Community workers include all of the following except:
a. social workers.
b. psychologists.
c. human service workers.
d. nurses.
e. none of the above
Most writers in the chapter on values tend to agree on which following principle?
a. Therapists have the ultimate task of deciding what is best for their clients.
b. Therapists have a role in promoting self-determination as a value for clients.
c. If therapists have value differences with their clients, they should do what they can to
convert their clients toward their own values.
d. Under no circumstances is it appropriate for therapists to disclose their values to their
clients, lest they sway them.
If counselors are working with families, and if their program did not prepare them for
competence in family therapy, they are:
a. vulnerable to a malpractice suit.
b. doing what they must do under the circumstances.
c. on safe ground as long as the family knows about their limited training.
d. doing the appropriate thing if an individual client requests family therapy sessions.
Mandating clients to attend groups:
a. is clearly unethical.
b. is always an invasion of the rights of clients.
c. is illegal in most states.
d. can be ethical if informed consent procedures are followed.
Essential components of multicultural counseling include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. counselors are aware of culture-specific methods of helping.
b. counselors feel comfortable with their client’s differing beliefs.
c. counselors avoid becoming involved in out-of-office interventions.
d. counselors are aware of how their own biases could affect minority clients.
e. counselors can send and receive both verbal and nonverbal messages appropriately.
Family systems therapists believe that many symptoms
a. stem from problems within the family system.
b. originate in the individual.
c. both a and b.
d. neither a nor b.
Practitioners can help create ripples within segments of a community if they are
committed to becoming
A.grassroots change agents.
B.politicians.
C.lobbyists.
D.lawyers.
Empirical research ____________________the centrality of the therapeutic relationship
as a primary factor contributing to psychotherapy outcomes.
A.downplays
B.exaggerates
C.strongly and consistently supports
D.inconsistently supports
A major professional issue for consultants is the degree to which their personal values
will have an impact on their actions and decisions in the consultation process. It is
critical that:
A.difficult decisions be made for the consultees and support them with the follow-up
action.
B.the consultant investigates the goals of the organization to determine if they need to
be changed.
C.consultants present qualifications to show that they are competent to deliver the
services being contracted.
D.consultants make consultees aware that they may be providing services that are
beyond their competency.
Ted is a counselor educator and also acts as therapeutic agent for his students’ personal
development since personal awareness is considered to be an intrinsic part of
developing counselor skills in the program at the university in which he teaches. Ted is:
A.totally unethical in attempting to guide his students towards self-awareness.
B.involved in a situation in which he will become so subjective that he will be unable to
teach his students.
C.involved in role blending which is inevitable in the process of educating and
supervising counselor trainees.
D.in a situation that automatically leads to a conflict of interest.
Which of the following statements is not accurate?
A.Supervisors are ultimately responsible, both ethically and legally, for the actions of
their trainees.
B.Supervisors should not supervise more trainees than they can responsibly manage at
one time.
C.Supervisors are not expected to maintain records pertaining to their work with
supervisees.
D.It is essential that supervisors are familiar with the caseloads of their supervisees.
Concerning ethical standards on sexual intimacy between client and mental health
professional:
a. virtually all of the professional organizations now have a specific statement
condemning sexual intimacies in the client/therapist relationship.
b. only the APA has specifically deemed sexual intimacy with clients as unethical.
c. most professional organizations do NOT have a specific code condemning sexual
intimacies in therapy.
d. none of the existing codes have any definite procedures for filing and processing
ethical complaints against therapists.
Which of the following therapist behaviors might be indicative of a countertransference
reaction?
a. Overprotecting the client
b. Treating the client in benign ways
c. Rejecting a client
d. Seeking the approval of the client
e. All of the above
Which of the following situations has the potential to harm or exploit a client?
A.Entering a business venture with a client.
B.Developing a sexual relationship with a client.
C.Establishing a social relationship with a client.
D.All of the choices.
Responsible practice requires that you
A.exercise informed, sound, and responsible judgment.
B.demonstrate a willingness to consult with colleagues.
