The best predictor of positive counseling outcomes is:
a. Client motivation in the first session
b. A strong counseling relationship
c. Client adherence to treatment
d. A clear theoretical orientation
Answer: B
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Evidence on the efficacy of MST has indicated which of the following?
a. It is effective in the short term, but 13 years after treatment, the effect disappears. b. It is effecitve in reducing misdemeanors but not felonies. c. It is effective in reducing adolescent antisocial behavior and may also have long-term positive effects. d. It is effective in reducing arrests, but not effective in reducing offenses committed, indicating it can backfire and teach youths ways to get away with their crimes.
Discuss the impact of social and political attitudes on the diagnosis of clients of color and the general characterization of communities of color, providing specific examples.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The rule-setting task is important because it provides an opportunity for early, meaningful interaction and invokes a sense of responsibility among group members. 2. Once clients have made at least a tentative commitment to change, they are ready to embark on the development of recovery skills that are transferable to real-life situations. 3. Activity that works well in the group modality include developing alternative methods of managing stress, gaining skill in problem solving, and learning how to respond to others through accommodation rather than assertiveness. 4. When asked to list as many triggers as they can, clients in group brainstorming have a hard time becoming aware of possible antecedents to their drinking. 5. In a group setting, assertiveness needs to be defined first, with participants learning to differentiate among assertiveness, aggressiveness, and passivity, and learning to recognize the suitability of assertion in human interaction.
Emotional distress in clients who repeatedly experience the effects of stereotyping, discrimination, and oppression is more likely to be due to
a. unmet childhood developmental needs. b. lack of real power in their current life. c. lack of perceived power in their current life. d. both b and c.