There are many considerations to take into account when selecting your educational
program and your career in the helping professions. Which of the following is NOT a
topic in the book?
a. The joys and rewards of being a helping professional.
b. Creating realistic expectations and testing them.
c. Deciding which educational and professional route to pursue.
d. Determining which educational program costs the least amount.
Which of the following is NOT avalue on which helping relationships are based?
a. Assuming responsibility for one’s actions
b. Practicing self-control
c. Being committed to marriage, family, and other relationships
d. Practicing good habits of physical health inconsistently
Theory is best described as
a. a definite set of structures that prescribes, step by step, what and how helpers should
function.
b. a map that gives direction to what a helper says and does.
c. a necessary evil under a managed care system.
d. a definite set of therapy procedures for dealing with specific symptoms or problems.
Crisis intervention and other frontline mental health workers experience sources of
stress that often lead to
a. vicarious trauma.
b. emotional trauma.
c. burnout.
d. self-talk.
Recognizing the signs toward a path of impairment and striving to lessen the
consequences to both the professional and the client involves
a. self-assessment, an openness to change, and an action plan with a commitment to
change.
b. being aware of the dangers of burnout, therefore being immune to it.
c. being financially and psychologically compensated for the emotional and physical
depletion that results from over-scheduling.
d. taking work-related vacations to couple professional commitments with recreation.
Joe, age 13, has been acting out since his mother moved her boyfriend into the house a
few months ago. Marge is angry with his reaction since she has been divorced for five
years and thinks that she has a right to a life of her own. Joe has indicated that he feels
misplaced by her boyfriend and wants to live with his father. Marge and Joe came to the
counseling center to deal with her frustration and guilt regarding the situation. It would
be best to start with which of the following?
a. Talk to the mother about her selfishness concerning meeting her own needs at the
expense of her son’s feelings.
b. Confront Joe about his acting-out behavior and ask what he might do to make the
situation with his mother healthier.
c. Act as a mediator, giving each of them a chance to share their thoughts, and seeking
empathy from both sides so a decision can be made for the benefit of all concerned.
d. Self-disclose an experience in which you had to make a decision that produced
frustration and guilt.
If you had a client who appeared to work very hard at getting you to push him or her
away, what would be the most therapeutic way of dealing with this situation?
a. Explore with the client how this behavior could be serving him or her.
b. Let the client know that you are aware of his or her games and that you refuse to be
manipulated.
c. Tell your client that if this pattern continues, you”ll certainly discontinue seeing him
or her.
d. Refer the client to another helper.
Because most helpers do not possess detailed legal knowledge, it is a good idea for
helpers to obtain legal consultation about the procedures they use in their practice.
Awareness of legal rights and responsibilities as they pertain to helping relationships:
a. does not protect clients, but protects helpers.
b. does not protect clients or helpers.
c. protects clients.
d. protects clients andshields practitioners from needless lawsuits arising from
negligence or ignorance.
A process that considers both individual and environmental factors is consistent with
the __________, which began in the 1950s and was based on the premise that human
problems result primarily from failures in the social system.
a. community health care agency movement
b. community workers movement
c. community medical health movement
d. community mental health movement
Which of the following specializations is primarily concerned with relationship
counseling?
a. Clinical psychology
b. Counseling psychology
c. Couples and family counseling
d. Rehabilitation counseling
By studying their own families of origin, helpers are able to
a. be in a position to offer therapy to family members that may not seek professional
assistance.
b. improve their own ability to counsel families.
c. completely resolve unfinished business from their own childhood.
d. learn how to manipulate family members to do what they want.
Stabilization for a client often includes all of the following EXCEPT
a. housing.
b. food.
c. money.
d. self-exploration.
Which stage of a group has the focus of consolidating what members learned in the
group?
a. Transition
b. Final
c. Pre-group
d. Initial
Allof the following actions could be taken by an agencyto help its staff members stave
off burnout EXCEPT
a. provide child care at the job site.
b. create support groups.
c. offer counseling for staff members.
d. refuse to confront the conflicts or frictions.
