counseling children final
Group counseling with elementary aged children usually lasts about
30 minutes
The ideal size for a group of children 10-12 years is usually considered to be
5-6 members
Which of the following would be a compentency(ies) for health care providers who work with children from alcoholic families
A knowledge of symptoms, Routine screening, Ability to offer support
believe the group is a natural environment for helping children
Adlerian groups
According to TA, the well adjusted person
Allows the situation to dictate the ego state
According to Kottman, one way to gauge whether children are appropriate for play therapy is to
Ask the child whether he would rather talk or play with toys
used when clients' goals are similar and members can help one another
Behavioral counseling
The federal law relative to child abuse is
CAPTA
The ultimate goal of ecosystemic play therapy is to
Change beliefs that are causing problems
Finality refers to the understanding that
Death is a permanent condition
An important guidelines in working with children who are suicidal is
Do not debate whether suicide is right or wrong
Which of the following may be a consultant role?
Expert Researcher Adviser
The goal of theraplay is to
Foster attachments
Dysfunctional families
Function at some extreme position on some continuum
focus on here and now and on maintaining personal awareness
Gestalt counseling
Students are eligible under 504 when they
Have impairments that substantially limit them
One of the goals of counseling groups is
Helping members develop interpersonal skills
All of the following are premises of structural family therapy except
In a functional family, the subject matter of each subsystem should be shared with the other subsystems.
IEP stands for
Individualized Education Plan
The parent state contains
Instructions
Blocking refers to the group leader
Intervening in counterproductive behavior
Which of the following is necessary for running effective groups?
Planning Performing Processing
members are encouraged to recognize and confront their thoughts & feelings
Rational-emotive group
the group is a microcosm of the "real" world
Reality therapy
Which of the following might be treatment goal(s) for children of alcoholic families is
Reduce children's isolation, Provide accurate information about chemical dependency, Provide support
Children with emotional disorders need which of the following interventions?
Security and stability in the counseling relationship
Which of the following is true of Satir's system of therapy?
Self-esteem is given a prominent role.
Some concerns that may come up in counseling children with disabilities are
Self-other conflict Career counseling Maladaptive behavior
A condition that would lead to the charge of child abandonment is
The parent's identity is unknown, The child has failed to provide reasonable support over time, The child is left in dangerous circumstances
focus on games and interaction among people
Transactional analysis
As group members show understanding for each other, they increase their
Trust Tolerance Support
Group therapy deals with
Unconscious motivations
Which of the following is the meaning of strategic as related to family therapy?
a specific, brief plan devised by the therapist
A counselor's interventions for children who have special needs
are knowledgeable of the needs and characteristics of these children
Overarousal, impulsivity, blurting out, interrupting, losing things, and engaging in dangerous activities may be symptoms of
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
The consultation model that emphasizes such techniques as reinforcement, punishment, and shaping is referred to as
behavioral consultation
The selection of a target behavior is a part of which type of consultation
behavioral consultation
Group crisis intervention may be appropriate for
children who are displaying impaired functioning. children who have physical symptoms. children who are experiencing grief.
According to Satir, there are 5 response patterns into which a family member may fall. Which one of the following patterns does being cool, calm and collected represent?
computer
Consultation is the process in which the consultant works with a ____________ with the goal of bringing about a positive change in the __________.
consultee; client
Consultation and collaboration have all of the following in common EXCEPT
contracts
Inevitability refers to the understanding that
death is unavoidable
Kubler-Ross has defined the stages most families go through in facing death as
denial, resistance, bargaining, and acceptance.
Evaluating group processes may be done by
determining if goals have been met. having feedback during the last session. asking participants to respond to incomplete statements about the group.
Which of the following are needs for parents who have divorced
expanded parent education conflict resolution skills
Psychoeducational groups
focus on skill development
We know which ego state is in charge by
how we talk. how we act. how we feel.
John Gottman designed his behavioral interviewing method to teach people to match the _____ with the _____ of their communication.
impact, intent
Murray Bowen focused on how family members could maintain a healthy level of _____ while maintaining ______.
individuality, closeness
Effective play therapy is likely to
involve parents
The child state contains
joy and creativity
Satir hopes that all family members will become (504)
levelers
Mrs. Houch reports to the school counselor that one of her students, Joe, is constantly stirring up trouble in her class. The counselor asks her to keep an exact count for three days of each incident where she observes him initiating a problem. This technique is an example of
listing behaviors.
