Which of the statements below is/are true about community practice activities?
a. Most occur outside traditional agency settings.
b. Constituency self-determination is the primary goal of these activities.
c. Most involve the use of power and influence to bring about social change.
d. All of the above.
Confidentiality in groups:
a. is not protected by law in most states.
b. can be legally assured if the group leader is a licensed professional.
c. presents no ethical dilemmas.
d. can be guaranteed for the members at the first session.
The purpose in using a technique is to
A.facilitate movement.
B.impress clients with your creativity and skill.
C.help clients to rationalize their feelings.
D.trigger strong emotions.
E.All of the choices.
Professionals who believe that suicide prevention is their ethical responsibility would
find which of the following statements to be FALSE?
a. Once a counselor determines that a significant risk does exist, appropriate action
must be taken.
b. Failure to take action can result in the therapist’s being held liable.
c. Therapists should consider decreasing the frequency of the counseling sessions, so as
not to create dependency in the client.
d. Therapists should develop a therapeutic contract with suicidal clients.
e. Therapists should not make themselves the only person responsible for the decisions
and actions of their clients.
Practicing counseling without an explicit theoretical rationale is somewhat like
a. driving a car with a GPS device.
b. trying to sail a boat without a rudder.
c. flying a plane without a co-pilot.
d. taking a train ride.
Regarding the matter of fees for professional services, the AAMFT codes specify that
family therapists:
a. do not accept payment for making referrals.
b. do not become involved with third party payors.
c. never change their fee structure during the time they work with a given family.
d. must have clients sign a document that states that they understand the policies
pertaining to payment for services.
e. none of the above.
The multicultural and social justice perspective on assessment and treatment focuses
on:
a. using the DSM-IV-TR to accurately identify a client’s deficits.
b. client strengths within a cultural and historical framework.
c. maintaining the power differential that is inherent in the therapist/client relationship.
d. utilizing intelligence tests in addition to a battery of vocational and interest
inventories.
According to the National Association of Social Workers policy on working with
end-of-life decisions, it would not be appropriate for the professional to:
a. facilitate exploration of alternatives.
b. help patients express their thoughts and feelings.
c. deliver, supply, or personally participate in the commission of an act of assisted
suicide.
d. provide information to make an informed choice.
e. deal with issues of grief and loss.
Training programs have a responsibility to:
a. honor their commitment to the students they admit.
b. protect future consumers who will be served by those who graduate.
c. both of the above
d. none of the above
___________________________ uses assessment to understand the client’s pattern of
thinking and to identify self-defeating beliefs.
a. Feminist therapy
b. Cognitive-behavioral approaches
c. Behavior therapy
d. Systemic therapies
Counselors can influence their clients’ values by:
a. paying attention and reinforcing certain aspects of what their clients disclose.
b. their nonverbal behavior.
c. asking leading questions.
d. all of the above
Demonstrating less interest in a woman’s career than in a man’s career and encouraging
couples to accept the belief that child rearing is principally the responsibility of the
mother are behaviors that ___________________ would NOT endorse.
a. nonsexist family therapists
b. sexist therapists
c. gender-biased therapists
d. object relations-oriented therapists
Which of the following is not considered to be one of the characteristics of diversity
sensitive group work?
A.Group counselors respect members’ religious and spiritual beliefs and values.
B.Group counselors respect the roles of family and community hierarchies within a
client’s culture.
C.Group counselors treat all members as if they are the same and have the same values.
D.Group counselors acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for working with
diverse clients.
Counseling is ____________________preaching, persuasion, and instruction.
a. exactly the same as
b. not synonymous with
c. very similar to
d. better than
The professional practice of couples and family therapy is regulated by:
a. state laws.
b. professional specialty guidelines and ethics codes.
c. peer review.
d. continuing education.
e. all of the above.
The authors have discovered that many of the issues relevant to beginning professionals
A.resurface and take on different meanings at various stages in a professional’s life.
B.are no longer relevant as they gain clinical experience.
C.originate from neurotic complexes.
