Group Leadership and Process - Midterm
Anthony states: "Since the accident left me paralyzed, I'm unable to walk. Imagine what it's like being a productive worker one day and being at home confined to a wheelchair now!" Which of the following is an appropriate reaction of the counselor utilizing the principle of clarifying?
"Anthony, not only have you been severely injured. You are now left paralyzed. Your life has been altered in many ways, and I sense the frustration which you are feeling."
Frances is recently divorced. She weeps openly and often. As a counselor and group leader, you too have gone through a painful divorce. Which of the following is not an appropriate response?
"I know exactly what you are going through."
The "W" and "P" of the WDEP model of Reality Therapy refer to:
"wants/planning"
Dan, a 34-year-old homosexual construction worker; April, a 21-year-old heterosexual single parent; and Sylvester, a 57-year-old Air Force retiree who underwent a blood-transfusion two years ago have all been recently diagnosed as HIV-positive. All need to address the issues of coping and "getting on with life." The appropriate setting for achieving this goal would be:
A counseling group
A new group leader, whether new to the profession or straight out of school, can bring which strength to the table to compensate for his or her lack of experience?
A fresh perspective
In its essence, a theory is:
A general framework that provides structure and direction
People from specific cultures may be more inclined to turn to all of the following except _______ in order to address areas of concern:
A psychologist
Which of the following is recommended in order to dissuade group members from divulging confidential information?
A written contract
Focusing on the feelings and emotions of group members is to pay particular attention to the:
Affective domain
According to Hubble, Duncan, Miller and Wampold (2012), a positive ______________ is one of the strongest predictors of a positive therapeutic outcome.
Alliance
By means of cultural influences, asking an African-American to "tone things down" can often be construed by the party as all of the following except:
Appropriate only if the counselor is of the same race
Marcy has proposed a group aimed at adolescents who are struggling in the post-divorce life of their parents. Marcy is a highly experienced social worker who has been practicing for more than a decade at the same community center. Which of the following is not true?
As a social worker with seniority, Marcy will probably not need authorization to start the group. Her track record and experience should speak for themselves
In order to learn more about cultural aspects of diverse clients, therapists should do all of the following except: Ask many questions that necessitate clarification Answers: Create a safe environment Listen carefully Correct Ask many questions that necessitate clarification Provide clients with opportunity to speak freely
Ask many questions that necessitate clarification
Isabella continually refers to "Kyle" in what often prove to be lengthy tangents regarding her college years. The name itself evokes a high degree of passion. The group leader can/should:
Ask the counselee how this person relates to present issues
A counselor meets with a client who is wearing the traditional garb associated with a particular religious group. The counselor holds a negative view of this group's beliefs in certain matters. The counselor must, as a first step:
Become aware of and explore the potential reasons for the bias
The therapeutic domain considered most important for bringing about change is:
Behavioral
Which should be considered non-negotiable in a group with co-leaders?
Both leaders screen applicants
Financial concerns, the advent and increased frequency of managed-care structuring and cutbacks in resources have all led to the increased necessity of:
Brief groups
Tyrone is interested in exploring additional types of therapeutic approaches in order to expand his repertoire. He expresses interest in a more client-centered approach. His supervisor suggests looking into writings of ____________.
Carl Rogers
Donna, a rehabilitation counseling participant, suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) four months ago. Feeling "much better," she is intent on going on a river rafting trip this weekend. The group leader is obligated to:
Caution Donna regarding dangers and consequences
The fundamental goals of Behavioral Therapy are to increase ____________ and create new conditions that are conducive to the fostering of _____________.
Choices/Learning
A stated disadvantage of the co-leadership model is:
Competition
Training for individuals in Task Group leadership involves all of the following broad subject areas except for:
Conflict Resolution
Which of the following options are not recommended ways for George, a new therapist, to maintain a proper level of professional ethics throughout his career?
Consulting with colleagues/consulting and reviewing his college texts periodically
Warm-up -> action -> closure is beneficial in helping to achieve and maintain the balance between:
Content and process
Mason has been ordered to attend mandatory counseling for anger management. He is defensive, rebellious and uncooperative. Which of the following statements is accurate?
Counselee distrust should be treated with respect
Wolfgang has just consulted with his supervisor. He is concerned that his own objectivity is being compromised because of his own personal feelings and emotions toward his client and their relationship. He sees the client much as he saw his own abusive father. Wolfgang is experiencing:
Counter-Transference
Chung and Bemak (2012) present their view that "one cornerstone of doing multicultural social justice work" is:
Courage
A group has been set up for in-patient psychiatric patients, patients who are relatively low-functioning. The group, ideally, should meet:
Daily, for short sessions
Which of the following is not a recommended avenue of addressing concerns inherent in counseling others from cultures of which we are not members?
