RCs Possess a Unique Knowledge, Awareness, and Skill-Set to Work

question 2

Multiple Choice

RCs possess a unique knowledge, awareness, and skill-set to work with the challenges people with disabilities face on a day-to-day basis across multiple life areas. Which statement best depicts this principle:

• A) The field of rehabilitation counseling evolved primarily as a group of specialty areas (e.g., vocational, school, mental health, and rehabilitation) that practiced a common core of competencies and foundational skills. Thus, best practices in rehabilitation counseling exemplifies that RCs can work with all persons.
• B) The rehabilitationist is a counselor and psychotherapist first and foremost. He or she works with the holistic needs of all individuals, regardless of disability. The fact that the individual may or may not have a mental or physical disability should not matter in the delivery of services.
• C) The field of counseling evolved primarily as a group of specialty areas (e.g., vocational, school, mental health, and rehabilitation) that practiced a common core of competencies and foundational skills. Best practices in rehabilitation suggests that RCs understand the unique cultural attributes of their clients and understand the medical, psychosocial, vocational, and mental health impact that the disability has on their client's life.
• D) The rehabilitationist is a psychotherapist first and foremost. He or she works with the mental health needs of all individuals, regardless of disability. The fact that the individual may have a disability does not alter this fact; most physical conditions have co-occurring mental health conditions. Thus, knowing how to treat mental health conditions can go a long way therapeutically.

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Definitions:

Skeletal Muscle Fibers

Cellular components of skeletal muscles that contract to produce voluntary movements of the body.

Voluntary Control

The ability to consciously control movements of the body or parts of the body, such as limbs.

Striated

Having a series of linear marks, grooves, or ridges; often used to describe muscle tissue that appears striped under a microscope.

Cylindrical-Shaped

Describes an object or structure with a straight, round shape that is uniform in diameter throughout its length.