Give examples of the dangers of failing to take a social justice perspective in clinical work.

What will be an ideal response?


Clinicians who do not develop a social justice perspective run the risk of engaging in victim-blaming attitudes and overusing social control tactics and may fail to develop the capacity for advocacy and prevention work.

Counseling

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Which one of the following reasons for the underutilization of mental health services by minority groups is NOT true?

A. Biased nature of the services B. Child care issues C. Transportation challenges D. The medical model of clinical counseling is a good fit for this population and is not utilized enough

Counseling

At __________ sessions, the participants can share difficulties they have encountered since leaving the group, talk about specific steps they have taken to keep themselves open for change, and remember some of the most positive experiences during the group itself.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Counseling

Which of the following is NOT true regarding interest inventories?

a. Interest inventories measure abilities. b. Interest inventories become progressively more stable with age. c. Interest inventories are subject to response set and faking. d. Interest inventories may be susceptible to bias.

Counseling

Generally, testing should not be in a holistic framework because of its narrow focus

a. True b. False

Counseling