The Ramirez family has come into therapy because the members have all been trying to get Ishmael, the eighteen-year-old son, to stop his reckless behavior
Through therapy, his parents tell him, "Ishmael, we love you and would like you to ensure your safety. However, that is now out of our hands since you are an adult."
This is an example of:
a. first-order change
b. second-order change
c. third-order change
d. fourth-order change
B
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The clinician says to Raymond, “Tell me what brought you here?” This is an example of:
A. A focal opening line B. A nondirective opening line C. Culturally sensitive beginnings D. Informed openness E. All of the above
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The main purpose of qualitative assessment is to diagnose or categorize families. 2. Qualitative assessments can serve as interventions. 3. The Marital Satisfaction Inventory is an appealing option due to its large number of subscales, relative brevity, and cross-cultural applications. 4. There is no unified theory of family functioning. 5. Including formal and informal assessment methods in family counseling helps clinicians to avoid bias.
Which of the following is most accurate regarding the collaborative nature of the relationship between helper and client?
A. The helper’s primary goal is to cure the client. B. Both helper and client have work to do in the problem-management and opportunity-development stages and tasks, and both have responsibilities related to outcomes. C. The helper must follow the stages and tasks of the helping process so that the client can be guided towards a successful outcome. D. The client needs to be as expressive and clear about problems as possible.
The purpose of circular questions in family counseling is to _____________________
a. confuse the family and make them more amenable to therapy b. highlight family connections and difference among members c. draw a third person into a family conflict d. unbalance the power structure in the family