Chapter 1: Are the Helping Professions for You? Key
1. A characteristic considered to be unproductive and ineffective for helping clients is to share persistent
reactions to the client in an appropriate and timely manner.
2. Jim is seeking a career in the helping professions with the hope that he will exert a significant influence on
the lives of those seeking help. His motivation to help others is based on the need
3. Helen is seeking a specialization in the helping field that attends not only to the inner workings of a person
but also to the understanding of the person in the environment. Helen should seek a degree in
4. Students often come to Brian asking advice about their relationships. He feels uneasy when he is not able to
give concrete advice concerning their problem. His motivation to help others is based on the need to
5. The desire to emulate a role model sometimes plays a part in the decision to be a helper. The Coreys refer to
this as the need to
6. The following characteristic is not conducive to effective helping:
7. The Coreys encourage trainees to view their professional life as a
8. The MSW (Master in Social Work) degree
9. Wendy hopes to become a _____ counselor. The professional organization which she will join, ASCA, stands
for
10. When choosing a career path, one needs to consider his or her occupational:
11. The temptation to give up a career in the helping field is often greatest when students
12. Which of the following is not listed as one of the typical needs of helpers?
13. From a multicultural perspective, school counselors have the challenge of
14. Which of the following specializations is primarily concerned with relationship counseling?
15. At the undergraduate level, human-services programs would be most likely to train practitioners for:
16. Professionals who have experienced a wounded spirit need to
17. Rehabilitation counseling is a holistic and integrated program of _____interventions.
18. Which of the following is not frequently identified as a specialty area or concentration offered in
rehabilitation counselor training programs?
19. Which of the following statements would leaders in the field of counseling be inclined to make to those
entering the field?
20. Which professional organization is composed of members from diverse educational and professional
backgrounds with the mission of fostering excellence in human service delivery through education, scholarship,
and practice?
21. One of the typical motivations for individuals wanting to become helpers is the need for self-help.
22. The need to be needed is a fairly typical motivation for becoming a helper.
23. Helpers who have personal needs operating as a motivation for choosing the helping professions will most
likely be ineffective in reaching clients.
24. If students in the helping professions have self-doubts, they should see this as a sign that this is the wrong
career for them to follow.
25. Making a career choice is best viewed as an ongoing process rather than an isolated event.
26. If helpers hope to function effectively in a professional role, it is essential that they learn and practice the art
of self-care.
27. Healers are rarely able to heal others out of their own experience with psychological struggle.
28. 32. It is important to realize that there is no “perfect profession” and that each profession has advantages
and drawbacks.
29. 33. NAADAC’s mission is to lead, unify, and empower addiction-focused professionals to achieve
excellence through education, advocacy, knowledge, standards of practice, ethics, professional development,
and research.
30. Because interests tend to be unstable, interest measurement is not generally used in career planning.
31. Non-licensed human service workers cannot expect to get a position in a community agency until they
obtain a master’s or doctoral degree and become licensed.
32. The rehabilitation counseling profession is founded on humanistic values.
33. Clinical and counseling psychologists often work in the same settings.
34. Counselors who work in an organization that has unfair practices should choose to either remain there and
tolerate the conditions or find employment elsewhere. They should rarely, if ever, challenge the system.
35. One guiding principle is to remain invested in the client’s process rather than the outcome.
36. In today’s world, it is increasingly important to become a generalist.