Dismissing oneself from leading a group which we believe contains a member or members toward whom we hold strong negative feelings
A view of a counseling group will typically show a population composed of:
Diverse individuals with a similar problem/issue
Dylan has participated in a court-appointed psycho-educational group designed to address anger management issues. It can be assumed that he filled out an assessment questionnaire:
During intake and upon program completion
A group of parents meets weekly at the local community center to discuss divorce. The optimal size for this group would probably be:
Eight to ten
Studies have determined that group therapy is:
Equally or, in some cases more, effective than individual therapy
The most crucial task of a group leader is:
Establishing relationships with others
Emotions associated with death, dying, mortality and loneliness are concepts strongly interwoven into which therapeutic approach?
Existential
The ganging-up on a group member, according to Moreno (2007), is legitimate cause for:
Exploration
Which of the following activities do not represent a treatment approach of Behavior Therapy?
Expressive Arts
Wheeler and Bertram (2012) see which of the following presenting a danger to group counseling confidentiality:
Preliminary screening for a group-therapy candidate should allow for which most comprehensive scenario:
For the candidate to be interviewed by all leaders and be given the opportunity himself or herself to interview the leaders
Jabir is a Muslim counselee. His counselor is unaware of many aspects of Muslim life, beliefs, etc. Teaching his counselor about these aspects of his life is, according to experts, likely to make him feel:
Frustrated
Tamara is beginning the process of integrating theories into an approach that she hopes to find effective and useful. It is recommended that she consider each of the following except:
Her weaknesses and limitations
Which of the following is not considered a practical consideration when forming a therapeutic group?
How absenteeism will be dealt with
When utilizing __________ in groups, it is particularly important to gauge the members' non-verbal reactions:
Humor
Due to oppression and discrimination that many diverse members of counseling groups have faced, it is recommended that the group be a place where the subject of ___________________ can be openly explored.
Imbalance of Power
ACA guidelines state that "counselors ...[must] avoid imposing values that are ______________ _____ counseling goals."
Inconsistent with
An excellent reference point for factors to be considered in inpatient therapy groups is:
Inpatient Group Psychotherapy (Yalom)
In a psycho-educational group, the leader's main undertaking is to administer ___________ and create an atmosphere that cultivates _____________.
Instruction/learning
Which of the following is not a hallmark of the Adlerian therapeutic approach as it pertains to the therapist-client relationship?
Interdependence
Experts warn of the potentially "______________" effect of the power and prestige which group leaders hold:
Intoxicating
A competent therapist remains ___________ in the counseling process while maintaining openness about ___________.
Invested/outcomes
A group of servicemen and women witnessed a training accident in which comrades were killed and others were left horribly maimed. Many are reporting the effects of being emotionally traumatized. The treatment of choice for these individuals would most likely be a group that:
Is time limited
Which of the following represents the paramount level of obligation for a counselor to report instances of suspected child abuse to authorities:
Legal
Alan and Arturo, members of a counseling group, have expressed similar feelings of inadequacy following divorce. Sensing this, the leader attempts to foster a line of communication regarding the commonality of the issue between these members. This attempt to build cohesiveness and interaction is known as:
Linking
A factor to be aware of when terminating a group is the members' potential feelings/fears of __________.
Loss
Potential additional weight, when screening group prospects, must be given to those who are deemed "difficult" as they:
Might be the ones who need the group the most
A behavior in which a group counselor addresses issues by setting an example of himself or herself is known as:
Modeling
Brabender (2006) describes the epitome of group therapist excellence as being the attainment of ____________.
Moral Excellence
A leader is facilitating a group of diverse individuals — diverse in terms of nationality, race, ethnicity and age. The leader should:
Openly discuss his or her worldview and its impact on the group process, even at the risk of alienating some
Brett is 10 minutes away from his second counseling session. The group members have been expressing strong emotions ranging from anger to feelings of betrayal, pain to jealousy. Although he knows that he must be present, aware and empathic in terms of their situations, he remembers the voice of his supervisor in his head: "Avoid the risk of ______________ with your clients."
Over-identifying
___________ advocates that informed consent subjects such as therapeutic goals, theoretical orientation and length of treatment should be addressed after initial therapy has taken place.
Pomerantz
Which of the following can greatly reduce the risk of a counselee withdrawing from a group prematurely?
Proper screening
Jennifer is a 19-year-old emotionally stable college student, but her grades have started to suffer. Her parents suspect alcohol abuse, though they have no proof. They would like her referred to a group that addresses the risks of alcoholism in teenagers. The appropriate group setting would be:
Psycho-educational
Which of the following scenarios would be least likely to include a limitation in client confidentiality?