D.are more intense for school counselors as opposed to clinical community counselors
and rehabilitation counselors.
Going outside the office to provide counseling services can:
a. decrease suspicion and enhance trust.
b. increase suspicion and decrease trust.
c. serve as an opportunity for therapists to get a firsthand view of their client’s home,
rituals, neighborhood, community, and support system.
d. Both a and c.
Dr. Geller is a faculty member in a training program that graduates trainees who he
believes are incompetent. He has tried to address these issues with the program
administrators and faculty; however, to no avail. Dr. Geller
a. should make the conflict known to the institution and then adhere to his ethical
duties.
b. should conform to the program’s standards since he is employed there and needs to
cooperate with his colleagues.
c. should get trainees to complain to the program administrators about the low
standards.
d. none of the above.
James and Mary were in counseling for marital problems. The counselor decided to
meet each partner in an individual session before meeting them as a couple. James
confided that he was HIV-positive and was not going to tell his spouse because she
would know that he had been unfaithful. The counselor decided to break confidentially
after attempts to encourage James to inform his wife of his condition were
unsuccessful. The counselor’s action:
A.was illegal and may result in sanctions.
B.may be considered ethical, yet the practitioner could be in violation of a legal
standard.
C.was unethical since confidentiality was broken.
D.was ethical and meets the American Counseling Association standard regarding
contagious diseases which states that practitioners must report when a client is HIV
positive.
Which of the practitioners described below would not be an effective family therapist?
a. One who demonstrates acceptance, interest, and caring
b. One who works in patterns
c. One who downplays the influence of diversity
d. One who is assertive and confident
Expulsion or suspension of members from professional associations:
A.is a major sanction.
B.cannot be appealed.
C.is often reported in the journals of the professional associations.
D.All of the choices
E.a and c
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.
Therapists cannot use the limitations of the managed care plan as a shield for
failing to:
a. render crisis intervention.
b. make appropriate referrals.
c. request additional services from the managed care plan.
d. all of the above
Most professional organizations support efforts to
A.require pro bono work at the rate of at least 20% of the work week for all
professionals.
B.write regulations that encourage competition.
C.make continuing education a mandatory condition of relicensing.
D.require personality tests from all practitioners to ensure that those who enter the field
are in good mental health.
Key Collectivism, interdependence, family embeddedness and connectedness,
hierarchies of relationship, and multigenerational perspectives are more familiar
concepts in __________________ cultures.
A.Eastern
B.Western
C.Northern
D.Southern
Legitimate alternatives to psychotherapy do NOT include:
a. indigenous healing practices.
b. crisis-intervention.
c. 14-step programs.
d. peer self-help groups.
_____________________ refers to individual differences on a number of variables that
place clients at risk for discrimination based on age, gender, gender identity, race,
ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, language, or
socioeconomic status.
A.Diversity
B.Multipluralism
C.Discriminatory variables
D.Oppression
Which is an argument for diagnosis?
a. Diagnosis facilitates the selection of the most suitable form of therapy.
b. Diagnosis can increase the chance of a malpractice suit.
c. Diagnosis can rob people of their uniqueness.
d. Diagnosis can lead people to accept self-fulfilling prophecies.
Leanne began to feel overwhelmed with her job at the counseling center. In addition to
her regular duties, she was responsible for supervising all trainees. To manage her time,
she spent a disproportionate amount of time with certain trainees and neglected others,
assuming that they had the skills to fend for themselves. If a client of one of her
neglected trainees decided to file a lawsuit, it is likely that Leanne would bear:
a. vicarious liability.
b. direct liability.
c. no liability (because her employer would be held responsible).
d. a and b
Which of the following statements is true about counselor impairment?
a. If practitioners do not take steps to remedy burnout or make changes in how they deal
with stress, the eventual result is likely to be impairment.
b. Although impairment may take on different forms, substance abuse is rarely a
manifestation of counselor impairment.
c. Clients generally do not recognize when their counselors are impaired.
d. The issue of counselor impairment receives more attention than it deserves since the
problem is not widespread.