When a client discloses suicidal thoughts, the counselor's first step is to:
a. identify alternative courses of action.
b. offer emotional support.
c. contact emergency personnel.
d. assess the degree of risk.
Answer: d. assess the degree of risk.
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While there is considerable overlap, counseling, as opposed to psychotherapy, is generally most appropriate for
A) ?clients, conscious concerns, preventative and remedial concerns. B) ?patients, personality concerns, medical settings and a teaching methodology. C) ?decision-making, developmental and concerns, and a preventive focus D) ?educational concerns, vocational concerns, decision-making concerns and personality problems.
The author of the text suggests that the primary purpose of self-disclosure is _________ ___________________________________
a. building a friendship with the client b. making clients feel more comfortable c. helping clients achieve their goals d. demonstrating therapist expertise and superiority
Solution-focused school counseling is based on which one of the five assumptions?
a. Big problems require big solutions. b. Clients need resources to make changes. c. If it works, do more of it. d. Cooperative relationships are necessary for solutions.
in adolescents experience depression.
a. One; eight b. One; one hundred c. Five; one thousand d. Ten; one hundred