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Ready to Work:
The goal of this assessment is to identify how receptive or
able a person is to assume the responsibility associated with
work. It does not make any moral or demographic judgments
about a person but tries to assess potential impediments that
may reduce a person's ability/inclination to work. The barriers
may be social in nature and might include unreliable transportation
or lack of appropriate home support. They may be attitudinal
issues of either a positive (i.e., work interest) or negative
(i.e., work avoidance) bias. Additionally, the person may
feel they don't have the energy or physical attributes needed
to withstand work or they might find the work setting "too
intrusive" because of authority concerns. The assessment goal
may be to identify potential limits for either remediation
and/or support or it may be used as an adjunct to supplement
interviews with the aim to reduce the potential of inappropriate
placements.
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READY TO WORK TraitSettm
DEFINITIONS
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- Transportation
Often many people would like to take on a steady job
but a lack of reliable transportation precludes them
from experiencing success. This scale measures the
a person's access to personal, public, or shared transportation.
- Home Life (-):
Some people are "torn between" family obligations
(everything from children to aged parents) and the
desire to hold down a job. This scale taps into potential
difficulties such as a lack of support at home (e.g.,
single parent), limited help and other "home demand"
issues.
- Work Interest (+):
Some people enjoy work and take pride in their sense
of accomplishment and earning their own way. However,
others (for both good and bad reasons) may dislike
work, find it boring or don't feel like assuming the
responsibility. This scale is designed to address
those issues and raise interview questions that can
be helpful in clarifying a person's position on work.
- Work Avoidance:
This scale measures a person's predisposition to dislike
and therefore avoid work. This is in contrast to the
Work Interest scale, that ranges from stong interest
to neutral (apathetic). Someone with work avoidance
issues will actively avoid work rather than just display
a passive lack of interest.
- Physical Stamina:
Some people feel they would like to work but for medical,
personal or health reasons, they find they just don't
have the energy or commitment required for successful
work habits. This is not meant to diagnose any health
problems/concerns but is a self-report scale where
a person can state they have "stamina concerns" and
may not be able to work full time.
- Authority Issues:
Some people enjoy working but the work setting is
critical. Many entry level jobs require supervision
and clear objectives so the presence of a supervisor
and company rules is often the norm. However, some
people dislike supervision and external standards.
They find this setting objectionable and view such
forms of authority negatively. This scale looks at
the propensity of a person to have "concerns" with
those in a position of authority.
- Withholding II:
This is a Bias scale that measures a person's tendency
to give reasonable or realistic responses versus a
"distorted" response. High scores suggest a person
may be withholding data about him/herself and may
be exaggerating the positive (socially desirable)
aspects of their behavior. Low scores can indicate
a self-critical approach. Hence, high and low scores
cause one to interpret the data either up or down.
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