The Professional Training Standards of Group Workers specify:
A.a set of core knowledge.
B.skill competencies.
C.both knowledge and skill competencies.
D.specialized training for advanced group leadership.
____________ is an organized system by which practitioners within a profession assess
one another’s services.
A.Networking
B.Mentoring
C.Monitoring
D.Peer review
Disclosures should be given in
a. plain language in a culturally sensitive manner and must be understandable to clients,
including minors and people with impaired cognitive functioning.
b. elevated language that will impress consumers and give them confidence in the
services they are about to receive.
c. writing, which makes it unnecessary to discuss informed consent during sessions.
d. several languages since we live in a multicultural society.
Which of the following statements is/are true about principle ethics?
a. Principle ethics is a set of obligations and a method that focuses on moral issues.
b. One goal of principle ethics is to establish a framework to guide future ethical
thinking and behavior.
c. Principle ethics asks the question, “Am I doing what is best for my client?”
d. All of the above
e. a and b only
Which of the following statements is true with regard to therapists experiencing
personal problems and conflicts?
a. If you are experiencing problems, you have no business practicing as a therapist.
b. Psychoanalysis is increasingly being recommended for trainees who are experiencing
countertransference.
c. Therapists should be awareof their areas of denial and unresolved problems and
conflicts.
d. Therapists are strongly encouraged to work through their personal issues in
supervision.
The following is a safeguard against malpractice accusations:
A.giving free sessions until the client is able to pay.
B.never engaging in bartering under any circumstances.
C.avoiding a client’s perception of abandonment by not taking time off.
D.practicing in specific areas where you are competent.
Law and ethics:
a. are two distinct entities.
b. share common elements.
c. are synonymous.
d. almost always conflict with each other.
Denise is a Euro-American social worker who is a former welfare client. A divorcee and
mother of four, she succeeded in completing her degree and getting off the system in
four years. She is now working in a welfare-to-work program and sets similar goals for
her multicultural clients. Denise’s attitude and actions indicate that she:
A.believes in her client’s ability to achieve and live up to her expectations.
B.is well intentioned and willing to challenge her clients.
C.can serve as a model of what her clients can accomplish with their lives–if she could
do it, so can her clients.
D.is operating out of the majority value system and presuming that her clients have the
same goals.
The following is true concerning the group experience:
a. The group leader can guarantee that all members will respect the
confidentiality rule.
b. Members may experience disruptions in their lives as a result of their work
in group.
c. The legal concept of privileged communication generally applies in a
group setting.
d. Group members need to be coerced into participating in exercises that will
benefit them.
In case you are involved in a malpractice suit, what should you do?
a. Destroy or alter any files that could incriminate you.
b. Discuss the case with as many people as possible to get ideas of what to do next.
c. Seek out the client who is suing you and attempt to change his or her mind.
d. Seek consultation with an attorney.
e. Continue the professional relationship with the client who is suing you, lest you be
charged with abandonment.
____________ to give informed consent means that the client has the ability to make
rational decisions.
a. Comprehension of information
b. Voluntariness
c. Capacity
d. Willingness
The basic purpose of professional codes of ethics is to:
A.educate professionals about sound ethical conduct, provide a mechanism for
professional accountability and serve as a catalyst for improving practice.
B.protect professionals from lawsuits.
C.set standards that will be understood and enforced across all cultures.
D.enhance the image of the helping professions.
Which of the following court cases involved an employee assistance program provider
who refused to counsel homosexual clients on the basis of religious beliefs and was
eventually terminated by her employer?
A.Jablonski vs. United States
B.Jaffee vs. Redmond
C.Bruff vs. North Mississippi Health Services, Inc.
D.Tarasoff vs. Board of Regents of the University of California
Which of the following tools is/are used to assist a practitioner in the process of
psychodiagnosis?
A.Clinical interviewing
B.Observation
C.Psychometric tests
D.Rating scales
E.All of the choices
_________ represents the least degree of regulation of professional practice.
a. Certification
b. Licensure
c. Registration
d. Accreditation
Which one of the following is NOT the responsibility of a clinical supervisor?
a. Supervisors are responsible for the actions of their trainees.
b. Supervisors must check on the trainees’ progress and be familiar with
their caseloads.
c. Supervisors must inform trainees about the goals and process of supervision.
d. Supervisors must be willing to provide personal therapy to trainees when trainees
have personal problems that affect their clients.
