DSP 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
✔✔B. Work with the regional centers to ensure quality services to support individuals
with intellectual/developmental disabilities under the Lanterman Act - ✔✔The
organizations known as Disability Rights California, the State Council on Developmental
Disabilities, and the Department of Developmental Services:
A. Make up the leadership and staff of each regional center
B. Work with the regional centers to ensure quality services to support individuals with
intellectual/developmental disabilities under the Lanterman Act
C. Send representatives to participate on each individual's person-centered planning
team during the development of the IPP.
D. Fund generic services for individuals with developmental disabilities
✔✔C. Regional centers and vendors - ✔✔The Department of Developmental Services
(DDS) writes and revises Title 17 regulations, which are rules guiding the work of:
A. Hospitals and clinics
B. Local education agencies
C. Regional centers and vendors
D. homes and work places
✔✔B. Coordination of services identified in an Individual Program Plan (IPP) -
✔✔Regional centers provide a variety of services to individuals, including:
A. Routine medical treatment
B. Coordination of services identified in an Individual Program Plan (IPP)
C. Basic household utilities
D. Local transportation services through a Special Vehicle Network (SVN)
✔✔A. List the individual's goals and the services and supports needed to reach those
goals - ✔✔An IPP is a written agreement between the individual and the Regional
Center that:
A. List the individual's goals and the services and supports needed to reach those goals
B. Is developed through a process of person to vendor planning
C. Is developed by the planning team and the vendor
D. Is developed without the individual at the IPP meeting
✔✔A. State Council on Developmental Disabilities - ✔✔Developmental Disabilities Area
Boards are located throughout California to carry out the mission of the:
A. State Council on Developmental Disabilities
B. Department of Developmental Services
C. Local regional centers
D. Department of Social Services
✔✔C. Community care licensed homes - ✔✔The Department of Social Services writes
and revises Title 22 regulations which are rules for:
,A. Recreation programs
B. Regional centers
C. Community care licensed homes
D. Education programs
✔✔B. Ethics - ✔✔When you see the (compass symbol) in the Student Resource Guide,
it tells you to use this DSP tool:
A. Communication
B. Ethics
C. Observation
D. Decision Making
✔✔B. Has a contract with a regional center to provide specific services and supports -
✔✔A vendor is an individual or agency who:
A. Has a special product to sell
B. Has a contract with a regional center to provide specific services and supports
C. Has a copy of the Lanterman Act and the Title 17 regulations
D. Has made a commitment to volunteer their time to support an individual in some way
✔✔C. The same rights as everyone else - ✔✔The Lanterman Act says that individuals
with developmental disabilities have:
A. No rights because they need too much support
B. Certain rights, if they behave appropriately
C. The same rights as everyone else
D. Special rights that no one else has
✔✔B. Self-advocacy, their rights, and how to speak up for themselves - ✔✔California
People First helps individuals learn about:
A. Services and supports that are vendored by the regional center
B. Self-advocacy, their rights, and how to speak up for themselves
C. Legal counseling and representation
D. Person-centered planning and service coordination
✔✔B. Prevention is the number one priority - ✔✔The most important principle of "Risk
Management" is:
A. Offer first aid immediately
B. Prevention is the number one priority
C. Keep the floor clean
D. Stop all high-risk activities
✔✔A. To actively promote practices that will keep individuals safe - ✔✔The DSP's role
in risk management is:
A. To actively promote practices that will keep individuals safe
B. To help people enjoy their lives more
C. To hold person-centered planning meetings
, D. To remove all danger from individuals' lives
✔✔A. An object or activity that may cause harm where an individual lives or works -
✔✔An environmental risk is:
A. An object or activity that may cause harm where an individual lives or works
B. Found only in nature and wooded areas
C. A health condition that may cause harm to an individual or their friends
D. A behavior that is aggressive or harmful
✔✔C. Identify the risk - ✔✔The first step in risk assessment and planning is to:
A. Remove the risk
B. Get more information about the risk
C. Identify the risk
D. Get help from the planning team
✔✔A. Submit a written report within two working days - ✔✔A mandated reporter must
report abuse or neglect of an adult by telephone immediately, and:
A. Submit a written report within two working days
B. Wait for a response before doing anything else
C. Offer first aid immediately
D. Keep details of the abuse or neglect private
✔✔B. An individual is missing - ✔✔A "Special Incident Report" must be filed with the
regional center whenever:
A. An individual has a minor injury
B. An individual is missing
C. A meal is missed
D. The DSP is unable to come to work
✔✔A. Send a written report to the regional center within the next two days (48 hours) -
✔✔After reporting a "special incident" by telephone the DSP must also:
A. Send a written report to the regional center within the next two days (48 hours)
B. Ask for a written acknowledgment of the report
C. Send a written report to the local police within the next three days (72 hours)
D. Write down the name of the person they spoke to at the regional center
✔✔B. The death of an individual, regardless of the cause - ✔✔A report shall be made to
the licensing agency whenever there is:
A. A special event involving more than 20 participants
B. The death of an individual, regardless of the cause
C. Damage to an appliance that requires immediate repair
D. An exchange of bodily fluids between individuals
✔✔B. An individual shows signs of having been physically abused - ✔✔Which of the
following must be reported by a "mandated reporter"?
