A crucial element to the practical business of counseling is the
a. client's previous counseling experience.
b. family background.
c. frequency and duration of sessions.
d. client's financial ability to pay for sessions.
c
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Which brief screening measure is intended to be given as part of a clinical interview?
a) Michigan Alcohol Screening Test b) CAGE c) Drug use Screening Inventory-Revised d) DAST
The material in awareness, always available to us is known as the _________________ whereas the material that includes repressed drives and impulses is known as the ________________
(a) Conscious; unconscious (b) Unconscious; conscious (c) Preconscious; unconscious (d) Conscious; preconscious
When contemplating whether or not to refer a client, helping professionals should keep which of the following points in mind?
a. It can be very burdensome to clients to be saddled with their therapist’s disclosure of not being able to get beyond value differences. b. Disagreeing with a client or not liking what a client is proposing to do is ethical grounds for a referral. c. Counseling entails working with clients within the framework of the counselor’s value system; thus, clients whose values differ from their counselor’s values need to take the initiative to ask for a referral. d. The authors believe that referrals are not made often enough.
Which of the following illustrate reasons that support the notion that family assessment might be more challenging than individual assessment?
a. Family members will likely view issues differently and bring differing perspectives to the table. b. Family interactions are dynamic, thus the variables assessed (e.g., communication styles, family roles, levels of cohesion) are fluid and likely to fluctuate. c. There is no unified theory of family functioning. d. All of the above.