You are a volunteer at a residential treatment facility for children with intellectual disabilities. Over several weeks, you notice that the type of therapy practiced at the facility does not have empirical support and other methods of treatment that have greater empirical support are not being used. What would you do?

What will be an ideal response?


Talk to clinic director; bring evidence of other treatments. Call the authorities if necessary.

Counseling

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Children with specific language impairment (SLI) are typically diagnosed ______.

a. in the first year of life b. in the second year of life c. in preschool or kindergarten d. in high school

Counseling

Describe the benefits of PAL found in the meta-analysis conducted by Rohrbeck et al. (2003).

What will be an ideal response?

Counseling

The Interactional Model is a model of practice which emphasizes the interactional nature of the helping process

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Counseling

The ASAM dimensions help counselors identify ___________________________ for clients

a. Needed level of care b. Helpful medications c. Appropriate peer supports d. Educational accommodations

Counseling