PSY 661 PREP FOR PRACTICUM FINAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is the difference between LMFTs and LPCs? - Answers - - very similar, adhere to
ethics codes and regulated in a similar manner
but according to Caldwell:
- LPCs = understanding a client's problems as in individual, developmental issue
- LMFTs look at behavior in its social and relational context
(week 1, slide 18)
What are the goals of the clinical intake interview? - Answers - 1. learning of the
client(s) world: centering client's concerns, purposes, and intentions; understanding the
history of the client's lived reality
2. establishing goals of therapy: determine client's measure of a successful outcome of
therapy; collaborate with the client; ask for clarification of words or phrases
3. therapist describes methods of therapy: varies according to training, but important to
be as clear as possible
4. instilling hope: look for the client's skills and competencies
(week 4, slides 4 - 14)
What are the fundamentals of culturally competent counseling? - Answers - 1. resist the
temptation to "colonize" the client: seek the client's culture-based knowledge and
wisdom
2. maintain curiosity about the client's "lived" experience: seek the meaning of their
"reality," and presume noting
3. locate the client's problems in their social/political context: reduce totalizing the client
as "the problem" and the client will experience being "understood"
(week 5, slides 19 - 26)
When are you a mandated reporter? - Answers - - if you SUSPECT abuse (do not need
proof)
- know what constitutes child abuse in your state
- if in doubt, consult with the local reporting agency
- always rely on your supervisor
- note: you report for child and elder, but not spousal DV
(week 6, slide 5)
What are the limits of confidentiality? - Answers - when there is a threat of harm to self
or others
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is the difference between LMFTs and LPCs? - Answers - - very similar, adhere to
ethics codes and regulated in a similar manner
but according to Caldwell:
- LPCs = understanding a client's problems as in individual, developmental issue
- LMFTs look at behavior in its social and relational context
(week 1, slide 18)
What are the goals of the clinical intake interview? - Answers - 1. learning of the
client(s) world: centering client's concerns, purposes, and intentions; understanding the
history of the client's lived reality
2. establishing goals of therapy: determine client's measure of a successful outcome of
therapy; collaborate with the client; ask for clarification of words or phrases
3. therapist describes methods of therapy: varies according to training, but important to
be as clear as possible
4. instilling hope: look for the client's skills and competencies
(week 4, slides 4 - 14)
What are the fundamentals of culturally competent counseling? - Answers - 1. resist the
temptation to "colonize" the client: seek the client's culture-based knowledge and
wisdom
2. maintain curiosity about the client's "lived" experience: seek the meaning of their
"reality," and presume noting
3. locate the client's problems in their social/political context: reduce totalizing the client
as "the problem" and the client will experience being "understood"
(week 5, slides 19 - 26)
When are you a mandated reporter? - Answers - - if you SUSPECT abuse (do not need
proof)
- know what constitutes child abuse in your state
- if in doubt, consult with the local reporting agency
- always rely on your supervisor
- note: you report for child and elder, but not spousal DV
(week 6, slide 5)
What are the limits of confidentiality? - Answers - when there is a threat of harm to self
or others
