Jones-Smith, Culturally Diverse Counseling, 1e
SAGE Publishing, 2019
Chapter 7: Culturally Responsive Case Conceptualization
and Treatment Planning
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. A counselor’s case conceptualization for clients is influenced by two distinct areas.
Those areas are ______.
A. personal and professional worldviews
B. personal worldview and theoretical perspectives
C. diversity of the counselor and diversity of the client
D. type of training received and openness to different cultures
2. Why do counselors need a systematic way of incorporating culture into the therapy
relationship?
A. because culture plays a significant role in assessment
B. because culture is the primary force in the creation of a person’s identity
C. because culture is the only force in the creation of a person’s identity
D. because culture plays a significant role in treatment
3. All of the following are key findings from the 2001 U.S. Surgeon General report on the
mental health status of racial/ethnic minorities, EXCEPT ______.
A. a clinician’s cultural competency in service delivery is crucial to the well-being of
people of color
B. mental health needs for people of color often go unmet
C. understanding cultural and sociopolitical factors for people of color are strongly
needed
D. people of color are more likely to seek treatment but it is less likely to be effective
4. According to the textbook, what is the best structure for integrating multicultural
concepts into case conceptualization?
A. Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI)
B. culturally competence unstructured interview
C. listening for client stories
D. rating scales
5. What is one of the major advantages of using the Cultural Formulation Interview with
culturally diverse clients?
A. It does not require a client to be diagnosed.
B. It promotes individualized assessment.
C. It promotes individualized treatment.
D. It is a norm-referenced, quantitative assessment tool.
6. Clinicians should assess two parts of a client’s migration history. These two parts
include ______.
A. pre-migration and post-migration
B. post-migration and current functioning
C. pre-migration and immigration journey
D. immigration journey and current functioning
7. A clinician who is assessing the client’s way of expressing and perceiving their illness
is engaged in what component of the Cultural Formulation Interview?
A. assessing cultural identity
B. cultural explanation of the illness
C. cultural factors related to psychosocial environment
D. overall impact of culture on diagnosis and care
8. ______ is when a therapist who is from the same racial or ethnic group overidentify
with a client beyond that which would be healthy.
A. Ethnocultural transference
B. Ethnocultural countertransference
C. Cultural compassion
D. Cultural dissonance
9. ______ is when a clinician goes from overcompensation to exaggerated friendliness
and suspicion with concealed hostility.
A. Ethnocultural transference
B. Ethnocultural countertransference
C. Cultural compassion
D. Cultural dissonance
10. Which of the following is a strengths-based technique that allows the client to record
a specific strength they used every day to handle life issues?
A. strengths journal
B. strengths card
C. strengths memories
D. strengths charts
True/False
1. Mental health disorders among people in most ethnic minority groups are
experienced at higher rates, compared to Caucasians.
2. A clinical diagnosis from the DSM-5 is an expression of culture.
3. From a strengths-based model, the purpose of a treatment plan is designed to
motivate the individual or family to change.
Short Answer
1. Briefly describe consequences of clinician bias toward clients.
2. What is case conceptualization?
3. List the four components of a conceptualization model from a strengths-based
therapy perspective.