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Certified Employment Support Professional

Last exam update: Nov 18 ,2025
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Question 1

You are assisting a 30-year-old woman in an interview during which she indicates having a traumatic
brain injury. The employer asks about the nature of this disability. Which of the following is your
MOST appropriate response?

  • A. Focus on the individual's strengths, talents, and capabilities to complete the job tasks.
  • B. Excuse yourself from the interview, as the employer may not be a good match for this individual.
  • C. Tell the employer that this question violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
  • D. Disclose disability information.
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Question 2

Which of the following expectations is reasonable to ask from an individual's residential staff in
support of the individual's employment?

  • A. ensuring the individual is making friends at work
  • B. calling the employer to discuss issues the employee is having at work
  • C. reviewing skills learned at work and practicing tasks that might be difficult to perform
  • D. supporting the individual in maintaining a clean work uniform
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Question 3

You are working with a 29-year-old man who has a mental illness. He works as a janitor in a church in
the mornings for 30 hours a week. The employer notices that he has recently started having difficulty
staying on task and seems drowsy at work after 2 years of working there. What factor is LEAST likely
to be causing his current difficulties at work?

  • A. His medication
  • B. His work hours
  • C. His sleeping pattern/schedule
  • D. His general health/mental illness
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Question 4

You are presenting your employment services to the local Chamber of Commerce in order to make
business contacts and connections for future job development meetings. Which of the following
information should NOT be included in your presentation?

  • A. Definitions/explanations of the disabilities of the job seekers you represent
  • B. Consumer base and buying power of people with disabilities
  • C. Benefits of hiring the individuals you represent
  • D. Tax incentives or other value-added benefits for businesses
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Question 5

Which of the following is an example of People First Language?

  • A. He is disabled.
  • B. She is brain damaged.
  • C. She is confined to a wheelchair.
  • D. He is a person with autism.
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Question 6

The BEST time to start transition planning is:

  • A. when the student has chosen a vocation
  • B. after the student graduates from high school
  • C. as early as possible (prior to high school)
  • D. during the second semester of the student's last year of high school
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Question 7

For people with a psychiatric disability, MOST workplace accommodations cost the employer:

  • A. At least $1000
  • B. Slightly less than $500
  • C. $500 to $1000
  • D. $0-$100
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Question 8

Which of the following is the LEAST effective way for a family to support a job seeker in obtaining
competitive employment?

  • A. Providing the employment support professional with information about her job history
  • B. Providing the employment support professional with pertinent information about her disability
  • C. Attending job interviews and new employer orientation sessions to learn more about the job and hiring procedures
  • D. Assisting her to identify her interests and vocational strengths
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Question 9

An employment support professional is representing a job-seeker to a potential employer. The
employer says, "This girl seems pretty disabled. Are you sure she can do the job?" Which of the
following is the BEST initial response?

  • A. "There may be tasks she cannot do, so now seems like a good time to talk about accommodations."
  • B. "I understand. Our job matching' process is designed to connect candidates who can do the job."
  • C. "Oh. I'm sure she can do the job. Otherwise, I wouldn't be here, "ve known her for years."
  • D. "I agree with you. We will look for a job elsewhere."
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Question 10

An employment support professional is working with Carl, a 25-year-old man with an intellectual
disability, who rode the city bus once and got lost. Since then, his parents will not allow him to ride
the city bus and do not want him riding with strangers on specialized transportation service which
provides door-to-door service. His current transportation does not provide rides to work. Carl is his
own guardian and wants to receive city bus training but does not want to upset his parents. What is
the BEST advocacy for Carl to receive bus training?

  • A. Inform Carl's parents that he is gelling city bus training because he requested it and is his own guardian
  • B. Explain to Carl's parents how city bus training is provided and ensure that Carl knows what to do if he were to become lost.
  • C. Assist Carl to meet with his team and his parents to discuss city bus training, then plan and prepare for the city bus training.
  • D. Provide city bus training to Carl without his parents' knowledge and ask Carl not to tell them until he is successfully trained.
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Question 11

You are working with a 29-year-old man with a spinal cord injury who was hired as a computer
programmer for an insurance company. After a week on the job, he reports having difficulty with his
keyboard arrangement and not working as fast as he thinks he could. What is the LAST strategy to
use in helping him?

  • A. Find a new job for him.
  • B. Request a technology and ergonomic assessment from his vocational rehabilitation counselor.
  • C. Test his typing skills and speed using his computer programs.
  • D. Talk to the employer about his performance to see how the employer thinks he is progressing.
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Question 12

Which of the following statements is NOT consistent with the core values of customized
employment?

  • A. The individual has a personalized job description and/or employer expectations that were created during the negotiation process.
  • B. The individual is the primary source of information and decides the direction to explore the job market.
  • C. The individual is hired and paid directly by the employer.
  • D. The individual can earn sub-minimum wages if this is part of the negotiated job description process.
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Question 13

What is the PRIMARY role of the employment support professional?

  • A. Ensure the employee takes their scheduled breaks.
  • B. Provide supervision to the employee.
  • C. Provide integrated employment services.
  • D. Ensure the employee remains on task.
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Question 14

You are job developing for an 18-year-old male who does not perform well when the person in
charge is very direct, or as the job-seeker says, "gets in his face." Which of the following is MOST
likely to assist you in determining the workplace culture of a company that you are exploring for him
to seek a job?

  • A. Ask an associate with experience at the company to give you an assessment of the work culture.
  • B. Ask his family for ideas about how to help him be more comfortable with supervision.
  • C. Attend the employee orientation to learn about his co-workers.
  • D. Read the company handbook for information about supervisor qualifications.
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Question 15

You are supporting Susan, a 41-year-old female with a cognitive disability, at a new job. She is having
difficulty remembering the sequence of the tasks she has to complete. Which of the following would
be the LEAST reasonable support?

  • A. Hang pictures in the supply closet so that she can refer to them if she is unsure of what to do next.
  • B. Allow her to use her phone to reference reminders about which task to complete at specific times.
  • C. Have a job coach support her through her tasks until she becomes more accustomed to her routine.
  • D. Have the store manager check on her every hour to be sure that she is on the correct task.
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