C.keep yourself up to date through reading and continuing education.
D.All of the choices.
Professionals who are NOT at a high risk of burnout include:
a. those who get most of their personal needs met through their social life outside of
work.
b. those who assume unreasonable responsibility for client outcomes.
c. those who limit their work to one type of activity.
d. those who work with very demanding clients.
Ethical guidelines regarding confidentiality require that counselors do not:
a. allow clerical assistants to handle confidential information.
b. use client records to consult with experts or peers.
c. use client case studies to teach or write books even when their clients’ identities are
disguised.
d. disclose client information unless there is clear and imminent danger to the client or
others or when legal requirements demand that confidential information be revealed.
Prevention programs, such as interpersonal skills training or marriage education, that
help people develop a wider range of competencies are considered
A.direct client services.
B.indirect client services.
C.direct community services.
D.indirect community services.
A community is a number of people who share a distinct ________________, or other
characteristic that clearly identifies their commonality and differentiates them from
those not sharing it.
a. location
b. belief
c. interest
d. activity
e. all of the above
Virtue ethics asks which of the following questions?
a. Is what I am doing legal?
b. Is this situation unethical?
c. Am I doing what is best for my client?
d. Is there a basic conflict between the ethical and legal course?
e. How can I best protect myself from a malpractice suit?
Programs such as life-planning workshops, value-clarification seminars, and
interpersonal-skills training are examples of:
a. direct community services in the form of preventive education.
b. indirect community services aimed at changing the social environment by
influencing policymakers.
c. direct client services focusing on outreach activities to an at-risk population.
d. indirect client services consisting of client advocacy involving active intervention on
the behalf of an individual or a group.
The first level of ethical functioning is characterized by compliance with the law and by
following the ethical codes. This is called:
a. personal ethics.
b. ideal ethics.
c. aspirational ethics.
d. mandatory ethics.
e. basic ethics.
Counseling for social justice requires
a. a master’s degree and preferably a doctoral degree.
b. being a member of an underrepresented group.
c. a paradigm shift.
d. both a and b.
The notion that certain actions will inevitably lead to a progressive deterioration of
ethical behavior is commonly referred to as:
a. the slippery slope phenomenon.
b. therapist decay.
c. the ethical deterioration phenomenon.
d. role erosion.
According to the text, which of the following would not be considered a professional
mental health worker?
a. Practitioner
b. Social worker
c. Rehabilitation counselor
d. Community worker
e. None of the above
A major professional issue for consultants is the degree to which their personal values
will have an impact on their actions and decisions in the consultation process. It is
critical that:
a. difficult decisions be made for the consultees and support them with the follow-up
action.
b. the consultant investigate the goals of the organization to determine if they need to be
changed.
c. consultants present qualifications to show that they are competent to deliver the
services being contracted.
d. consultants make consultees aware that they may be providing services that are
beyond their competency.
Mandatory reporting laws apply to threats regarding:
a. future violence.
b. past violence.
c. both a and b.
d. none of the above.
According to the authors, what makes us “therapeutic persons”?
A.The willingness to live in accordance with what we teach
B.Completing the coursework in one’s training program
C.Getting 3000 hours of supervised clinical experience
D.Both b and c
Due to the inherent difficulties associated with maintaining confidentiality in online
groups, the authors oppose online group counseling for _______________________
reasons.
a. clinical
b. ethical
c. spiritual
d. a and b
Research trends in group counseling and psychotherapy point to a set of recognizable
factors that have been shown to create positive outcomes in groups. These include all of
the following except
a. skilled leaders
b. appropriately referred group members
c. defined goals
d. frequent use of behavioral techniques
Educating clients about the treatment process might well include exploring:
a. what services the therapist will provide.
b. how long the will treatment last.
c. the behavior expected of the client.
d. what financial considerations need to be taken into account.
e. all of the above
In order to apply our knowledge and skills competently,
a. we must be perfectly healthy.
b. we must attend to our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being.
c. self-care routines must be rigidly adhered to on a daily basis.
d. all of the above.