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Similar to feminists,collaborative counselors maintain that the process counseling is inescapably ________________,and the counselor will likely be changed themselves because the same dialogical process that allows clients to change creates a context in which the counselor will also be changed.
A) exclusive
B) interactive
C) dependent
D) mutual
A) exclusive
B) interactive
C) dependent
D) mutual
On Apr 30, 2024
D
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Goals in narrative counseling focus on clients enacting preferred narratives which involves increasing clients' sense of ______________,the sense that they influence in the direction of their lives.
A) happiness
B) independence
C) agency
D) responsibility
A) happiness
B) independence
C) agency
D) responsibility
On Apr 30, 2024
C
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Gender-role analysis,a defining intervention used by feminist counselors,involves _____ ___________________________________.
A) asking only female clients about how the rules regarding male and female behavior may affect the client's current problem
B) focusing on the problem as inherent in the client
C) blaming different contexts (religion, work, family, etc.) in the client's life for the current problem
D) asking questions of clients to help identify cultural rules from multiple contexts that may be interacting with the current problem
A) asking only female clients about how the rules regarding male and female behavior may affect the client's current problem
B) focusing on the problem as inherent in the client
C) blaming different contexts (religion, work, family, etc.) in the client's life for the current problem
D) asking questions of clients to help identify cultural rules from multiple contexts that may be interacting with the current problem
On Apr 30, 2024
D
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Solution-based counselors believe that ______________ is inevitable and always possible.
A) happiness
B) satisfaction
C) hope
D) change
A) happiness
B) satisfaction
C) hope
D) change
On Apr 30, 2024
D
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In the A-B-C Analysis of Irrational Beliefs,the A-B-C stands for which of the following?
A) A=Activating Event ? B=Behavior ? C=Commentary?
B) A= Activating Event ? B=Belief ? C=Consequence
C) A=Acceptance ? B=Behavior? C=Consequence
D) A= Acceptance ? B=Belief ? C=Commentary
A) A=Activating Event ? B=Behavior ? C=Commentary?
B) A= Activating Event ? B=Belief ? C=Consequence
C) A=Acceptance ? B=Behavior? C=Consequence
D) A= Acceptance ? B=Belief ? C=Commentary
On Apr 30, 2024
B
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What is the role of the counselor in solution-focused counseling?
On Apr 30, 2024
In solution-focused counseling, the role of the counselor is quite distinct from traditional therapeutic roles. The counselor acts as a facilitator of change rather than an expert diagnosing and treating a problem. Here are some key aspects of the counselor's role in solution-focused counseling:
1. **Goal Setter**: The counselor helps clients to identify and articulate their goals and desired outcomes for therapy. This is often done by asking questions that encourage clients to envision their preferred future and consider what their life would be like without the problem.
2. **Resource Identifier**: The counselor assists clients in recognizing their own strengths, resources, and past successes. This empowers clients to realize that they have the ability to overcome challenges and create change in their lives.
3. **Questioner**: The counselor uses specific types of questions, such as exception-finding questions, miracle questions, and scaling questions, to help clients identify potential solutions and evaluate their progress. These questions are designed to shift the focus from problems to solutions.
4. **Listener**: Active listening is a critical skill in solution-focused counseling. The counselor listens for instances of resilience, coping strategies, and client competencies that can be highlighted and built upon.
5. **Feedback Provider**: The counselor provides positive feedback and reinforces the client's self-efficacy and progress. This includes acknowledging small successes and improvements, which can help to build momentum towards larger goals.
6. **Collaborator**: The counselor works collaboratively with the client, emphasizing the client's autonomy and expertise in their own life. The counselor avoids taking an authoritative stance and instead joins the client as a partner in the change process.
7. **Facilitator of Change**: The counselor helps to facilitate change by encouraging the client to take small, manageable steps towards their goals. The focus is on what is changeable and possible rather than on obstacles or past problems.
