List and describe three components of the ACA Code of Ethics that are especially relevant to group work.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
1. Screening of prospective group members (Item A8a): Counselors screen prospective group counseling/therapy participants. To the extent possible, counselors select members whose needs and goals are compatible with goals of the group, who will not impede the group process, and whose well-being will not be jeopardized by the group experience.
2. Client protection (Item A8b): In a group setting, counselors take reasonable precautions to protect clients from physical, emotional, or psychological trauma.
3. Confidentiality (Introduction, Section B): Counselors recognize that trust is a cornerstone of the counseling relationship. Counselors aspire to earn the trust of clients by creating an ongoing partnership, establishing and upholding appropriate boundaries, and maintaining confidentiality. Counselors communicate the parameters of confidentiality in a culturally competent manner.
4. Groups and families (Item B4a): In group work, counselors clearly explain the importance and parameters of confidentiality for the specific group being entered.
5. Peer relationships (Item F6e): Counselor educators make every effort to ensure that the rights of peers are not compromised when students or supervisees lead counseling groups or provide clinical supervision. Counselor educators take steps to ensure that students and supervisees understand they have the same ethical obligations as counselor educators, trainers, and supervisors.
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a. Work to establish connections and relationships between group members as well as connections to the group goal early in the life of the group. b. Emphasize content over process in each meeting. c. Establish the agenda for all group meetings prior to the first group meeting. d. Comment on the group process when it is going well, but avoid talking about it directly if there is conflict or resistance.
All of the following are considered a survival stance in Satir’s communication stances EXCEPT:
a. placating. b. blaming. c. superreasonable. d. ironic.
When looking at a community's readiness and disposition toward change
A. Recognize that almost all constraints are imagined. B. A number of dimensions of readiness exist, such as community efforts, community knowledge of efforts, leadership support, community climate, community knowledge about the issue, and resources related to the issue. C. If a community is strong in one area of readiness it is highly likely that it is strong in all areas; if it is weak in one area it is highly likely that it is weak in all areas. D. When a community is at the impasse stage people see clear signs that the community is moving forward.
The group counselor has three primary functions: ________, ________, and ________
a. monitor; model; manage b. mobilize; model; manage c. mobilize; model; mold d. mobilize; monitor; manage