Intro to Clinical Mental Health Counseling Final
Exam With Completely Solved Solutions
What is counseling? - ANSWER-a professional relationship that empowers diverse
individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and
career goals
5 key elements of counseling - ANSWER-1.Counseling is a profession that requires
graduate-level education; necessitates adherence to ethical standards; and encourages
licensure, certification, and organizational membership and involvement.
2.Counseling is holistic and concerns itself with treating the entire person- without
stepping outside one's area of competence.
3.Counseling focuses on relatively healthy functioning individuals who are experiencing
difficulty.
4.Counseling is empirically driven and based on theoretically sound underpinnings and
interventions.
5.Counseling involves the facilitation of behavioral, cognitive, and emotional change.
Gatekeeping - ANSWER-the screening, remediation, and dismissal of counselors in
training who are poorly fit for the counseling profession.
NBCC - ANSWER-National Board for Certified Counselors
What is the difference between confidentiality and privacy? - ANSWER-
What is malpractice? Common reasons for it? - ANSWER--professional misconduct or
unreasonable lack of skill
-duty was owed to client, counselor breached the duty, there is a link between breach
and client injury and client suffered some damage or injury
Limitations of confidentiality - ANSWER-•Subordinates
•Interdisciplinary Teams
•Consultation
•Groups and Families
•Third Party Payors
•Minors
•Contagious, life threatening diseases
•Court-ordered disclosure
FERPA - ANSWER-Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
HIPAA - ANSWER-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
, Counseling paradigms - ANSWER-
Difference between theory and skills - ANSWER--Theories provide a framework for
conceptualizing client problems and determining a course of action in counseling
-Skills are the tools used within a theory
Difference between eclectic and integrative counseling - ANSWER--Integrative-
synthesis of the best aspects of several theories to produce a more meaningful outcome
-Eclectic-a technical expert, relying on knowledge of approaches and applying what
seems to fit a given time. without regard for theory
active placebo - ANSWER-counselor and client expectations play a major role in the
helping process. as great a role as theories and techniques are. ex: dress, manner,
setting and style
Murphy and Dillon's (2014) 3 guidelines for multicultural best practice - ANSWER-1)
Awareness of our own ethnic, gender, and cultural heritage.
2) Acquire knowledge about cultures and customs of clients we serve.
3)Use of self-awareness and knowledge to create flexible strategies for intervention that
are effective and congruent with client values
informed consent - ANSWER-ensure that clients are aware of and understand their
rights and responsibilities within the counseling relationship. confidentiality, fees,
insurance, benefits and risks
Counseling microskills: attending skills - ANSWER-eye contact, body position, vocal
tone, basic listening sequence, open and close ended questions
Counseling microskills: reflecting skills - ANSWER-paraphrase, reflecting feelings,
undershooting, overshooting, reflecting meaning, summarizing
Reflecting feelings vs reflecting meaning - ANSWER--Feelings- can help the client
become aware of the emotions experienced in relation to the issue at hand
-Meaning- a way to help clients go deeper into their stories and begin to see the
importance
ACES - ANSWER-
importance of self-care - ANSWER-prevention of burnout. ethical issue- wounded
healers. life experiences makes counselor vulnerable making them less effective
compassion fatigue - ANSWER-emotional and physical fatigue from constant use of
empathy. accumulates over time
secondary traumatic stress - ANSWER-stress from secondhand exposure to traumatic
events
Exam With Completely Solved Solutions
What is counseling? - ANSWER-a professional relationship that empowers diverse
individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and
career goals
5 key elements of counseling - ANSWER-1.Counseling is a profession that requires
graduate-level education; necessitates adherence to ethical standards; and encourages
licensure, certification, and organizational membership and involvement.
2.Counseling is holistic and concerns itself with treating the entire person- without
stepping outside one's area of competence.
3.Counseling focuses on relatively healthy functioning individuals who are experiencing
difficulty.
4.Counseling is empirically driven and based on theoretically sound underpinnings and
interventions.
5.Counseling involves the facilitation of behavioral, cognitive, and emotional change.
Gatekeeping - ANSWER-the screening, remediation, and dismissal of counselors in
training who are poorly fit for the counseling profession.
NBCC - ANSWER-National Board for Certified Counselors
What is the difference between confidentiality and privacy? - ANSWER-
What is malpractice? Common reasons for it? - ANSWER--professional misconduct or
unreasonable lack of skill
-duty was owed to client, counselor breached the duty, there is a link between breach
and client injury and client suffered some damage or injury
Limitations of confidentiality - ANSWER-•Subordinates
•Interdisciplinary Teams
•Consultation
•Groups and Families
•Third Party Payors
•Minors
•Contagious, life threatening diseases
•Court-ordered disclosure
FERPA - ANSWER-Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
HIPAA - ANSWER-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
, Counseling paradigms - ANSWER-
Difference between theory and skills - ANSWER--Theories provide a framework for
conceptualizing client problems and determining a course of action in counseling
-Skills are the tools used within a theory
Difference between eclectic and integrative counseling - ANSWER--Integrative-
synthesis of the best aspects of several theories to produce a more meaningful outcome
-Eclectic-a technical expert, relying on knowledge of approaches and applying what
seems to fit a given time. without regard for theory
active placebo - ANSWER-counselor and client expectations play a major role in the
helping process. as great a role as theories and techniques are. ex: dress, manner,
setting and style
Murphy and Dillon's (2014) 3 guidelines for multicultural best practice - ANSWER-1)
Awareness of our own ethnic, gender, and cultural heritage.
2) Acquire knowledge about cultures and customs of clients we serve.
3)Use of self-awareness and knowledge to create flexible strategies for intervention that
are effective and congruent with client values
informed consent - ANSWER-ensure that clients are aware of and understand their
rights and responsibilities within the counseling relationship. confidentiality, fees,
insurance, benefits and risks
Counseling microskills: attending skills - ANSWER-eye contact, body position, vocal
tone, basic listening sequence, open and close ended questions
Counseling microskills: reflecting skills - ANSWER-paraphrase, reflecting feelings,
undershooting, overshooting, reflecting meaning, summarizing
Reflecting feelings vs reflecting meaning - ANSWER--Feelings- can help the client
become aware of the emotions experienced in relation to the issue at hand
-Meaning- a way to help clients go deeper into their stories and begin to see the
importance
ACES - ANSWER-
importance of self-care - ANSWER-prevention of burnout. ethical issue- wounded
healers. life experiences makes counselor vulnerable making them less effective
compassion fatigue - ANSWER-emotional and physical fatigue from constant use of
empathy. accumulates over time
secondary traumatic stress - ANSWER-stress from secondhand exposure to traumatic
events
