When a crisis worker has a good hunch that a child is contemplating suicide, the best thing to do is
a. express shock and amazement that such thoughts would occur and speak to the child about what he or she has to live for.
b. become passive and accepting and let the child vent his or her feelings.
c. confront the child's irrational thinking and counter propagandize the "crazy" thoughts.
d. None of the above is appropriate.
D
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(a) chemical dependency (b) alcohol problems (c) other drug problems (d) substance abuse
Approximately of European American marriages are projected to end in divorce
a. 90% b. 47% c. 70% d. 38%
According to your text, _________ meet diagnostic criteria for admission to a substance-use rehabilitation facility.
a. 25% of all women b. 10% of all women of childbearing age c. 5% of women who are pregnant d. 85% of all women of childbearing age
A clinician uses the technique of paraphrasing, however, the client feels that the clinician is incorrect or has not captured what she said. The clinician's next step is to
a. apologize to the client for not being attentive b. attempt to provide a more accurate paraphrase c. switch to the more challenging technique of summarization which allows the clinician to synthesize a group of client statements d. provide the client with an opportunity to clarify and expand on her statements