Students often come to Brian asking advice about their relationships. He feels uneasy
when he is not able to give concrete advice concerning their problem. His motivation to
help others is based on the need to
a. return a favor.
b. care for others.
c. be needed.
d. provide answers.
Which is most true regarding the Coreys’ theoretical orientation?
a. They subscribe to a single theory in its totality.
b. They do not have a theory, since a theory often blocks creativity.
c. They function within an integrative framework that they continue to modify as they
practice.
d. They define themselves as cognitive-behavior therapists who are committed to
short-term interventions.
Historically, much of the language used to refer to “the disability experience,” as
portrayed in the print and electronic media, has communicated a(n) _____ attitude
toward persons with disabilities.
a. condescending
b. positive
c. empathic
d. negative
Which of the following statements is true in dealing with an HIV positive client who
refuses to disclose his or her condition to a partner?
a. There is a legal duty to warn the partner.
b. There is both a legal and an ethical duty to warn the partner.
c. There is not a duty to warn, but the ACA Code of Ethics gives permission to breach
confidentiality in respect to contagious life-threatening diseases.
d. A recent court case has determined that professionals have a duty to warn and protect
innocent people.
Jenny’s adolescent cousin recently got into trouble with the law. Jenny was asked by her
family to counsel him since she knows the family history from a personal point of view.
If Jenny did counsel her cousin, she would
a. be in a dual relationship.
b. be in an unavoidable situation.
c. have to seek supervision.
d. document all services provided.
All of the following are considered as alternative helping roles EXCEPT
a. advocate.
b. diagnostic expert.
c. facilitator of indigenous support systems.
d. change agent.
At the undergraduate level, human-services programs would be most likely to train
practitioners for
a. independent private practice.
b. working with couples and families.
c. community-agency work.
d. long-term psychotherapy.
Which of the following is NOT frequently identified as a specialty area or
concentration offered in rehabilitation counselor training programs?
a. Substance abuse counseling
b. Clinical mental health counseling
c. Couples counseling
d. Deafness and hearing impairment
If your goal is to maximize the profit you gain from field supervision, which of the
following would be an INEFFECTIVEstrategy that would hinder you from attaining
that goal?
a. Keep your limitations from your client.
b. Express your reactions in supervision meetings.
c. Be willing to learn from your supervisors, yet try different styles.
d. Focus on learning models of helping clients as well as understanding your dynamics
of a helper and a person in relationship to your client.
Which of the following is NOT a contribution of Gestalt therapy?
a. It is a forerunner of the cognitive behavioral approaches.
b. This orientation emphasizes doing and experiencing as opposed to merely talking
about problems.
c. The approach provides a creative way of working with dreams in therapy.
d. It gives attention to the verbal and nonverbal messages.
Mental health professionals must learn how to effectively and ethically manage
multiple relationships, including dealing with the power differential that is a basic part
of most professional relationships, managing boundary issues, and striving to avoid the
a. use of power.
b. limit of power.
c. misuse of power.
d. increase in power.
__________ occur when professionals assume two or more roles simultaneously or
sequentially with a person seeking their help.
a. Multiple relationships
b. Professional relationships
c. Personal relationships
d. Normal relationships
Effective planning strategies have which of the following characteristics?
a. Plans should be complex, having generous timelines, and be stated within the limits
of the motivation and capabilities of each client.
b. Before taking action, evaluate the plan to determine if it is realistic, attainable, and
reflects what the client needs and wants.
c. The counselor needs to take responsibility for determining ways of carrying out plans
outside of the helping relationship.
d. Helpers should encourage clients to develop plans that are contingent on others so
they can be supported in their efforts.
Differences that exist among group members
a. may become catalysts for growth.
b. usually prevent groups from developing into a cohesive unit.
c. should primarily be determined in the screening phase.
d. are inappropriate to point out until the group becomes a working unit.
