Why is it imperative for leaders to assess and monitor members' interaction styles during the first session of the group?
What will be an ideal response?
It is important to monitor members' interaction styles during the first session to get a better understanding of how members participate in the group setting to make better leadership decisions and to plan for future sessions. Members who are negative or who dominate may need to be cut off. Members who are shy, quiet, or withdrawn may need to be drawn out using exercises like rounds, dyads, or sentence completions.
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What did the 1963 Community Mental Health Centers Act authorize?
a. The establishment of mental health centers in community colleges. b. The establishment of a nationwide system of community mental health centers. c. Funds for research and training to prevent and treat mental health disorders. d. Stipends and paid internships for students engaged in graduate counseling studies.
In a counseling setting, an elevated Correction (K) scale score: a. suggests that the client will be defensive and unwilling to be open with the counselor
b. indicates that the client is in denial about his/her problems. c. may indicate that the client may have difficulty recognizing his/her own contributions to problems. d. means that the client will likely be dishonest during counseling and will try to present himself/herself in a highly negative manner.
The Initiation Consultation model is used in situations in which
a. the consultee and consultant work mutually to resolve an issue b. the consultee mediates a problem between other individuals c. the consultee requests the consultant to resolve an issue with a 3 rd party d. the consultee lacks the skills to implement a strategy to resolve an issue
Regarding the role of self-evaluation in the reality therapy group, which is true?
a. The group leader judges the morality of the actions of members. b. The leader teaches members moral behavior in an active way. c. Members must decide for themselves the quality of their actions. d. The group leader judges the morality of the actions of members and teaches members moral behavior in an active way.