_________________________ is a developmentally informed process that provides
useful feedback during one’s training and throughout one’s professional career.
a. Formative assessment
b. Summative assessment
c. Developmentally-informed assessment
d. Both a and b
In which case did the court rule that school counselors have a duty to use reasonable
means to attempt to prevent a suicide when they know about a student’s suicidal
intentions?
a. the Eisel case
b. the Hedlund case
c. the Bradeley case
d. the Tarasoff case
e. the Jablonski case
___________________and ___________________ are the hallmarks of being able to
make a difference in the helping professions.
a. Self-interest; ambition
b. Compassion for others; dedication to serving others
c. Good public relations skills; an outgoing personality
d. High verbal reasoning abilities; a high I.Q.
For a practitioner who works under a managed care system, clients have a right to
know that:
a. they will have access to needed care that extends beyond their benefits.
b. financial incentives exist to keep the amount or type of service limited.
c. the number of sessions that are allowed will be determined by the type of therapy
needed by the client.
d. the system will have no access to their records.
According to researchers, which of the following aspects of the therapeutic process are
influenced by the therapist’s values?
a. Theories of personality and therapeutic change
b. Assessment strategies
c. Goals of treatment
d. Evaluation of therapy outcomes
e. All of the above
Since the therapist/client privilege is a legal concept, which of the following is a
circumstance in which information must be provided by the therapist?
a. when the therapist is acting in a court-appointed capacity
b. when the client initiates a lawsuit against the therapist
c. when the therapist determines that the client is in need of hospitalization
d. all of the above
____________ 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
A good consultant contract:
A.is general in nature until it can be determined what the problem is.
B.leaves an open time frame until both parties are satisfied that the task has been
accomplished.
C.is a form of legal protection for both parties and can assist in developing clear
understanding of the consultation process.
D.allows the consultant to act in combination with the role of a counselor.
A counselor is likely to adopt stricter social boundaries and will be concerned about
polluting the transference relationship if he/she is:
a. psychoanalytically oriented.
b. behavioral therapists.
c. working with culturally diverse clients.
d. already engaged in an active social life.
__________ as a matter of law, refers to the constitutional right of an individual to
decide the time, place, manner, and extent of sharing oneself with others.
a. Self-disclosure
b. Privileged communication
c. Privacy
d. Confidentiality
Cultural mediators in a school system serve which of the following functions?
a. communicating with families and community organizations regarding cultural
diversity
b. facilitating access to community resources and social service agencies
c. creating a supportive and encouraging culturally diverse school and community
climate
d. serving as an information hub for culturally diverse families
e. all of the above
According to the authors, one of the best ways to teach students how to effectively
relate to a wide range of clients is:
a. through formal lectures.
b. to present specialized techniques in working with various client groups.
c. for faculty to model healthy interpersonal behavior with their students.
d. for students to engage in research on treatment strategies.
Research has provided evidence that therapists’ values influence
A.every phase of psychotherapy.
B.every phase of psychotherapy except for termination.
C.only the initial phase of psychotherapy.
D.no phase of psychotherapy if it is conducted properly.
The authors believe that some type of screening, which involves interviewing and
evaluating potential members, should be employed to select suitable members for a
group. What question needs to be pondered when screening prospective group
members?
A.If I do not allow this person to become a member of this group, what consequences
may I face as a leader?
B.Is it appropriate for this person to become a participant in this type of group, with this
leader, at this time?
C.Do I likethis person?
D.What are the odds that this person will make the dynamics interesting in this
particular group?
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.
Transference is sometimes referred to as the “unreal” relationship in therapy. This
implies that:
a. transference is merely a figment in the client’s imagination.
b. clients project onto their therapists past feelings or attitudes they had toward
significant people in their lives.
c. therapy is an artificial relationship.
d. transference is not an important issue in therapy.
A single father reports that he had too much to drink and harshly spanked his three-year
old son when he wouldn’t stop screaming. The father feels terrible about the incident
and asks his counselor to get some help for him so that it will never happen again.
