Why is a social justice perspective critical to the work of a human service professional? How can the professional maintain focus on social justice, especially when faced with the challenges and stresses of the job?
What will be an ideal response?
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In 2010, the group with the highest median income was:
a) blacks b) Asians c) latinos d) whites
In dealing with the gender-role generalization "women do more poorly in math" than men, cognitive-behavioral feminist therapists would
a. explore the reinforcements and punishments involved in this belief. b. provide research evidence showing this generalization to be false. c. relabel this as irrational thinking. d. relabel this as archetypal thinking.
Supervisors have an ethical and legal obligation to
a. provide trainees with timely feedback. b. monitor trainee’s actions and decisions. c. teach trainees about due process and their rights. d. guide their personal development as it pertains to their clinical competence. e. All of the above
How are gender and cultural approaches to counseling redundant with other approaches?
a. There is no redundancy. b. Many theories endorse phenomenology, social construction of experience, and contextual influences on individual experiences. c. Some theories suggest that counselors consider the context of the client’s problems but few use the concept of phenomenology. d. Some theories suggest that counselors consider the context of the client’s problems but none use the concept of social construction of experience. e. Social construction of experience is considered outside the realm of appropriate focus for all of the approaches.