Exam 4 Ch 12 Review

Which of the following statements is/are true?

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Contracts in social work practice specify goals to be accomplished and the tasks to be performed to accomplish them. Which of the following is correct in the formulation of a contract?

Contracts set deadlines for specified tasks and identify rewards for completing tasks. Contracts also specify consequences for the unsuccessful completion of tasks. A contract is an agreement between a facilitator and one or more clients in their joint efforts to achieve specified outcomes. Formulating an explicit contract is directly related to a positive outcome for clients.

Facilitators should convey_____ and encourage group members to do the same.

Empathy

Which of the following is not an example of how a facilitator builds rapport?

Establish a non-threatening group atmosphere; the facilitator "sells" himself or herself (but not arrogantly) as a knowledgeable, understanding person who may be able to help and who wants to try. The tone of the facilitator's voice conveys the message that he or she understands and cares about group members' feelings; The facilitator is calm and never expresses shock or laughs when members open up about problems. Facilitator views group members as equals. The facilitator should use a shared vocabulary with the members.

______ -based practice is defined as the use of the best available scientific knowledge as one basis for guiding professional interventions and effective therapies, combined with professional ethical standards, clinical judgment, and practice wisdom.

Evidence

True/False Yalom's 12 factors include distillation of hope and altruism.

False -Installation of hope and Altruism pg 387

True/False During the stage of preaffiliation the group becomes more like family.

False -Intimacy pg 376

True/False According to The NASW Code of Ethics, it is appropriate for social workers to engage in a relationship with clients' relatives or others with whom the clients maintain a close, personal relationship.

False -Social workers should not engage in activities or sexual contact with clients' relatives or other individuals with whom clients maintain a close, personal relationship where there is a risk of exploitation or potential harm to the client. Pg 385

True/False Some EBT advocates argue that to treat clients using treatments without known effectiveness is unethical.

False -Some EBP advocates argue that to treat anyone using treatments without known effectiveness is unethical. Pg 389

True/False According to the Canadian Association of Social Workers' Code of Ethics, a social worker may have a business relationship with a client unless it interferes with the essential relationship between client and practitioner.

False -The social worker shall not have a business relationship with a client, borrow money from a client, or loan money to a client. Pg 385

True/False When co-facilitating a group it is essential that the two facilitators share the same perceptions and interpretations.

False -The two facilitators are likely to have some differences in leadership style and may not always agree on or share the same perceptions and interpretations. Pg 383

True/False Degrees and certificates are the most important keys to effective counseling.

False -competence and empathy, pg 363

True/False Therapists should convey sympathy and encourage group members to do so as well.

False -empathy pg 371

True/False If a group member fails to meet the terms of the contract, the facilitator should accept the clients' excuses.

False -the facilitator should not criticize or accept excuses pg 375

If a facilitator wants to encourage further communication without controlling the direction of the conversation, s/he may say, "Could you tell me more about it?" This is an example of which technique?

Neutral inquiries?

The NASW Code of Ethics contains which of the following statements on boundary issues?

Page 385 -Social workers should not take unfair advantage of any professional relationship or exploit others to further their personal, religious, political, or business interests. -Social workers should not engage in dual or multiple relationships with clients or former clients in which there is a risk of exploitation or potential harm to the client. -Social workers should under no circumstances engage in sexual activities or sexual contact with current clients, whether such contact is consensual or forced. -Social workers should not engage in activities or sexual contact with clients' relatives or other individuals with whom clients maintain a close, personal relationship where there is a risk of exploitation or potential harm to the client. -Social workers should not engage in sexual activities or sexual contact with former clients because of potential harm to the client. -Social workers should not provide clinical services to individuals with whom they have had a prior sexual relationship. -Social workers should not engage in physical contact with clients where there is a possibility of psychological harm to the client due to the contact (such as cradling or caressing clients).

