A supervisor in the Department of Rehabilitative Services is critical of the per

Question

A supervisor in the Department of Rehabilitative Services is critical of the performance of one of her counselors.   The counselor is expected to arrange job training for those in need of vocational rehabilitation so that they may find employment.   Yet the counselor has managed to place just over 30% of his clients. The counselor argues that he is doing a good job and that the reason for his overall low rate of placement is that most of his clients are severely disabled, which makes them very difficult to place.   The counselor’s case load is presented in the accompanying table.  

Question:

Percentage the table appropriately, and evaluate who is correct -- the supervisor or the counselor?

TABLE

Job placement                  not severely disabled                     severely disabled

Not placed                                          23                                         100

Placed                                               42                                   23

Explanation / Answer

Solution:-

Counseller is correct, since he has placed around 34.57% of the total students, while there are 65.42% of the students who are severely disabled.

If we consider the placement of students who are not severely disabled then the percentage of placed students among not severely disabled = 64.6%.

If we consider the placement of students who are severely disabled then the percentage of placed students among severely disabled = 18.7%.

From above percentage we can say that counselor is doing a good job and that the reason for his overall low rate of placement is that most of his clients are severely disabled, which makes them very difficult to place.

Related Questions

Navigate

• Browse (All)
• Browse A
• Subjects

Integrity-first tutoring: explanations and feedback only — we do not complete graded work. Learn more.