A student intern in an agency helps a homeless client find a place to stay overnight and goes with that client to make sure that they can get in. The supervisor feels that this behavior is inappropriate and allows the client to get too close to the counselor. The supervisor feels that this is a violation of boundaries. The student's professor feels that the student made the right decision. The
conflict between supervisor and professor's beliefs represents which of the following two key ethical issues?
a. informed consent vs. competence (boundaries)
b. confidentiality vs. competence (boundaries)
c. power vs. social justice
d. social justice vs. competence (boundaries)
d
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Which of the following is true of the prevalence of learning disabilities in different ethnic groups?
a. Those of African descent are most commonly classified with learning disabilities in the majority of countries that have been studied so far. b. Those of European descent are most commonly classified with learning disabilities in the majority of countries that have been studied so far. c. Low SES is almost entirely responsible for the differences in the prevalence of learning disabilities across ethnicities in the United States. d. A higher rate of learning disability appears in African American, Latino, and American Indian children even when controlling for SES.
Coping skills training
a. aids in the process of confronting the dysfunctional person. b. helps interpret the meaning of the dysfunctional person’s behavior to the family. c. helps family members learn how to cope with the dysfunctional person and his or her behavior. d. encourages the formation of alternative addictions that are less destructive to the family, providing a means for family members to cope with stress.
Which of the following is the TRUEST statement?
A. Suicide risk is higher in emergency risk when there is a long history of chronic relationship problems. B. A young woman who cuts on herself, with no intent to die, is at high risk for suicide. C. Someone with little ambivalence and access to a gun is considered high risk. D. A parasuicidal person who expects someone to come home and discover them is strictly attention-seeking.
During an ethnocultural assessment, in which of the following stages would a therapist attend to the client's intellectual and emotional interpretation of the family saga?
a. Heritage b. Family saga c. Niche d. Relationships