Martina has been working at a crisis intervention center for three years and is starting to have nightmares about her work. Despite having a strong work ethic, she dreads her job because she feels burdened by the lack of power she has in making decisions pertaining to the treatment of her clients. Martina is experiencing:
a. burnout.
b. institutional countertransference.
c. institutional transference.
d. the precursor to mental illness.
a
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Assessing the sponsoring organization does not include
a) The organizations service technology b) The organizations resources c) The attitudes and practices of the agency with regard to service delivery d) The worker's status in the agency
It is the role of the human services worker to support patients’ efforts to take charge of their lives and make decisions
This support can take the form of:
a. Giving honest criticism when the client makes a mistake b. Assuming control of the client’s daily activities to ensure that goals are accomplished c. Having realistic goals for the client and encouraging progress toward the goals d. Insisting that the client take the necessary steps toward the goal when that person appears to be malingering
A practitioner conducts a single-case evaluation to test whether a recently developed intervention is effective in reducing antisocial behaviors by children in a residential facility. During the 20 days before implementing the new intervention she observes between 15 and 17 antisocial behaviors each day. After implementing the intervention she observes between 15 and 17 antisocial behaviors each
day for 19 days, but then on the twentieth day no antisocial behaviors occur. She should conclude: A) The intervention clearly was effective. B)The improvement most likely was due to maturation.? C)History is a plausible explanation for the improvement.? D) Regression to the mean is the most plausible explanation for the improvement.
To be a competent practitioner, you will need to know how to form a. quick judgments of your clients
b. solid professional relationships. c. personal opinions. d. modeling clay during play therapy.