FAD 4601 Exam 1 Questions and
Answers - Study Guide
Interviewing - Answer-the basic process used for:
-gathering data
-providing info & advice to clients &
-suggesting workable alternatives for resolving concerns
*Short term; one or two sessions
Settings in which interviewing may be used - Answer-employment offices, schools, hospitals, etc; used
by professionals in many areas i.e. medicine, business, law, community development, library work, &
gov't offices
Closely related to interviewing coaching is.... - Answer-partnering with clients in a thought provoking
and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional goals
Counseling - Answer-A more intensive and personal process.
,More about listening to & understanding a client's life challenges & along w/ the client, developing
strategies for change & growth
Counseling jobs - Answer-professional counseling, human relations (HR), clinical & counseling
psychology, pastoral counseling, & social work; also part of the role of medical personnel/psychiatrists
Psychotherapy - Answer--focuses more on deep-seated difficulties and requires more time for
resolution
-today sessions are short and treatment often involves medication
How do psychotherapists obtain client info - Answer-through interviewing & counseling techniques to
understand clients as they begin working with them
What settings/professions are most often associated with psychotherapy? - Answer-psychiatrists;
however today they are limited in number therefore only offer short sessions & treat with medications,
therefore most talking therapy conducted by helping professionals other than psychiatrists
True/False: the skills & concepts of intentional interviewing & counseling are equally effective for the
successful conduct of longer-term psychotherapy - Answer-true
What are the goals of counseling & psychotherapy? - Answer--Intentionality
-Resilience (longer-term goal)
-Self-actualization
What are the common pitfalls of counseling & psychotherapy? - Answer--premature problem
-solving-fear of silence
-setting boundaries (counselor is uncomfortable with topics that may be an issue for the client)
-moralizing
, -interrogating
-reluctance to refer
How is counseling/psychotherapy considered both a science & an art? -
Answer-counseling/psychotherapy now has a solid research & scientific base that enables us to identify
many qualities & skills that lead to effectiveness
-counselors need to be competent in evidence
-skills & strategies that draw from theoretical systems of counseling/psychotherapy
-scientific research cannot tell us precisely what will be most useful in helping each one
-you must be the artist that must produce a personal experience
-you must put the theories, skills, & strategies of professional work together to uniquely facilitate the
development/growth of others
flexibility - Answer-counselors must be themselves, but must be flexible & in order to reach a wide
variety of clients
must constantly change behavior & learn new ways of being with the uniqueness of each client;
Intentional interviewing - Answer-Speaks to the importance of being in the moment and responding
flexibility to the ever-changing situations and needs of clients
Need to have ability to move in the moment and change style.
Intentionality - Answer-acting with a sense of capability & deciding from among a range of alternative
actions
**the intentional individual has more than one action, thought, or behavior to choose from in
responding to changing life situations
Answers - Study Guide
Interviewing - Answer-the basic process used for:
-gathering data
-providing info & advice to clients &
-suggesting workable alternatives for resolving concerns
*Short term; one or two sessions
Settings in which interviewing may be used - Answer-employment offices, schools, hospitals, etc; used
by professionals in many areas i.e. medicine, business, law, community development, library work, &
gov't offices
Closely related to interviewing coaching is.... - Answer-partnering with clients in a thought provoking
and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional goals
Counseling - Answer-A more intensive and personal process.
,More about listening to & understanding a client's life challenges & along w/ the client, developing
strategies for change & growth
Counseling jobs - Answer-professional counseling, human relations (HR), clinical & counseling
psychology, pastoral counseling, & social work; also part of the role of medical personnel/psychiatrists
Psychotherapy - Answer--focuses more on deep-seated difficulties and requires more time for
resolution
-today sessions are short and treatment often involves medication
How do psychotherapists obtain client info - Answer-through interviewing & counseling techniques to
understand clients as they begin working with them
What settings/professions are most often associated with psychotherapy? - Answer-psychiatrists;
however today they are limited in number therefore only offer short sessions & treat with medications,
therefore most talking therapy conducted by helping professionals other than psychiatrists
True/False: the skills & concepts of intentional interviewing & counseling are equally effective for the
successful conduct of longer-term psychotherapy - Answer-true
What are the goals of counseling & psychotherapy? - Answer--Intentionality
-Resilience (longer-term goal)
-Self-actualization
What are the common pitfalls of counseling & psychotherapy? - Answer--premature problem
-solving-fear of silence
-setting boundaries (counselor is uncomfortable with topics that may be an issue for the client)
-moralizing
, -interrogating
-reluctance to refer
How is counseling/psychotherapy considered both a science & an art? -
Answer-counseling/psychotherapy now has a solid research & scientific base that enables us to identify
many qualities & skills that lead to effectiveness
-counselors need to be competent in evidence
-skills & strategies that draw from theoretical systems of counseling/psychotherapy
-scientific research cannot tell us precisely what will be most useful in helping each one
-you must be the artist that must produce a personal experience
-you must put the theories, skills, & strategies of professional work together to uniquely facilitate the
development/growth of others
flexibility - Answer-counselors must be themselves, but must be flexible & in order to reach a wide
variety of clients
must constantly change behavior & learn new ways of being with the uniqueness of each client;
Intentional interviewing - Answer-Speaks to the importance of being in the moment and responding
flexibility to the ever-changing situations and needs of clients
Need to have ability to move in the moment and change style.
Intentionality - Answer-acting with a sense of capability & deciding from among a range of alternative
actions
**the intentional individual has more than one action, thought, or behavior to choose from in
responding to changing life situations
