Ethics Final Exam Review

Alexis is divorced and of European background. While on welfare, this mother of four completed her counselling degree and is now counselling in a welfare-to-work program. She sets similar high goals for her multicultural clients. Alexis’ attitude and actions indicate that she:

assumes that her clients operate with the value system of the majority

acquiring multicultural counseling skills should train students to

identify their cultural and ethnic blind spots

adolescent male who spends almost all his waking hours online is referred to you for drinking and violence at school. to rebuild his emotional health the best option is

B & C

_______ seeks to change the social and economic forces an oppressed groups of people

Social Justice

______ is a perception of social reality based on a very limited set of cultural experiences

cultural tunnel vision

_____ is a sense of identity that stems from common ancestry, history, nationality, religion, and race

Ethnicity

bein unable to negotiate a loan from a bank based on one’s skin tone or cultural background is an example of

Institutional racism

brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities (whether
intentional or unintentional) that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative racial slights and insults toward people of other races is the definition of:

microaggressions

Which of the following statements is NOT true with respect to counselor competence

PhD training makes a therapist competent for all client groups

Referring clients to other professionals is

appropriate when counselors lack clinical training or expertise for certain clients

as a result of intergenerational trauma, most indigenous clients prefer that the therapist…

wait until the client decides the best path

______ provide useful feedback during one’s training

formative assessment

when a therapist begins to service a new client group that requires specialty competence, they should

seek consultation w aa competent practitioner in the new area

when a client comes to a therapist in a crisis, the therapist should

Tell the client what to do to deal w immediate circumstances

Vicarious trauma

ALL OF THE ABOVE

SW who does a good job

can find it hard to judge whether they have done a good job

SW students who show problematic behaviour should

be given direction by the school and opportunities to improve problem areas

in couples therapy, the therapist’s confidentiality should NOT include

one partner’s secret that directly affects another

in the 1st session w a new worker the supervisor should immediately

outline their options and responsibilities

when a supervisor makes constantly vague criticisms of a new worker and fails to notice anything the worker does right, the worker should

ask the supervisor to be specific about what the supervisee should do

at the beginning of couples and family therapy, a therapist should outline

a and b

primary goal of longer term counselling therapy is to provide

A B C

to ensure an optimal learning experience in a supervisory session, a supervisee is responsible for all of the following except

establishing flexible boundaries w the clients

the greater stress in CAS (Children’s Aid Society) work is

Role ambiguity

julia rarely recieves supervision at her agency. she is vulnerable to unfair evaluation. her most important option is to

Complain to her supervisor

If a new employee creates harm by acting on a supervisor’s advice, the supervisor will experience

vicarious liability

at the end of Frederick’s 6 month probation period, his supervisor gives him a:

summative review

in general, supervision should address issues in a trainee’s personal life

when is impedes their ability to effectively work w clients

North American theories of counseling:

emphasize the uniqueness of the individual, self assertion, and ego strength

_______pertains to the responsibilities supervisors have to oversee the actions of their supervisee

vicarious liability

emily is infatuated w her supervisor, she has indicated to him that she is interested in pursuing an intimate relationship, to provide adequate supervision for Emily, her supervisor should:

clearly define ethical, professional, and social relationship boundaries

Which of the following info sources will a supervisor in a social service agency rely on THE LEAST to form an evaluation of her trainees

The trainee’s own account of how well they are doing

professional codes for supervisor ethics agree that

supervisors occupy a position of power and should not engage in sexual relationships

a client makes an allegation of wrong doing against a worker. the most important thing that will protect the worker is

keeping a daily record of accurate, signed case notes

farha is the leader of a group of adolescents discussing their emotional issues, one of the teenagers constantly bucks her authority. the other adolescents want to protect farha and begin mocking an speaking sarcastically to the rebellious teen. Farha should

limit their use of criticism and sarcasm

practitioners who argue against diagnoses

claim that DSM labels stigmatizes people

Which of the following is most important from the viewpoint of feminist therapists?

