Testing Saint Martin's College and Seminary Individual Counseling Skills Chapter 3 test Individual Counseling Skills – Chapter 3 Your Email address * Phone * 1) The most important thing in counseling is * a) knowing your theoretical modality b) rooting your practice in basic counseling skills c) having a graduate degree d) understanding the school of thought underlying your approach 2) Carkhuff, Ivey and Egan were principle pioneers in * a) making Freudian therapy practical b) writing the transtheoretical model of counseling c) investigating counseling qualities from a behavioral perspective d) developing cognitive behavioral therapy 3) In Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) change is enhanced by * a) developing discrepancies between present behavior and broader goals identified by the client b) rationally convincing clients that they are irrational in their decision making c) having sufficient data to win arguments with clients that help them change d) confronting clients directly about their self-destructive behavior 4) Paraphrasing refers to * a) repeating exactly what the client said b) adding meaning to what the client states c) challenging the client’s statement d) rephrasing the essence of the client’s statement 5) Reflection of feelings helps the client to * a) validate and accept their feelings b) communicate feelings directly and appropriately c) manage those feelings that often lead to drug use d) all the above 6) The Decisional Balance sheet looks at * a) advantages and disadvantages of using and quitting drug or alcohol use b) how to solve problems through decisional analysis c) making sure that all the problems associated with drug use are clear to the client d) balancing ways to avoid relapse 7) Reframing is * a) the same as reflection of feelings and paraphrasing b) interpreting a client’s experience in a new way c) summarizing part or all of the counseling session d) asking questions that help the client explore their experience 8) One important skill in helping a client explore their experience is to * a) provide educational sessions on substance abuse b) continually reflect everything the client says c) use open ended questions d) challenge their irrational thoughts with rational arquments 9) When “leading clients: be sure to * a) do it quickly before the client’s denial sets in b) do it when the client is most anxious c) be careful so that it is not forced and confrontational d) overload with information you know about the client 10) Self – disclosure should be used * a) to let clients know that “you’ve been where they are” b) to show clients that you too make mistakes c) for the benefit of the client d) when there is too much silence 11) Interpretation is a technique used to provide the client with * a) an understanding of their deep-seated earl childhood experiences b) a theoretical explanation for their behavior c) what the counselor feels the client is really experiencing d) a new frame of reference or alternative way of looking at situations 12) One important element in confronting clients is * a) never back down b) make sure to label the client’s behavior c) stay concrete and provide hope d) let the client know that you are an expert 13) Catastrophizing and awfulizing are examples of * a) addictive thinking b) irrational and unhelpful client cognitions c) ways to get clients to change their thinking d) reasonable ways to respond to addiction 14) One critical factor in using different counseling skills is * a) what theoretical approach you use b) timing to know how far to go and what is appropriate c) how defensive the client is d) what diagnosis the client has 15) Progress recording is * a) a transcript of what went on between the counselor and client including the counselor’s emotions and reactions b) a document of the interventions, tasks, and activities the client completed and their outcome c) an overview of the client’s treatment career and the outcome of the treatment plan d) a summary of the supervisor’s reaction and advice to a recorded counseling session reCAPTCHA Submit