Acting on the highest level of ethical functioning, the counselor would:
a. place the child in foster care until the father can learn to deal more constructively
with his anger.
b. consult with a colleague about referring her client to a treatment center.
c. examine all the factors and special circumstances of this case before acting.
d. immediately report the incident to Child Protection Services in order to protect the
child.
Which of the following ethics codes mention the practitioner’s responsibility to
recognize the special needs of diverse client populations?
A.Feminist Therapy Institute’s code of ethics
B.Canadian Counselling Association’s code of ethics
C.Code of Professional Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors
D.All of the choices
E.None of the choices
In order to assist trainees with developing competence, most family therapy training
programs encourage _____________________ and other processes designed to engage
students with their own family-of-origin issues.
a. genogram work
b. full self-disclosure
c. the mental status examination
d. hypnosis
What can a therapist do to avoid malpractice suits?
a. use some form of a diagnostic system
b. maintain prudent and reasonable practices in working with clients
c. make use of informed consent
d. keep adequate clinical records, documenting key aspects of therapy
e. all of the above
Gail feels like she has not accomplished what she wanted in her therapy group and has
decided to leave. Gail’s therapist needs to:
A.encourage her to explain why she wants to leave to other group members.
B.encourage her to leave before her negative attitude affects other members of the
group.
C.put undue pressure on her to stay in group.
D.encourage other members to pressure her to stay.
For therapists who may work with lesbian, gay, and bisexual people, it is their
responsibility to:
a. understand the special concerns of these individuals.
b. develop the knowledge and skills to competently deliver services to these clients.
c. become aware of their assumptions and attitudes toward sexual orientation.
d. confront their own personal prejudices, myths, fears, and stereotypes regarding
sexual orientation.
e. all of the above
Below is an example of a technique being used in an unethical way:
a. modifying techniques so they are suitable for the client’s cultural and ethnic
background.
b. practicing unfamiliar techniques in group.
c. having a therapeutic purpose and being grounded in some theoretical framework.
d. allowing members to choose whether or not to participate in a given experiment.
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
Most family therapy training programs employ both didactic and experiential methods
and supervised practice. Experiential methods include:
a. classroom lectures and readings.
b. both personal therapy and working with one’s own family of origin.
c. films and videotapes of family therapy sessions.
d. discussion.
The community mental-health worker focuses primarily on:
a. the early crises in an individual’s life and how they were resolved.
b. the person-in-the-environment.
c. the quality of the bonding that took place between the child and the mother.
d. using traditional approaches to bring about changes with at-risk clients.
e. finding ways to include the family of origin in any individual’s therapeutic plan.
The following is true concerning the process of consultation:
a. Consultation is a temporary process aimed at helping consultees move towards
autonomy and independence.
b. Consultation is primarily aimed at dealing with personal problems rather than work
concerns.
c. There are formal ethical guidelines specific to the practice of consultation.
d. Consultees are obliged to follow the recommendations of the consultant.
_________ should include a record of client and therapist behavior that is clinically
relevant, including interventions used, client responses to treatment strategies, the
evolving treatment plan, and any follow-up measures taken.
a. Assessments
b. Progress notes
c. Intakes
d. Screenings
Mandatory reporting laws apply to threats regarding:
a. future violence.
b. past violence.
c. both a and b.
d. none of the above.
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding clients’ files?
a. Clients have a legal right to inspect and obtain copies of records kept on their behalf
by professionals.
b. Giving clients access to their files seems to be in conflict with the consumer-rights
movement.
c. In some situations it would not be in the best interests of clients to see the contents of
their records.
d. One way to reduce the growing trend toward malpractice suits and other legal
problems is to allow clients to see their medical records, even while hospitalized.
Oppression has resulted in deep psychological and spiritual pain for persons in diverse
groups. This is referred to as
A.an identity crisis.
B.soul wounding.
C.an injury to the psyche.
D.a narcissistic injury.
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.