CERTIFIED BRAIN INJURY SPECIALIST 504 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A
PLUS PATIENT RECOVERY HANDBOOK
◉ CHART-SF.
Answer: Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Techniques -
Short Form; objective assessment of a person's engagement in roles
within society; first made in 1992 and later revised in 1999
◉ M2P2 (MPAI-4).
Answer: Mayo Portland Adaptability Inventory-4 Participation
Index; designed to track post-acute rehab outcomes of both children
and adults with TBI
◉ PART-O.
Answer: Participation Assessment with Recombined Tools-
Objective; developed by TBIMS, measures the frequency of
engagement or level of involvement in an activity
◉ What are three outcome measures used in post-acute
rehabilitation?.
Answer: CHART-SF, MPAI-4, PART-O
,◉ What are three outcome measures used in acute rehabilitation?.
Answer: DRS, Rancho Los Amigos Scale, FIM/FAM
◉ What are five outcome measures used early after injury to gauge
cognitive status?.
Answer: GCS, GOAT, O-Log, CRS-R, AIS
◉ community enfranchisement.
Answer: relatively new concept involving the extend to which the
person feels he or she has options and control over participation,
feels a part of the community, and feels valued
◉ MCID.
Answer: minimal clinically important differences; relevant in
participation to evaluate effectiveness of interventions in controlled
studies
◉ Post-injury employment rates.
Answer: Reported at less than 10-40% post-injury
◉ "Gold standard" in measuring success in rehabilitation.
Answer: Return to work
,◉ Return to work risk factors.
Answer: more severe injury, older age at time of injury, being male,
lower levels of pre-injury educational or occupational status, lack of
social support, significant physical, psycho-social, or cognitive
impairments, being of a minority race, history of substance abuse
◉ Return to work models.
Answer: supported employment, comprehensive integrated day
treatment, medical-vocational case coordination model
◉ Comprehensive integrated day treatment model for RTW.
Answer: includes individual and group therapies as well as
vocational trials and supported employment; developed by
Prigatano and Ben-Yishay; demonstrated employment rates as high
as 50-85%
◉ Vocational case coordination model to RTW.
Answer: Developed by Malec and colleagues; services included in
this model include early identification and hospital-based vocational
case coordination, early medical and vocational rehabilitation
interventions, work trials, employer education, temporary work
support, and supported employment; 80%+ of those receiving VCC
were employed in the community
◉ Resource facilitation.
, Answer: a partnership that helps people and communities choose,
get and keep information, services, and supports to make informed
choices and meet their goals; can reduce barriers and increase
timely access to resources to improve employment outcomes
◉ Supported employment model to RTW.
Answer: emphasizes the use of a vocational rehabilitation
professional, known as an employment specialist or job coach, to
provide intensive individualized assistance to help him or her with
gaining and maintaining employment in a real job for real pay in the
community
◉ True or false: Supported Employment Services are authorized
under the Rehabilitation Act and are a service option under State
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services.
Answer: True
◉ What are typical services offered by an employment specialist?.
Answer: assessment, job development, on the job training and
support, case management, and long-term follow along
◉ The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended in 1998.
Answer: provided federal grants to states to operate comprehensive
programs of VR services to persons with disabilities -- should be
considered a core resource for persons with TBI
SOLVED QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A
PLUS PATIENT RECOVERY HANDBOOK
◉ CHART-SF.
Answer: Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Techniques -
Short Form; objective assessment of a person's engagement in roles
within society; first made in 1992 and later revised in 1999
◉ M2P2 (MPAI-4).
Answer: Mayo Portland Adaptability Inventory-4 Participation
Index; designed to track post-acute rehab outcomes of both children
and adults with TBI
◉ PART-O.
Answer: Participation Assessment with Recombined Tools-
Objective; developed by TBIMS, measures the frequency of
engagement or level of involvement in an activity
◉ What are three outcome measures used in post-acute
rehabilitation?.
Answer: CHART-SF, MPAI-4, PART-O
,◉ What are three outcome measures used in acute rehabilitation?.
Answer: DRS, Rancho Los Amigos Scale, FIM/FAM
◉ What are five outcome measures used early after injury to gauge
cognitive status?.
Answer: GCS, GOAT, O-Log, CRS-R, AIS
◉ community enfranchisement.
Answer: relatively new concept involving the extend to which the
person feels he or she has options and control over participation,
feels a part of the community, and feels valued
◉ MCID.
Answer: minimal clinically important differences; relevant in
participation to evaluate effectiveness of interventions in controlled
studies
◉ Post-injury employment rates.
Answer: Reported at less than 10-40% post-injury
◉ "Gold standard" in measuring success in rehabilitation.
Answer: Return to work
,◉ Return to work risk factors.
Answer: more severe injury, older age at time of injury, being male,
lower levels of pre-injury educational or occupational status, lack of
social support, significant physical, psycho-social, or cognitive
impairments, being of a minority race, history of substance abuse
◉ Return to work models.
Answer: supported employment, comprehensive integrated day
treatment, medical-vocational case coordination model
◉ Comprehensive integrated day treatment model for RTW.
Answer: includes individual and group therapies as well as
vocational trials and supported employment; developed by
Prigatano and Ben-Yishay; demonstrated employment rates as high
as 50-85%
◉ Vocational case coordination model to RTW.
Answer: Developed by Malec and colleagues; services included in
this model include early identification and hospital-based vocational
case coordination, early medical and vocational rehabilitation
interventions, work trials, employer education, temporary work
support, and supported employment; 80%+ of those receiving VCC
were employed in the community
◉ Resource facilitation.
, Answer: a partnership that helps people and communities choose,
get and keep information, services, and supports to make informed
choices and meet their goals; can reduce barriers and increase
timely access to resources to improve employment outcomes
◉ Supported employment model to RTW.
Answer: emphasizes the use of a vocational rehabilitation
professional, known as an employment specialist or job coach, to
provide intensive individualized assistance to help him or her with
gaining and maintaining employment in a real job for real pay in the
community
◉ True or false: Supported Employment Services are authorized
under the Rehabilitation Act and are a service option under State
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services.
Answer: True
◉ What are typical services offered by an employment specialist?.
Answer: assessment, job development, on the job training and
support, case management, and long-term follow along
◉ The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended in 1998.
Answer: provided federal grants to states to operate comprehensive
programs of VR services to persons with disabilities -- should be
considered a core resource for persons with TBI
