Clinical Mental Health Counseling - 1,2,3
Define certification - ANS-Title protection to persons meeting standards
Define ethics - ANS-Normative principles & standards governing relationships between
individuals
Define licensure - ANS-Laws defining scope of practice, training, experience, examination,
titles, illegal to practice without
Define morality - ANS-Judgment or evaluation of action based on cultural/societal context
Define professional identity - ANS-The philosophy, training model & scope of practice that
characterize a profession
Describe the assumptions of community counseling - ANS-Environments nuture and limit;
Facilitate individual & community empowerment; Multifaceted approach; Multicultural nature
is essential; Prevention more effective than remediation
Describe the chronosystems (bioecological model) & give an example - ANS-Evolution of
other 4 systems over time, life transitions
Describe the development of counseling theories giving the key names and principles
associated with each treatment perspective. - ANS-Psychoanalysis and insight theories
(Freud); Trait-factor or directive theories (Williamson); Humanistic & client-centered
(Rogers); Behavioral theories (Skinner); Cognitive theories (Ellis)
Describe the exosystem (bioecological model) & give an example - ANS-Context exerting
indirect influence--stress in workplace causes mother's anger which indirectly affects child
who acts out at school
Describe the macrosystem (bioecological model) & give an example - ANS-Overarching
belief system of culture, indirect influence through cultural conventions and tools
Describe the main therapeutic professions & provide distinguishing characteristics of each -
ANS-Psychiatrists-MD & specialty, national & state exams for licensure, American
Psychiatric Association (APA), major psycho disorders, prescribe meds;
Psychologists--PHD, EdD, PsyD to practice, licensed in 50 states, American Psychological
Association (APA)
focus psychological assessment; Social Workers-BS, MS and Ph.D, licensure in 50 states,
National Association of Social Workers (NASW), help negotiating social systems, advocating
for change; Professional counselors--MS or Ph.D, licensed in 49 states & DC (except CA),
American Counseling Association (ACA), focus on preventative, developmental, holistic
wellness approach that includes environment of client, non-medical approach
Describe the mesosystem (bioecological model) & give an example - ANS-Interaction of two
or more microsystems, home & school (divorce at home, affecting child at school, peer
rejection)
Describe the microsystem of (bioecological model) & give an example - ANS-Includes
immediate sphere of influence--family, school, peer, workplace
Ethical codes serve what purposes? - ANS-Enhance client welfare; Educate about ethical
conduct; Accountability; Improved practice
Give some reasons a counselor could be sued for malpractice - ANS-Breaching
confidentiality, promising a cure, inappropriate behavior, failing to take action when someone
in danger, not providing informed consent...(many others)
Define certification - ANS-Title protection to persons meeting standards
Define ethics - ANS-Normative principles & standards governing relationships between
individuals
Define licensure - ANS-Laws defining scope of practice, training, experience, examination,
titles, illegal to practice without
Define morality - ANS-Judgment or evaluation of action based on cultural/societal context
Define professional identity - ANS-The philosophy, training model & scope of practice that
characterize a profession
Describe the assumptions of community counseling - ANS-Environments nuture and limit;
Facilitate individual & community empowerment; Multifaceted approach; Multicultural nature
is essential; Prevention more effective than remediation
Describe the chronosystems (bioecological model) & give an example - ANS-Evolution of
other 4 systems over time, life transitions
Describe the development of counseling theories giving the key names and principles
associated with each treatment perspective. - ANS-Psychoanalysis and insight theories
(Freud); Trait-factor or directive theories (Williamson); Humanistic & client-centered
(Rogers); Behavioral theories (Skinner); Cognitive theories (Ellis)
Describe the exosystem (bioecological model) & give an example - ANS-Context exerting
indirect influence--stress in workplace causes mother's anger which indirectly affects child
who acts out at school
Describe the macrosystem (bioecological model) & give an example - ANS-Overarching
belief system of culture, indirect influence through cultural conventions and tools
Describe the main therapeutic professions & provide distinguishing characteristics of each -
ANS-Psychiatrists-MD & specialty, national & state exams for licensure, American
Psychiatric Association (APA), major psycho disorders, prescribe meds;
Psychologists--PHD, EdD, PsyD to practice, licensed in 50 states, American Psychological
Association (APA)
focus psychological assessment; Social Workers-BS, MS and Ph.D, licensure in 50 states,
National Association of Social Workers (NASW), help negotiating social systems, advocating
for change; Professional counselors--MS or Ph.D, licensed in 49 states & DC (except CA),
American Counseling Association (ACA), focus on preventative, developmental, holistic
wellness approach that includes environment of client, non-medical approach
Describe the mesosystem (bioecological model) & give an example - ANS-Interaction of two
or more microsystems, home & school (divorce at home, affecting child at school, peer
rejection)
Describe the microsystem of (bioecological model) & give an example - ANS-Includes
immediate sphere of influence--family, school, peer, workplace
Ethical codes serve what purposes? - ANS-Enhance client welfare; Educate about ethical
conduct; Accountability; Improved practice
Give some reasons a counselor could be sued for malpractice - ANS-Breaching
confidentiality, promising a cure, inappropriate behavior, failing to take action when someone
in danger, not providing informed consent...(many others)