diagnoses fails to take into account that an oppressive socials system can be the source of an individual’s problems

empirical research ______ that the quality of the therapeutic relationship is the primary factor contributing to psychotherapy outcomes

consistently supports

the biggest complaint about the DSM5 manual is that it

minimizes the uniqueness of each client

Chantico, a latina, will live w her parents until she marries, a culturally competent and sensitive counselor will understand that

living at home is a result of gender-role expectations in Chantico’s family

catastrophizing

a person feels that an event is a catastrophe in their life

schizophrenia

a collection of symptoms

______ assesses a client’s pattern regarding self-defeating beliefs

cognitive behavioural approaches

_______ believe that many emotional/behavioural symptoms stem from problems w the family as a group, rather than from the individual alone

family systems therapists

psychodynamic and client centered therapies work well with

mental health clients

counselors in training tend initially to be drawn to be a particular theory but makes mods as they gain experience. ultimately, your counseling orientation and style must

be appropriate for unique needs of your clients and for the type of counselling you do

the movement toward grounding therapy practices on a scientific foundation led to the concept of

empirically supported treatments

some practitioners argue that diagnostic procedures work to enable therapists to

find help in designing an appropriate treatment plan

a _____ assigned to clients can create a self-fulfilling prophecy on future behaviour

diagnosis

the family systems perspective assumes that a client’s problematic behaviour may be

a symptom of dysfunctional patterns handed down across generations

Gender sensitive models of training family therapists are aimed at

overcoming trainee gender bias and sex-role stereotyping

Marital therapist Natalie is dedicated to preserving marital relationships whenever possible. A couple seeing her for marital counselling want to resolve their problems but have also considered divorce. One could expect that she

The best answer is:

a. would set her values aside and help her clients choose how to treat their marriage.

This reflects the core ethical principle in therapy of maintaining value neutrality—supporting clients in making their own decisions rather than imposing the therapist’s personal beliefs.

Which of the following is a gender biased response to problems presented in couples’ therapy?

encouraging couples to accept that child rearing is primarily the responsibility of the mother

Patricia, a family therapist, has adopted an egalitarian philosophy to guide her practice. A Korean couple is concerned about their teenage daughter who refuses to do chores. They acknowledge that they hold traditional roles and values in that the household chores are entirely left to the females in the family. Patricia should

explore with the couple how satisfied they are w the current division of labour

Yolanda feels more compassionate toward the female members of the families she counsels. what is potentially the most outstanding ethical issues involved in this case

Yolanda may collude w some family members against others

________ refers to “the fair and equitable distribution of power, resources, and obligations in society to all people, regardless of race, gender, ability, status, sexual orientation, and religious, or spiritual background

social justice

Gail feels she has not accomplished what she wanted in her therapy group and has decided to leave. Gail’s therapist needs to

encourage her to explain why she wants to leave to other group members

___________ are the most important for group workers to practice ethically and responsibly.

social justice and advocacy competencies

Dan and Rachel have been assigned to work together as co leaders of an anxiety disorders group. In order to be effective models for their group members, they should

Explore their personal beliefs and perspectives about cofacilitation

If you have _____________, you are likely to misinterpret patterns of behavior displayed by group members who are culturally different from you.

cultural tunnel vision

voluntary participation is an important beginning point for a successful group experience. ________ in a group raise a different set of ethical issues and the negative attitudes of some members can contaminate the entire group experience

mandatory participation

in a psychoeducational group the counsellor is

focusing on mental health info and family coping skills

the most important reason why governments often prefer group counselling over individual counselling is because

it is cheaper

Therapists often ask group members to avoid contact outside of therapy because

it may create cliques w in the therapy group

Before forming a group, therapists should present the following information

A, B, c

66. When working with mandatory involuntary group members the therapist must

present confidentiality issues

when working with group members the therapist must tell them that

they can remain silent if they wish

one study found that students in an online counselling group in comparison to an in person group, experienced…

less trust of other members

the following issue that has increased the unethical treatment of clients

ALL OF ABOVE

a consumer/survivor is a person who has

experienced the MH system

the person mostly likely to experience burnout in a sw role

is overly responsible

counsellors may find in counselling indigenous clients that the client

may lack trust at first

one supportive questions for indigenous counselling is

when things were going well in your life, what was different?

intergenerational trauma is

when the effect of traumatic events ripples down through the generations

a cognitive behavioural tip for self care is

break your isolation

Rajiv brings his emotional issues to counsellor Sylvia. He comes from a high culture context. This means he is likely to be

part of a network of family, community, and friendships

A worker with the developmentally handicapped is liable to experience stress from

the necessity of behavioural programming

catastrophizing is a way of thinking that

predicts cultural encapulization

Frederick believes in an external locus of control. That means that he believes that

the causes of changes in his life events are mostly outside himself