Chapter 2 The Counselor: Person and Professional

Which of the following statements about theories or models of counseling/ psychotherapy is true?

There is a clear place for theoretical pluralism in our society.

Which of the following is not considered an essential skill of an effective culturally competent counselor?

being able to get clients to intensify their feelings by helping them to vividly

In the text, the main reason given for having counseling students receive some form of psychotherapy is to help them:

learn to deal with countertransference

Clients place more value on ________________ than on ___________________

the personality of the therapist; the specific techniques used.

The author describes the characteristics of an effective counselor. By including this information in the chapter, he is hoping to convey the message that:

you should develop your own concept of what personality traits you think are essential to strive for to promote your own personal growth.

The_______________ factors —the alliance, the relationship, the personal and interpersonal skills of the therapist, client agency, and extra-therapeutic factors—are the primary determinants of therapeutic outcome.

contextual

Regarding psychotherapy treatment outcome, research suggests all of the following except:

therapy techniques are the key component of successful treatment

Essential components of effective multicultural counseling include all of the following except:

Counselors avoid becoming involved in out-of-office interventions

In the text, all of the following are listed as characteristics of the counselor as a therapeutic person except:

counselors no longer have to cope with personal problems.

According to the text, research shows that counselor values influence:

all of these

It is especially important for counselors who work with culturally diverse client populations to:

all of these

Personal therapy for therapists can be instrumental in assisting them:

all of these

With regard to the role of counselors' personal values in therapy, it is appropriate for counselors to

avoid the imposition of their values, yet expose their values to clients.

Culturally encapsulated counselors would be most likely to:

depend entirely on their own internalized value assumptions about what is good for people.

You are working with an ethnic minority client who is silent during the initial phase of counseling. This silence is probably best interpreted as:

a response consistent with his or her cultural context.

An authentic counselor is best described as:

being willing to shed stereotyped roles and being a real person.

Which of the following is not considered essential knowledge for a culturally competent counselor?

knowing how to analyze transference reactions

During an initial session, an adolescent girl tells you that she is pregnant and is considering an abortion. Which of the following would be the most ethical and professional course for you to follow?

Help her to clarify the range of her choices in light of her own values.

Which of the following is not a method of increasing effectiveness in working with diverse client populations?

Realize that practicing from a multicultural perspective will probably make your job very difficult.