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Question 1
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:Correct Answer: explore their personal beliefs and perspectives about co-facilitation.Answers: -
Question 2
____________ 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.”Correct Answer: Social justice
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Question 3
Nakita is an African-American mother with four children who has had difficulty finding housing in a safe community. Lisa, her social worker, suspects that racial discrimination is involved and takes Nakita to sites that she has previously screened for availability. In this case, Lisa is acting as an:Correct Answer: advocate.Answers: -
Question 4
With respect to confidentiality, group leaders have a responsibility to do all of the following EXCEPT:Correct Answer: explain it is not mandatory, but a voluntary process.
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Question 5
Many professionals struggle with the issue of how to work within a system while retaining their dignity, vitality, and convictions. The most important component in any effort to bring about change is to:Correct Answer: engage in honest self-examination to determine the degree to which the “system” is actually a hindrance.
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Question 6
Counselors ____________ when they use their skills in helping clients challenge institutional barriers that impede their personal, social, academic, or career goals.Correct Answer: Function as advocates
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Question 7
The _____________ is grounded on strengths, focuses on assets and capacities, promotes capability and power, changes conditions, and is aimed at prevention. This approach builds on identifying resources within the individual, the group, or the community that can be more fully activated.Correct Answer: developmental approachAnswers: -
Question 8
Mario’s job entails going to middle schools within the county to run counseling groups for students identified as having the potential for aggression. He is providing:Correct Answer: direct client services.
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Question 9
Neglecting the process of _____________ can easily leave the members with unfinished work and will limit opportunities for them to conceptualize what they learned from a group experience.Correct Answer:
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Question 10
The importance of multicultural competence for group psychotherapists has emerged as a:Correct Answer: ethical imperative.
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Question 11
Cultural mediators in a school system do NOT serve which of the following functions?Correct Answer: Communicating with families and community organizations regarding marital issues and abuse
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Question 12
Social justice is referred to as a ____________, which entails a paradigm shift beyond the individual and represents a proactive concern with advocacy and social change and focuses on changing systems and policies on multiple levels.Correct Answer: fifth force
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Question 13
Gail feels like she has not accomplished what she wanted in her therapy group and has decided to leave. Gail’s therapist needs to:Correct Answer: encourage her to explain why she wants to leave to other group members.
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Question 14
The goal of counseling from a social justice perspective is:Correct Answer: to promote the empowerment of people who are marginalized and oppressed in our society.
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Question 15
____________ aim to change the social environment to meet the needs of the population as a whole and are carried out by influencing social policy.Correct Answer: Indirect community services
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Question 16
Prevention programs that help people develop a wider range of competencies, such as interpersonal skills training or marriage education, are considered:Correct Answer: direct community services.
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Question 17
The ___________ phase of group work may be the one that leaders handle most ineptly.Correct Answer: final (termination)
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Question 18
The process of systemic change can be defined as:Correct Answer: increasing public awareness, affecting public policy, and influencing legislation.
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Question 19
Groups remain a powerful intervention tool:Correct Answer: across the life span, positively impacting childhood, adult, and geriatric disorders.
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Question 20
Which of the following is NOT included in the guidelines for competence in diversity issues?Correct Answer: Group counselors do not consider the impact of adverse social, environmental, and political factors in assessing problems and designing interventions.
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