Couples, Family, & Group Helping
This theory explores the complex interactions of all types of systems.
What is General Systems Theory?
This kind of boundary allows for flexibility and open communication, but maintains some structure.
What is semipermeable boundary?
Judging a group or individual based on preconceived notions.
What is prejudice?
This type of research uses scientific methods to measure how variables are related to each other.
What is Quantitative Research?
This is the progression of various life roles, including but not limited to the jobs that we do or will hold
A system's tendency to act to maintain a steady state (hint: is a term also learned in biology)
What is Homeostasis?
This type of supervisor assists in assuring all your paperwork is completed correctly.
What is an Administrative Supervisor?
This is the ability to understand, appreciate, and interact with persons from cultures and/or belief systems other than one’s own, based on various factors.
What is Cultural Competence?
This type of research emphasizes multiple ways of viewing knowledge and researchers immerse themselves in the research as a tool to understand the data.
What is Qualitative Research?
This type of counseling is used to assist clients in choosing occupational paths that meets their needs, interests, and abilities.
What is Career Counseling?
A helping professional needs this level of education or credential to lead counseling or therapy groups.
What is Master's Degree (LPC/LCSW)?
This usually entails a professional with specialized expertise meeting with other professionals, with the goal being to improve the latter’s work with current or potential clients.
What is Consultation?
A subtle type of discrimination that is conscious or unconscious and includes brief, subtle, and common putdowns or indignities directed toward individuals from diverse cultures
What is Microaggression?
Human Services uses this research method the most to assess organizations.
What is Program Evaluation?
This diagnosis is the most common mental health diagnosis among 8-15-year-olds.
What is ADHD?
This type of group usually has an unpaid volunteer leader, constantly changing membership and usually focuses on affirmation and support
What are Self-Help Groups?
A consultant using this type of consultation spends a lot of time listening, reflecting, and helping the agency staff understand which processes exist that might be causing problems in their organization.
What is consultee-centered?
In this source of incompetence, the helper believes there is a dominant culture in the U.S. that everyone assimilates to.
What is the melting pot myth?
This type of program evaluation is used after the program is completed to gain feedback about the overall effectiveness of the program
What is Formative Evaluations?
Common needs of this population include services for income assistance, health care, housing, employment, and leisure.
What are older populations (65+)?
This stage of group counseling is characterized by higher levels of anxiety and establishing group rules/roles.
This level of prevention focuses on the remediation of non-severe mental health problems.
What is Secondary Prevention?
An example of this source of helper incompetence is characterized by the assumption that the helper's worldview is the dominant or correct worldview.
What is Ethnocentric Worldview?
This type of assessment measures what a person is capable of. An example of this is the SAT or ASVAB
Knowledge of psychotropic medications is particularly important for working with this population.
What is Chronically Mentally Ill?