8. **Optimism Cultivator**: The counselor maintains an optimistic and hopeful stance, believing in the client's capacity for change and improvement. This positive outlook can help to inspire and motivate clients.
9. **Reflective Practitioner**: The counselor reflects on the therapeutic process and the client's responses to adapt the approach as needed. This reflective practice ensures that the counseling remains client-centered and responsive to the client's needs.
Overall, the counselor in solution-focused counseling is less concerned with analyzing past problems and more focused on helping the client to construct a vision for the future and to develop the skills and confidence needed to achieve that future. The counselor's role is to guide the client in discovering their own solutions and to support them in the journey towards realizing their goals.
1. **Goal Setter**: The counselor helps clients to identify and articulate their goals and desired outcomes for therapy. This is often done by asking questions that encourage clients to envision their preferred future and consider what their life would be like without the problem.
2. **Resource Identifier**: The counselor assists clients in recognizing their own strengths, resources, and past successes. This empowers clients to realize that they have the ability to overcome challenges and create change in their lives.
3. **Questioner**: The counselor uses specific types of questions, such as exception-finding questions, miracle questions, and scaling questions, to help clients identify potential solutions and evaluate their progress. These questions are designed to shift the focus from problems to solutions.
4. **Listener**: Active listening is a critical skill in solution-focused counseling. The counselor listens for instances of resilience, coping strategies, and client competencies that can be highlighted and built upon.
5. **Feedback Provider**: The counselor provides positive feedback and reinforces the client's self-efficacy and progress. This includes acknowledging small successes and improvements, which can help to build momentum towards larger goals.
6. **Collaborator**: The counselor works collaboratively with the client, emphasizing the client's autonomy and expertise in their own life. The counselor avoids taking an authoritative stance and instead joins the client as a partner in the change process.
7. **Facilitator of Change**: The counselor helps to facilitate change by encouraging the client to take small, manageable steps towards their goals. The focus is on what is changeable and possible rather than on obstacles or past problems.
8. **Optimism Cultivator**: The counselor maintains an optimistic and hopeful stance, believing in the client's capacity for change and improvement. This positive outlook can help to inspire and motivate clients.
9. **Reflective Practitioner**: The counselor reflects on the therapeutic process and the client's responses to adapt the approach as needed. This reflective practice ensures that the counseling remains client-centered and responsive to the client's needs.
Overall, the counselor in solution-focused counseling is less concerned with analyzing past problems and more focused on helping the client to construct a vision for the future and to develop the skills and confidence needed to achieve that future. The counselor's role is to guide the client in discovering their own solutions and to support them in the journey towards realizing their goals.
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Ronald is a 37-year-old man,presenting in counseling for what he labels as stress.He is a first-year graduate student in a counseling program who left his previous career because of a downfall in the economy resulting in the loss of his job.Ronald reports that he gets very sweaty,nauseous,and tense when going to school.Ronald has missed 1 class this semester due to his symptoms,and cannot afford to miss anymore.Choose the best example of an initial phase psychodynamic goal for this client.
A) Decrease client's attempts to avoid existential angst and responsibility to reduce anxiety.
B) Increase empowerment and feelings of "mattering" to reduce anxiety.
C) Decrease emotional reactivity to perceived threats to self to reduce anxiety.
D) Increase coping skills necessary to reduce symptoms of anxiety.
A) Decrease client's attempts to avoid existential angst and responsibility to reduce anxiety.
B) Increase empowerment and feelings of "mattering" to reduce anxiety.
C) Decrease emotional reactivity to perceived threats to self to reduce anxiety.
D) Increase coping skills necessary to reduce symptoms of anxiety.
On Apr 29, 2024
C
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Systemic approaches are a set of theories that conceptualize an individual's symptoms as arising ______________________________.
A) in the unconscious mind
B) from social oppression
C) when a person is not self-actualized
D) within family and relational dynamics
A) in the unconscious mind
B) from social oppression
C) when a person is not self-actualized
D) within family and relational dynamics
On Apr 27, 2024
D