Adolescents who have been through a parental divorce
must learn to take a chance with relationships.
According to Transactional Analysis there are three basic life scripts. Which of the following is one of those scripts?
non-winners
The adult state contains
objective information
Which of the following are NOT considered in process consultation?
organizational history
The most critical factor in helping children through divorce is
parental support.
Child maltreatment refers to
physical abuse. sexual abuse. psychological abuse.
A person with disabiliy is not limited as much by the disability as by
pity
Filial therapy uses ______ to help parents strengthen their relationships with children
play
When a consultant comes to the organization to consult about the mental health or organizational factors, this approach is referred to as
program-centered administrative consultation.
The ______of the group determines the type of group being led.
purpose
____________ therapists commonly believe that groups can be beneficial in helping children and adolescents meet their psychological needs that they define as belonging, power, freedom, and fun.
reality
Collaborative consultation includes the components of voluntary participation, equality and
shared accountability. agreed-on mutual goals. parity.
Consultation is a method of
sharing expertise
According to Transactional Analysis what is not one of the three categories of transactions?
symmetrical
According to TA, the child part of the personality includes
the adapted child, the little professor, and the free child.
One of the primary concerns of a counselor working with children with exceptionalities should be
the child's self-concept.
Family therapy almost always involves interventions to alter
the way a family system operates
Catharsis allows children
to release strong emotions
Abreaction allows children
to symbolically relive and gain mastery over negative experiences
According to Satir, which of the following is not one of the four components in a family situation that are subject to change and correction?
transgenerational history
Jane increasingly confides in her daughter about problems in Jane's marriage. According to Bowen this would be an example of
triangulation
The primary goal of transactional analysis is to help the person achieve an "I'm okay - You're okay" life position.
true
The extent to which a test measures what it is supposed to measure is the test
validity
Second-order change is
when symptom and system are repaired.
Play therapists choose play therapy techniques to
Allow the child to express what is troubling
Which of the following is one of the steps in collaborative collaboration?
Defining a shared vision
One possible cultural conflict with play therapy is the
Expression of strong feelings may not be culturally acceptable
Which of the following is not one of the six options for structuring time in pursuit of strokes?
Games - the need is met in a crooked way
Haley would be likely to do which of the following in the strategic family therapy interview?
Involve reluctant participants first in the problem discussion and the identified client last + Have every family member interact with every other family member.
In prescriptive play therapy the counselor
Matches the treatment to the child's problem
Which of the following is not true about child maltreatment in the U.S.?
Statistics regarding the prevalence of child maltreatment are overestimates.
The goals of play therapy are which of these?
Symptom reduction Enhanced development
One criteria for assessing the effectiveness of play therapy is
The child seems to be more confident
Which of the following is not true about children with exceptionalities and their families?
The family will be unaffected.
Family therapists believe that
The sum is greater than the parts
Which of the following is true of exceptional children?
They are different from their peers in some way. They deviate from what is considered average or normal. They may fall within a spectrum of exceptionalities.
Counselors need to help children of alcoholic parents understand
They can love their parent and not like their behavior
Minuchin suggested which of these for developing trust with a family? (486)
Tracking + Mimicry
From your study of Transactional Analysis, which of the following transactions would most likely influence personality development?
Transactions between parent and child ego states
To increase the possibilities of success for children with emotional disturbances, (and all others), schools and parents need to
allow more time for young people to develop relationship increase community, parent, and administration participation build a school climate of nurturing
In Transactional Analysis an injunction is
an order a parent gives to a child to behave or believe in a certain way.
The definition of intellectual disability disorder includes sub average general intellectual functioning and which of the following?
conceptual skills social skills practical skills
If you suspect a child has suicidal tendencies, you should
confront the child with your thoughts and feelings immediately.
Which of the following are not symptoms of emotional disturbances?
disorder in the basic psychological processes of language.
A child with a physical disability has feelings about self that stem from
how he or she is treated by others the child's age at the time of occurrence the severity of the condition
Process consultation focuses on
how problems are solved and on the system in which the problems occur.
Which of the following is not a "psychological task" children of divorce must resolve?
making a decision about the custodial parent.
According to your textbook which of the following children should not be included in a group?
one with extreme behaviors
The key to understanding PAC is to know
which is in charge at a particular moment and if that is appropriate.