Ethics
Your agency uses a collection agency when clients don't pay their bills. You should
A. not take a chance on degrading the therapeutic relationship by mentioning i
B. explain to the client that ethically the agency can do this; however, a private practitioner is not allowed to use a collection agency and thus a private counselor might be a wiser choice
C. inform the client of this before the counseling begins
D. never do this as it is unethical in our field
C. inform the client of this before the counseling begins
Which statement is true regarding Native American families?
A. They are a very diverse group as they belong to over 550 state-recognized tribes with over 220 in Alaska
B. Extended family and the tribe are very significant
C. A high percentage of children have been placed in foster care homes, residential facilities, or adoption homes that are non-Native American
D. all of the above are true
D. all of the above are true
What are the six vocational personalities that John Holland proposes?
Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional
T/F: A counselor is seeing a client on a managed care plan. Unfortunately, the client has used up her maximum number of sessions for the year. The counselor is convinced that the client is in need of additional counseling, however, the counselor's agency will not allow him to see her for any additional sessions. The best plan of action would be for the counselor to empathize with the client, but be sure to explain that she is castrophizing and use REBT, a cognitive therapy to help her cope with the fact that she cannot be seen again until next year.
False: the counselor should refer the client for continued counseling
The term skeleton keys are used in Steve de Shazer's brief solution-focused therapy (BSFT) indicates
A. a standard or stock intervention that will work for numerous problems
B. a technique where the client goes home to see his/ her family of origin
C. a technique that works for one specific problem, but usually will not work with other difficulties
D. a technique in which the therapist hands the client(s) a sheet of paper with a compliment on it
A. a standard or stock intervention that will work for numerous problems
A counselor educator has created a research study. He is using students as research subjects. This is common place
A. student participation can be mandatory as part of a counseling course
B. student participation can be mandatory for students who have finished their coursework and are completing a dissertation, thesis, or required scholarly paper
C. Participation or lack of it cannot impact the student's academic standing
D. According to ethics the student cannot participate in the research if he/she is not currently enrolled in the counselor educator's class
C. Participation or lack of it cannot impact the student's academic standing
Narrative therapy (NT), which highlights stories in counseling, is associated with the work of
A. William O'Hanlon
B. William Glasser
C. Milton H. Erickson
D. Michael White, his wife Cheryl White, and David Epston
D. Michael White, his wife Cheryl White, and David Epston
Define the difference between type I and type II error
type II error= null hypothesis is accepted when it should have been rejected (false negative)
T/F: Statistically speaking, males typically use heroin and females use alcohol to commit suicide.
False: men typically use firearms and females use poison
In psychoanalytic family therapy the term introjects really means that the client
A. unconsciously internalizes the positive and negative characteristics of the objects within themselves
B. possess internal verbalizations
C. possessess a finite number of problem-solving options
D. possesses the internal motivation to solve his/her own difficulties
A. unconsciously internalizes the positive and negative characteristics of the objects within themselves
An exception to confidentiaility, or what is termed as relative confidentiality, could occur when a client is suicidal. Suicidal warning signs include
A. repeatedly joking about killing one's self
B. giving away prized possessions after one has been depressed for an extended period of time
C. a pervious suicide attempt and a very detailed suicide plan for the future
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
A counselor is performing CBT. He believes his client is not dealing with the real or core issue causing the difficulty. The most effective ploy would be to
A. change his approach to narrative therapy
B. give the client a projective personality test
C. use the downward arrow technique, created by David. D. Burns, M.D.
D. prescribe rational imagery (RI), often advocated by Albert Ellis
C. use the downward arrow technique, created by David. D. Burns, M.D.
What are Eric Berne's ego states?
Paren, Adult, and child
T/F: A reliable test is not always valid.
True. Reliability, nonetheless determines the upper level of validity
A counselor educator decides to increase the sample size in her experiment. This will
A. confound the experiment in nearly every case
B. raise the probability of Type I and Type II errors
C. have virtually no impact on Type I and Type II errors
D. reduce Type I and Type II errors
D. reduce Type I and Type II erros
Which of the following is not part of the six foundational principles for ethical behavior?
A. fidelity
B. veracity
C. confidentiality
D. beneficence
C. confidentiality
Pick the incorrect statement
A. Men commit suicide more than women
B. women suffer from depression more than men
C. Alcoholism occurs more in women than men
D. Autism occurs more in men than women
C. alcoholism occurs more in women than men
What is a genogram?
a three-generational pictorial diagram
T/F: The trait-and-factor career counseling, actuarial, or matching approach (which matches clients with a job) is associated with Roe and Brill.
False: It is associated with Parsons, Williamson, and Patterson
When career counselors speak of the OOH they are referring to the
A. Occupational Options Handbook
B. Occupational Outlook Handbook
C. Career Options Occupational Titles
D. Optional Occupations Handbook
B. Occupational Outlook Handbook
A client wants his records sent to a psychiatrist he is seeing. You should
A. advise against it based on current research
B. refuse to do so based on ethical guidelines
C. first have the client sign a dated ROI that stipulates whether the information can be released once and then you can send the information
D. call the psychiatrist to discuss the case but explain that state law prohibits a counselor from sending anything in writing about the client
C. first have the client sign a dated ROI that stipulates whether the information can be released once and then you can send the information
You are supervising a counselor-in-training and focusing on the OARS core skills. You are teaching her how to perform
A. psychodynamic group therapy
B. gestalt therapy created by Fritz Perls
C. motivational interviewing (MI) created mainly by William Miller and Stephen Rollnick
D. career counseling using directive techniques
C. motivational interviewing (MI) created mainly by William Miller and Stephen Rollnick
Define neuroplasticity
the concept that the human brain can change and new neural connections can be made even in later life regardless of our genetics or life experience
T/F: According to assimilation-contrast theory, a client will perceive a counselor's statement that is somewhat like his/ her own beliefs as even more similar (i.e., an assimilation error). He/ she would perceive any dissimilar attitudes as even more dissimilar.
True: also known as contrast error
C.J. Jung felt that society caused men to deny their feminine side known as ____ and women to deny their masculine side known as ____.
A. Eros; Thanatos
B. Animus; Anima
C. Anima; Animus
D. Yin; Yang
C. Anima; Animus