How should coercion and peer pressure be handled?

a. Peer pressure should be used to get other members to take risks.
b. Because risk taking is a group norm, the readiness of members to take risks need not be considered.
c. The group leader should ensure that nobody is coerced to comply with norms that are against their best interests.
d. Group members who have taken risks should expect that everyone must follow suit.
e. Leaders should embrace the therapeutic advantages of groups and ignore individual rights for the sake of progress in the group.


c. The group leader should ensure that nobody is coerced to comply with norms that are against their best interests.

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a. true b. false

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a. challenge b. advice c. change d. policies

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a. They must know how to assess individuals in crises intervention, intake interviewing and diagnostic evaluations. b. They must develop competency skills in selecting and interpreting both standardized and non-standardized tests. c. They must develop competency in administering and scoring tests. d. They need to be critically aware of the increasing numbers of assessment tools available in the market.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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