Which of the following is not an indication of evidence-based practice
CCMH/506: Personality Theories And Counseling Models
Question 1
2 Points
Which of the following is not an indication of evidence-based practice
When the counselor knows the best available research-proven treatments
When the clinician uses his or her clinical expertise to understand the client’s situation and choose the most effective treatments
When the clinician matches techniques from his or her personal theory of counseling to the presenting problem
When the clinician considers the client’s personal preferences, values, and cultural background for treatments being considered
Question 2
2 Points
Which has not been identified as a “common factor” that shows positive client outcomes?
Demonstrating the ability to show empathy and the capacity to build a therapeutic alliance
Knowing your approach well enough so that you can build client expectations that the approach will work for the client’s presenting problem (regardless of the approach)
Being facile at a wide variety of approaches to ensure positive client outcomes
Being facile at implementing specific techniques of the approach you are using to facilitate client change
Question 3
2 Points
Client readiness for change, psychological resources, and access to social support have proven to be:
Controversial elements for successful client outcomes
Critical elements for successful client outcomes
Not particularly relevant for successful client outcomes
Only relevant in some theoretical orientations for successful client outcomes
Question 4
2 Points
Which of the following is not an explanation for how counseling and psychotherapy differ?
Counseling deals with deep seated issues; psychotherapy concentrates on surface issues.
In counseling, the client may experience moderate revelations, while in psychotherapy the revelations experienced by the client may be deeper.
Psychotherapy is traditionally viewed as more emotionally painful in comparison to counseling sessions.
There is no discernable difference between counseling and psychotherapy.
Question 5
2 Points
Which of the following is not something that differentiates counseling from psychotherapy?
Short term vs. long term
Conscious vs. unconscious
“Massaging” one’s personality vs. personality reconstruction
All of these are differences between counseling and psychotherapy.
Question 6
2 Points
When a new theory changes the perception of how we come to understand clients, what occurs in our understanding toward our clients?
Heuristic phenomenon
Change in our phenomenological perspective
Paradigm shift
Meaning-making adaptation
Question 7
2 Points
Which of the following is the primary reason for incorporating theory into one’s counseling practice?
Theories offer a framework from which to work.
Theories offer a framework from which one can follow strictly without room for adaptation. Such strict adherence leads to positive client outcomes.
Theories provide the client with background information to read before the initial session.
Theory is non-heuristic.
Question 8
2 Points
The integrative approach can be viewed as a developmental process which includes the following phases in order of occurrence:
Chaos, multiplicity, coalescence, metatheory
Coalescence, chaos, multiplicity, metatheory
Metatheory, chaos, coalescence, multiplicity
Chaos, coalescence, multiplicity, metatheory
Question 9
2 Points
Which may be considered an ethical violation?
Counseling over the Internet without prior training in distance counseling and without adhering to HIPAA regulations
Friending your client on social media and texting your client without prior permission
Referring a client due to value differences and ensuring confidentiality for groups, couples, and families
All of the above
Question 10
2 Points
Which of the following is not true regarding culturally competent counseling
It proposes that cultural context should be critical to any theory.
It is considered the fifth force in counseling, behind psychoanalysis, behaviorism, humanism, and post-modernism.
Counselors should be aware that most theorists were culturally encapsulated when creating their theory.
All clinicians should practice culturally competent counseling.
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