Question 1
2.25 out of 2.25 points
With respect to confidentiality, group leaders have a responsibility to do all of the following EXCEPT:
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Correct explain it is not mandatory, but a voluntary process.
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clearly define what it means and its limits.
explain its importance.
inform members of the difficulties involved in enforcing it.
Correct explain it is not mandatory, but a voluntary process.
Question 2
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The phase of group work may be the one that leaders handle most ineptly.
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Correct final (termination)
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initial
transition
working
Correct final (termination)
Question 3
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Groups remain a powerful intervention tool:
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Correct across the life span, positively impacting childhood, adult, and geriatric disorders.
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primarily for school-aged children and adolescents.
primarily for adults dealing with a host of issues and stressors.
primarily for older adults dealing with geriatric concerns.
Correct across the life span, positively impacting childhood, adult, and geriatric disorders.
Question 4
2.25 out of 2.25 points
People with traumatic brain injuries, paranoid individuals, hypochondriacs, those who are actively
addicted to drugs or alcohol, acutely psychotic individuals, and antisocial personalities are considered
poor candidates for a:
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Correct heterogeneous outpatient intensive therapy group.
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Correct heterogeneous outpatient intensive therapy group.
inpatient therapy group.
group dealing with specific issues such as addiction, brain injuries, personality disorders, and psychosis.
specific group created for their specific issue.
Question 5
2.25 out of 2.25 points
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.
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Correct fifth force
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community orientation
systems inequity
Correct fifth force
social change
Question 6
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Mental health professionals must move forward and beyond the traditional approach of focusing solely
on the intrapsychic, accept and recognize the impact of sociopolitical factors on our clients and their
families, and determine how our advocacy can effectively address those issues. Part of their ethical and
moral obligation is to:
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Correct advocate with the aim of creating a just society in which all people have equal opportunities and
resources to strive toward their personal goals.
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decide how they will work within the system and how they can get the most out of it for themselves.
Correct advocate with the aim of creating a just society in which all people have equal opportunities and
resources to strive toward their personal goals.
not support the philosophy and policies of agencies they may work at.
change the agency's norms, values, and expectations to match their own.
Question 7
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Prevention programs that help people develop a wider range of competencies, such as interpersonal
skills training or marriage education, are considered:
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Correct direct community services.
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direct client services.
indirect client services.
Correct direct community services.
indirect community services.
Question 8
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are basic for group workers who hope to practice ethically and responsibly.
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Correct Social justice and advocacy competencies
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Techniques and theory
Status and privilege
Correct Social justice and advocacy competencies
Influence and outcome
Question 9
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aim to change the social environment to meet the needs of the population as a whole
and are carried out by influencing social policy.
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Correct Indirect community services
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Direct community services
Correct Indirect community services
Community organization services
Community counseling services
Question 10
2.25 out of 2.25 points
When in a student arises, the group counselor-educator has multiple responsibilities to
limit the risk of harm: to the individual student, to the other students in the experiential group, and to
the training program.
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Correct problematic behavior
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appropriate behavior
proper boundaries
Correct problematic behavior
healthy self-exploration
Question 11
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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.
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Correct termination
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informed consent
Correct termination
practice-based evidence
evidence-based practice
Question 12
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The importance of multicultural competence for group psychotherapists has emerged as a:
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Correct ethical imperative.
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option, but not a necessity.
Correct ethical imperative.
lower priority than it used to be.
reason to extend training programs by an extra year.
Question 13
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Counselors can encourage ethnic minority clients to learn skills they can use to interact successfully with
various forces in their community by acting as their:
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Correct consultant.
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advocate.
broker.
adviser.
Correct consultant.
Question 14
2.25 out of 2.25 points
Cultural mediators in a school system do NOT serve which of the following functions?
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Correct Communicating with families and community organizations regarding marital issues and abuse
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Correct Communicating with families and community organizations regarding marital issues and abuse
Facilitating access to community resources and social service agencies
Creating and encouraging a supportive and culturally diverse school and community climate
Serving as an information hub for culturally diverse families
Question 15
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In addition to learning about ethical decision making regarding dilemmas encountered in group work,
three other experiences are suggested as adjuncts to a training program for group workers. Which of the
following is NOT one of these experiences?
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Correct Survey of evidence-based practice
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Personal experience in a self-exploration group
Correct Survey of evidence-based practice
Personal (individual) psychotherapy
Becoming involved in supervised experiences
Question 16
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The goal of counseling from a social justice perspective is:
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Correct to promote the empowerment of people who are marginalized and oppressed in our society.
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Correct to promote the empowerment of people who are marginalized and oppressed in our society.
to study each agency's philosophy and policies.
to be prepared to conduct intensive medical treatment.
to promote the empowerment of people who are not marginalized and oppressed.
Question 17
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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:
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Correct advocate.
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evaluator.
adviser.
Correct advocate.
ombudsman.
Question 18
2.25 out of 2.25 points
Counselors when they use their skills in helping clients challenge institutional barriers
that impede their personal, social, academic, or career goals.
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Correct function as advocates
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are overstepping their boundaries
Correct function as advocates
are widely seen as hypocrites
are going above and beyond their role requirements
Question 19
2.25 out of 2.25 points
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:
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Correct engage in honest self-examination to determine the degree to which the "system" is actually a
hindrance.
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Correct engage in honest self-examination to determine the degree to which the "system" is actually a
hindrance.
start the process of changing the system by speaking to the director of the organization.
make assumptions about the reasons for the problems in the organization.
scold those who appear to be at the root of the problem.
Question 20
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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."
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Correct Social justice
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Confidentiality
Diversity
Informed consent
Correct Social justice