A comparison of Western and Eastern systems shows some striking differences in value
orientations. Individuals coming from a Western culture tend to place prime value on
a. the uniqueness of the individual, self-assertion, and the strengthening of the ego.
b. interdependence and emphasize the losing of oneself in the totality of the cosmos.
c. the family and the community in which one lives.
d. the here and now, spirituality and fatalism.
Which of the following isNOT atask practitioners mightbe involved in when educating
the community?
a. Supporting the needs of minority groups in the community
b. Initiating programs aimed at preventing problems
c. Developing strategies to deal effectively with poverty, drug and alcohol abuse, child
sexual/physical abuse, child neglect, and domestic violence
d. Evaluating human-service programs to assess student understanding
Definitions of burnout have the following common cores EXCEPT
a. physical, emotional,and mental exhaustion.
b. a negative shift in responses to others characterized by depersonalization, negative
attitudes toward clients, decline of idealism, and general irritability.
c. feelings of being helpful and hopeful.
d. personal feelings of depression, loss of morale, feelings of isolation, reduced
productivity, and decreased capacity to cope.
__________ involves assuming that the behavior of an individual will reflect or be
typical of that of most members of his or her cultural group.
a. Political countertransference
b. Racial microaggression
c. Stereotyping
d. Cultural implications
Educating clients and obtaining __________ begins at the first session and continues
throughout the duration of the helping process in one way or another.
a. confirmatory bias
b. a critical question
c. informed consent
d. an investigation
Family therapists generally assume that it is inevitable that:
a. no family will truly become a healthy unit.
b. they will meet parts of their family in every other family with whom they have a
professional relationship.
c. all families with severe issues will NOT seek assistance through counseling.
d. families cannot change unhealthy boundaries and family rules.
The role of __________ is similar to that of consultant. It differs in that the community
worker in this role initiates the discussion with clients about ways to deal with
environmental problems that contribute to their personal problems.
a. consultant
b. adviser
c. facilitator
d. change agent
In The Human Odyssey: Navigating the Twelve Stages of Life, Thomas Armstrong
(2007) maintains that every stage of life is equally significant and necessary for the
welfare of humanity. Each stage of life has its own unique gift to contribute to the
world. Briefly describe and explain 2-3 of these “gifts.”
Answer:Answers will vary.
List 2-3 practical strategies for getting the most value out of your fieldwork placements.
Answer:Answers will vary.
From an ethical perspective, describe the importance of competence.
Answer:Answers will vary.
When creating a professional path in the helping professions, many people experienced
common themes. Describe and discuss 2-3 of these themes that have had a profound
effect on you.
Answer:Answers will vary.
Describe a time when combining professional and personal relationships may occur.
Answer:Answers will vary.
To a large extent, an individual’s current life is the result of earlier choices. Explain
why.
Answer:Answers will vary.
List 2-3 tasks practitioners might be involved in when educating the community.
Describe the importance of each task.
Answer:Answers will vary.
People with disabilities face prejudice, hostility, lack of understanding, and
discrimination. Discuss the key factor in successfully intervening.
Answer:Answers will vary.
Describe 2-3 tasks practitioners might be involved in when educating the community.
Describe the importance of each task.
Answer:Answers will vary.
The best practice guidelines support supervisors in their work and clarify most aspects
of the supervisory process. Describe and explain how these guidelines are designed to
help supervisors.
Answer:Answers will vary.
Name the five steps to manage self-talk and briefly discuss each step.
Answer:Answers will vary.
Briefly explain what the authors mean when they say to be open to multiple sources of
learning. List a few of these multiple sources.
Answer:Answers will vary.
Define multiple-role relationships in supervision and illustrate when it is beneficial and
when it is harmful.
Answer:Answers will vary.
Describe the difficulties someone in the helping field experiences when working with
involuntary clients.
Answer:Answers will vary.
Illustrate a method to dispute 2-3 unfounded beliefs.
Answer:Answers will vary.