______________________________ refers to a helping intervention and process that
defines contextual goals consistent with the life experiences and cultural values of
clients, balancing the importance of individualism versus collectivism in assessment,
diagnosis, and treatment.
a. Multicultural counseling
b. Collectivistic counseling
c. Context-oriented counseling
d. Feminist therapy
___________________ addresses issues of oppression, privilege, and social inequities.
a. Social justice
b. The empowerment model
c. Self Psychology
d. The discrimination model
e. Reality therapy
Elena, your client of two years, has just received the news that she is losing her
insurance coverage; however, she recently had a breakthrough in therapy and needs to
continue working on her issues. As an ethical therapist, you should
A.refer her to a community mental health center where she can get services at a low
cost.
B.determine new payment terms so that Elena can continue working with you.
C.terminate therapy and give Elena some good book references so she can work
through her issues on her own.
D.terminate therapy and encourage Elena to look in the Yellow Pages for a new
therapist who will accept a sliding scale arrangement.
Cathy is an eating disorders specialist who has a past history of bulimia. Given her
personal experiences with dysfunctional eating patterns, Cathy
a. can draw upon her life experiences in her work as a counselor.
b. should abandon her specialization and choose a new area to specialize in so as to
practice ethically.
c. should assume that her clients developed their dysfunctional eating patterns for the
same reasons that she developed bulimia.
d. should be very open with her clients about her struggles with bulimia and tell them
her own stories to make them feel more comfortable.
The authors state that in many ways, therapeutic encounters serve as mirrors in which
therapists can see their own lives reflected. As a consequence,
A.therapy can become a catalyst for change in the therapist as well as in the client.
B.many therapists become narcissistic.
C.therapists tend to commit ethical violations stemming from blurred boundaries.
D.All therapists are required to participate in their own therapy.
Concerning the matter of the psychological risks involved in participating in a group,
ethical practice demands that leaders:
a. make sure that their groups are risk free.
b. insist on members signing a contract stating they are willing to incur any potential
risks or negative outcomes of a group.
c. take precautionary measures to reduce unnecessary psychological risks.
d. consult with an attorney to determine if these risks might make leaders vulnerable to
malpractice suits.
The major type(s) of elder abuse is/are:
a. financial or material exploitation.
b. sexual abuse.
c. physical abuse.
d. all of the above
In contrast to the past, the American Psychological Association now views multiple
relationships in a ____________________ manner and emphasizes the importance of
___________________ in making ethical decisions.
A.more flexible; context
B.less flexible; unbending ethical rules
C.skeptical; being conservative
D.both b and c.
Autonomyrefers to
a. the promotion of self-determination.
b. the freedom of clients to be self-governing within their social and cultural
framework.
c. the act of increasing client dependency.
d. both a and b.
Working effectively with cultural diversity in the therapeutic process is
a. a requirement of good ethical practice.
b. a skill that some clinicians may choose to develop.
c. not related to ethics, but is related to professionalism.
d. is neither related to ethics nor professionalism.
In most training programs, students are expected to
a. engage in appropriate self-disclosure and participate in various self-growth activities.
b. disclose their deepest and darkest secrets.
c. undergo psychoanalysis.
d. all of the above.
Fran has decided to start an online counseling practice. Which of the following have the
potential to result in unethical behavior?
a. Accepting psychotic/seriously disturbed individuals as clients
b. Charging fees that may not be covered by insurance companies
c. Providing inaccurate diagnoses due to lack of behavioral clues
d. Promising confidentiality and privacy
e. All of the above
One might argue that taking a(n) _____________________perspective not only raises
practitioners’ anxiety but encourages them to focus on avoiding risks to themselves
rather than focusing on their ethical obligations and the potential risks to clients.
a. risk management
b. ethical
c. pro bono
d. professional
Dan and Rachel have been assigned to work together as co-leaders of an anxiety
disorders group. In order to be effective models for their group members, they
a. should seek supervision only if issues arise between them.
b. should explore their personal beliefs and perspectives about co-facilitation.
c. should inspire each other by competing with each other to develop the most creative
techniques.
d. depend heavily on each other.