16 years
C)   18 years
D)   22 years

Question 7

Occupational therapists help to uphold the intent of IDEA. Which of the following represents optimal practice that is consistent with IDEA's intent?

Accepted Answer

A)   Occupational therapists collaborate with special education teachers only.
B)   Occupational therapists enable students with and without disabilities to be educated together.
C)   Occupational therapists support special education students as they work to meet all general curriculum standards.
D)   Occupational therapy evaluation identifies a student's transition-related deficits.

Question 8

In 1997, IDEA was reauthorized and amended. Key changes in the law included the addition of a general education focus. What are the implications of this change?

Accepted Answer

A)   Students with disabilities participate in the general education curriculum, and special education students spend all of their school time attending general classes.
B)   Special education students spend all of their school time attending general classes, and special educators are no longer needed.
C)   General education teachers are now the teachers of all children, and special educators are no longer needed.
D)   General education teachers are now the teachers of all children, and students with disabilities participate in the general education curriculum.

Question 9

Which of the following are true of the Individualized Education Program (IEP)?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is a written plan and a legal document.
B)   It is a written plan and developed by the student's special education teacher.
C)   It is a written plan and developed by the student's general education teacher.
D)   All of the above

Question 10

Cassie is an 18-year-old student with cerebral palsy who participates in a transition program. Before services, the education team completes an evaluation. Team members observe Cassie's performance during activities in selected environments. Based on careful observation, the activity demands and Cassie's ability to perform in each environment are noted. What kind of evaluation would you call this?

Accepted Answer

A)   Transition evaluation
B)   Assistive technology assessment
C)   Discrepancy analysis
D)   Outcome assessment

Question 11

In 1997, IDEA was reauthorized and amended. Which of the following are now legal mandates?

Accepted Answer

A)   Students with disabilities must participate in district and statewide school accountability efforts.
B)   Annual student goals are now prescribed by the law.
C)   Schools are responsible for implementing all needed transition-related services.
D)   Students receiving special education participate in a combined education program with other disabled students.

Question 12

There are many benefits associated with interagency linkages during the transition process for students with disabilities. Which of the following is true of interagency linkages?

Accepted Answer

A)   Schools direct and control transition services and receive cooperation from other agencies.
B)   Interagency linkages have not yet become a part of the law.
C)   Interagency linkages can include shared financial responsibility for a student's transition services.
D)   It is mandatory to state the interagency responsibilities and commitments in the IEP.

Question 13

In what way did the 1997 amendments affect school-based occupational therapy services?

Accepted Answer

A)   General education teachers are now the teachers of all children.
B)   Special educators are no longer needed.
C)   Special education students spend all of their school time attending general classes.
D)   Students with disabilities participate in the special education curriculum only.

Question 14

Ian is a 17-year-old with cerebral palsy who uses a manual wheelchair that is pushed by others. He is sociable, and he likes to talk, although it costs him some effort. As the occupational therapist, you carry out an ecological assessment in the domestic domain. You consider it important to note on the assessment form that Ian and his mother communicate quite effectively during meal preparation through the mother's use of "yes" and "no" type of questions, to which Ian responds. How would you document this observation using an ecological assessment form?

Accepted Answer

A)   As an interest
B)   As an activity
C)   As performance
D)   As a deficit

Exam 27: Transition Services: From School to Adult Life