Psycho-educational drug-prevention counseling
The re-creation of situations that individuals experienced — situations that were difficult or not properly dealt with — in order to experience them in the here-and-now, is a hallmark of:
Psychodrama
Chelsea, a 15-year-old has been diagnosed with bulimia. She reports that she is depressed, sees herself as overweight — though she is categorized by her doctors as being underweight — and is experiencing feelings of worthlessness. She would most likely be found in which type of therapy?
Psychotherapy
Juan has informed his interagency colleagues that his proposal for a PTSD group has been authorized, and he is seeking clients. His colleagues may:
Publicize, recruit and screen potential members
Therapy modes represented under the umbrella of Relationship-Oriented Approaches include all of the following except:
Rational-Emotive
The elimination of negative self-talk, faulty and negative emotional responses and self-defeating thoughts and behaviors is fundamental to:
Rational-Emotive Therapy
The "R" which describes the stated purpose for forming a therapeutic group is:
Rationale
A majority of those in the counseling profession subscribe to a "white word-view." This statement is:
Reality according to Debiak
The interaction between what individuals think and how those thoughts influence and affect feelings and behavior can best be described as one of:
Reciprocity
The stated goal of psychotherapy is the _______________ of the personality through a process of insight.
Reconstruction
The verbal reiteration of what a second individual has stated — for purposes of clarification and so the other person can see that both of you understand the point — is known as:
Reflecting
Yalom (2005b) advocates a nontraditional view of __________ in terms of increasing the effectiveness of counselors and group leaders:
Research
Which of the following is not recommended in the ASGW "Best Practice Guidelines" pertaining to informed consent?
Risks associated with therapy
Candice has decided not to accept Roger into her group. After breaking the news, which of the following is considered the most ethically appropriate and most inclusive response?
Roger, other groups will come along, and we'll keep you in mind. However, I see the frustration you are feeling. Would you like to talk about those feelings?"
Psychoanalytic theory stresses the examination of the subject's first _________ years of life:
Six
Adlerian theory sees the main factor that influences people as ____________.
Societal
Your new counselee is a recent immigrant from a new country. You are not familiar with many aspects of her culture. Which of the following is not a legitimate concern pertaining to confidentiality?
Some cultures do not take confidentiality as seriously as others
Whether a proposed group will be long term or short term is ____________ important when devising an initial proposal, _____________:
Sometimes/unless the group is to be of limited and planned duration
A fundamental concern when choosing a meeting place for a group is:
Sound conduction within the building
Self-revelation on the part of the counselor should be used with group members:
Spontaneously and only as the situation calls for
DeLucia-Waack and Fauth consider ____________ to be most critical in the development of skilled, competent leaders of therapeutic groups?
Supervision
Solomon is an African-American counselee in your group. Quiet and withdrawn initially, he is quickly coming out of his shell. From a multicultural view, however, you must be aware that his race makes him more likely to:
Terminate counseling earlier than certain other groups of people
Jasmine is leading her first group. Things are not going according to plan. As prolonged periods of silence follow, one after another, she must learn:
That silence, though uncomfortable, is to be expected
A particularly comprehensive guideline for group formation, recruiting and the dissemination of information to group members has been formulated by:
The Association for Specialists in Group Work
A protocol of standards that sets forth core competencies for practitioners has been devised by:
The Association for Specialists in Group Work
Finding a list of reading sources where one can increase his or her base of knowledge regarding a diverse group:
The Association for Specialists in Group Work
A comprehensive and widely cited listing of characteristics, behaviors and attributes of effective group counselors pertaining to sexually diverse clients has been published by:
The Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Counseling (ALGBTIC)
A clearly spelled-out statement on group participation presented to members before the group commences would be particularly important when:
The group is court-mandated
Which of the following is of paramount concern when screening and selecting potential group members?
The risk of harm by participating in the group
"You always take Jenny's side. You're a racist! I can't believe somebody as dumb as you could become a therapist!" As the group leader, it's time for you to respond; all eyes are on you.
The situation demands a non-defensive response
The quality of the __________________ is crucial in ensuring successful therapeutic outcomes.
Therapeutic relationship
Liz has been screened for potential group membership. She fits all criteria; however, she seems to lack the desire to participate. In the eyes of the leader Jacque, she just doesn't seem to "want" it enough. Which of the following should be considered?
This should be a factor; the desire to make positive change is deemed highly important
Group therapy is not recommended (contra-indicated) for all the following except:
Those with a history of violent tendencies
Shapiro (2010) states his belief that the future of BGT (Brief Group Treatment) hinges primarily on:
Training of leaders
Jefferson has been leading a counseling group for the past three weeks. Several issues have surfaced, issues that his training has not directly addressed. He could/should:
Trust his instincts; it's the courageous thing to do
To get the group started, Marcy may find herself up against the wall. In terms of her professional peers and administrators, she may find herself assuming the role of all the following except:
Voter
When a group prospect is coming from individual therapy, is a release form necessary for consultation with the individual therapist?
Yes, without exception