GRADED A+
✔✔B. Work with the regional centers to ensure quality services to support individuals
with intellectual/developmental disabilities under the Lanterman Act - ✔✔The
organizations known as Disability Rights California, the State Council on Developmental
Disabilities, and the Department of Developmental Services:
A. Make up the leadership and staff of each regional center
B. Work with the regional centers to ensure quality services to support individuals with
intellectual/developmental disabilities under the Lanterman Act
C. Send representatives to participate on each individual's person-centered planning
team during the development of the IPP.
D. Fund generic services for individuals with developmental disabilities
✔✔C. Regional centers and vendors - ✔✔The Department of Developmental Services
(DDS) writes and revises Title 17 regulations, which are rules guiding the work of:
A. Hospitals and clinics
B. Local education agencies
C. Regional centers and vendors
D. homes and work places
✔✔B. Coordination of services identified in an Individual Program Plan (IPP) -
✔✔Regional centers provide a variety of services to individuals, including:
A. Routine medical treatment
B. Coordination of services identified in an Individual Program Plan (IPP)
C. Basic household utilities
D. Local transportation services through a Special Vehicle Network (SVN)
✔✔A. List the individual's goals and the services and supports needed to reach those
goals - ✔✔An IPP is a written agreement between the individual and the Regional
Center that:
A. List the individual's goals and the services and supports needed to reach those goals
B. Is developed through a process of person to vendor planning
C. Is developed by the planning team and the vendor
D. Is developed without the individual at the IPP meeting
✔✔A. State Council on Developmental Disabilities - ✔✔Developmental Disabilities Area
Boards are located throughout California to carry out the mission of the:
A. State Council on Developmental Disabilities
B. Department of Developmental Services
C. Local regional centers
D. Department of Social Services
✔✔C. Community care licensed homes - ✔✔The Department of Social Services writes
and revises Title 22 regulations which are rules for:
,A. Recreation programs
B. Regional centers
C. Community care licensed homes
D. Education programs
✔✔B. Ethics - ✔✔When you see the (compass symbol) in the Student Resource Guide,
it tells you to use this DSP tool:
A. Communication
B. Ethics
C. Observation
D. Decision Making
✔✔B. Has a contract with a regional center to provide specific services and supports -
✔✔A vendor is an individual or agency who:
A. Has a special product to sell
B. Has a contract with a regional center to provide specific services and supports
C. Has a copy of the Lanterman Act and the Title 17 regulations
D. Has made a commitment to volunteer their time to support an individual in some way
✔✔C. The same rights as everyone else - ✔✔The Lanterman Act says that individuals
with developmental disabilities have:
A. No rights because they need too much support
B. Certain rights, if they behave appropriately
C. The same rights as everyone else
D. Special rights that no one else has
✔✔B. Self-advocacy, their rights, and how to speak up for themselves - ✔✔California
People First helps individuals learn about:
A. Services and supports that are vendored by the regional center
B. Self-advocacy, their rights, and how to speak up for themselves
C. Legal counseling and representation
D. Person-centered planning and service coordination
✔✔B. Prevention is the number one priority - ✔✔The most important principle of "Risk
Management" is:
A. Offer first aid immediately
B. Prevention is the number one priority
C. Keep the floor clean
D. Stop all high-risk activities
✔✔A. To actively promote practices that will keep individuals safe - ✔✔The DSP's role
in risk management is:
A. To actively promote practices that will keep individuals safe
B. To help people enjoy their lives more
C. To hold person-centered planning meetings
, D. To remove all danger from individuals' lives
✔✔A. An object or activity that may cause harm where an individual lives or works -
✔✔An environmental risk is:
A. An object or activity that may cause harm where an individual lives or works
B. Found only in nature and wooded areas
C. A health condition that may cause harm to an individual or their friends
D. A behavior that is aggressive or harmful
✔✔C. Identify the risk - ✔✔The first step in risk assessment and planning is to:
A. Remove the risk
B. Get more information about the risk
C. Identify the risk
D. Get help from the planning team
✔✔A. Submit a written report within two working days - ✔✔A mandated reporter must
report abuse or neglect of an adult by telephone immediately, and:
A. Submit a written report within two working days
B. Wait for a response before doing anything else
C. Offer first aid immediately
D. Keep details of the abuse or neglect private
✔✔B. An individual is missing - ✔✔A "Special Incident Report" must be filed with the
regional center whenever:
A. An individual has a minor injury
B. An individual is missing
C. A meal is missed
D. The DSP is unable to come to work
✔✔A. Send a written report to the regional center within the next two days (48 hours) -
✔✔After reporting a "special incident" by telephone the DSP must also:
A. Send a written report to the regional center within the next two days (48 hours)
B. Ask for a written acknowledgment of the report
C. Send a written report to the local police within the next three days (72 hours)
D. Write down the name of the person they spoke to at the regional center
✔✔B. The death of an individual, regardless of the cause - ✔✔A report shall be made to
the licensing agency whenever there is:
A. A special event involving more than 20 participants
B. The death of an individual, regardless of the cause
C. Damage to an appliance that requires immediate repair
D. An exchange of bodily fluids between individuals
✔✔B. An individual shows signs of having been physically abused - ✔✔Which of the
following must be reported by a "mandated reporter"?