For any treatment group, a leader should do all the following except

Study the literature on the causes of problems that members are experiencing and identify the members' needs and expectations as precisely as possible. Visualize (imagine) how you want the session to go and be on time; If your anxiety is too high, you can reduce it by engaging in activities that you find relaxing, clarifying roles; building rapport

Which of the following is NOT a stage of group development?

The Five stages of group development are: preaffiliation, power and control, intimacy, differentiation, and separation.

Which of the following strategies is recommended for working with clients?

Treat such members with respect. Allow members to vent their unhappiness over being forced to join the group. Allowing members to vent concerns may also generate goals that the leader can help members work toward. Utilize the "disarming technique". Do not subject yourself to extensive verbal abuse. Suppose a member continues to be verbally abusive in subsequent meetings. In that case, the leader should meet with his or her immediate supervisor to discuss options, such as terminating the member's participation in the group.

True/False A competent facilitator knows that he or she can work with and help some people, but not all.

True

True/False As a leader, it is helpful to view the group as a new member would view it.

True

True/False During the stage of differentiation, members are freer to experiment with new and alternative behavior patterns.

True

True/False It may be desirable to ask people to sit next to people they do not know in order to counteract any cliquishness in the group.

True

True/False The ending phase of a group frequently offers the greatest potential for powerful and important work.

True

According to Dr. Irvin Yalom, the therapeutic factor in which group members discover that others have similar problems and have made progress in resolving their problems and improving their lives via group treatment is called _____.

Universality

In order to avoid a malpractice suit, group facilitators should do which of the following?

a group facilitator should maintain reasonable, ordinary, and prudent (marked by wisdom or judiciousness) practices.

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate part of the ending process?

accept the fact that the session is ending, subjects being discussed are not "left hanging." Inform the members explicitly of the time the session will end. When the allotted time is nearly up, the facilitator informs the group members by saying something like, "I see our time is just about up. Is there anything you would like to add before we look at where we have come to and where we now go from here?" summarize what was discussed during the session. Helpful to give members homework assignments between sessions. The facilitator should not introduce emotionally charged content at the end, a restatement of how the facilitator and group have agreed to proceed. Concerns that were alluded to but not fully discussed might be mentioned in closing as topics that will be taken up at the next session. A relaxation exercise, obtaining feedback on how to improve future groups. Help them develop a game plan

The _____ technique which involves finding some truth in what involuntary members are saying, even when the leader believes they are largely wrong, irrational, unfair, or unreasonable.

disarming

During which stage of group development does the group become more like a family?

intimacy

A _____ is described in the text as an experiment in which participants are randomly assigned to either a treatment group or a control group, without the participant knowing which group they are in.

randomized control trials (RCTs)

Which of the following is an advantage of the co-facilitator approach?

• Each facilitator can grow from working with, observing, and learning from the other. • The two facilitators can complement each other, thereby benefiting the group. • The two facilitators can provide valuable feedback to each other by discussing what happened in a session and how to approach a complex issue. • The two facilitators can serve as models for the members concerning how they relate to and communicate with each other and to the group. • If one of the leaders is female and the other is male, barriers that some members have involving gender can be more effectively confronted, explored, and resolved. • While one facilitator works with a particular member, the other facilitator can scan the group to understand how the other members react. • Co-facilitating offers a certain safety, especially when practitioners lead a group for the first time, as it is typical for beginning group facilitators to experience self-doubt and anxiety.

Which of the following is a guideline that may be useful in resolving some boundary issues?

• try to be a role model for the values and principles of the social work profession. • try to gain their respect and exemplify the values and principles of the social work profession rather than establish a friend-to-friend relationship. • Never try to meet your personal needs or wants in client relationships. • Try to increase your awareness of your own needs, feelings, values, and limitations so you become increasingly aware of how such factors may affect client relationships. • When questions arise about the appropriateness of certain interactions with a client (such as whether to go to lunch), try to arrive at an answer by gauging whether the interaction will have a constructive impact on the client and your relationship. • Constructive professional relationships with clients require a certain amount of distance. • be aware of any inappropriate behavior, inappropriate verbal communications, and inappropriate clothing on your part.