In a session with a social worker, the client stated that her goal was to improve her role as a mother. Which of the following questions should the social worker ask the client to determine the client's desired level of change?​

A) ​In what way would you like to improve your functioning as a parent?
B) ​Are you willing to have an assessment to determine your current skill level?
C) ​How did you determine that your parenting needed improvement?
D) ​Would you be able to reach your goal by joining a parent's support group?

When a counselor asks,"Can you say more about what you mean by feeling angry?" This is an example of _____________________.

A) clarifying
B) summarizing
C) listening
D) reflecting

In the context of stresses associated with life transitions, which of the following is a major common role and developmental transition that affects children or adolescents?

A) ​Loss of a friendship through argument
B) ​Work and career choices
C) ​The stigma associated with single parenthood
D) ​Institutionalization

Body orientation is a form of nonverbal communication that describes the extent to which we face toward or away from someone with our head, body, and feet.

An employee, who is facing efficiency issues and complaints from managers at his workplace, approaches a social worker to seek remedial solutions. After listening to the client's problems, the social worker responds, "Try joining a different workplace." This response is an example of:

A) ​consoling.
B) ​blaming.
C) ​advising.
D) ​threatening.

Feminist counseling relationships should not be misinterpreted as conflict free."Good conflict" in a counseling relationship involves all EXCEPT:

A) each person feeling heard and understood.
B) each person remaining present and responsive.
C) each person feeling a sense of safety and trust.
D) each person never feeling disconnected.

According to person-centered counseling,all of the following are necessary and sufficient elements for therapeutic change EXCEPT:

A) unconditional positive regard.
B) counselor congruence or genuineness.
C) accurate empathetic understanding.
D) insight.

Feminist counselors promote social activism and social justice through their own actions and with their clients by ______________________________________________________.

A) requiring clients to start groups for peers in their communities suffering from similar struggles
B) supporting clients finding ways to make a difference in their communities in ways that work for the client
C) advocating for clients no matter what the cost (personally or professionally) to the therapist
D) projecting the beliefs of the counselor onto the client until the client accepts them

All of the following are schools with the post-modern philosophical approach EXCEPT:

A) constructivism.
B) social-constructivism.
C) structuralism/postconstructuralism.
D) individualism.

Amy,a counseling intern,meets with her first client,a 19-year-old male sophomore who lives in the college dorms.The client has been mandated to enter counseling after being caught intoxicated for the third time.As the client shares his stories of "drunken sex with different partners every night for the last 2 weeks", Amy listens with a calm and even demeanor,wondering what is happening in her client's life that is leading him to engage in risky behavior.Which term best describes Amy's reaction as she listens to her client?

A) empathy
B) therapeutic presence
C) mirroring
D) understanding