MFT Clinical Exam questions with correct answers

Satir Communications Therapy - correct answer Theory of Change: through self awareness and improved communication. A humanistic approach. Role of the therapist: active facilitator, resource detective, therapist is genuine and warm, honest and direct Treatment goals: increase congruent communication, improved self-esteem/confidence and personal growth. Key concepts and interventions: incongruent communication, styles of communication (placate, blamer, computer, distracter), modeling communication, family life chronology, family sculpting, take responsibility, metaphors and storytelling , transforming rules Phases of treatment: - Beginning: establish rapport, a sense of equality and hope, assess communication patterns, stances, and concerns, identify treatment focus and goals - Middle: increase family's congruent communication, support and strengthen each individuals sense of uniqueness and self-esteem -End: help family practice, implement, and integrate changes and increase awareness of larger familial patterns Client-centered/Humanistic Therapy - correct answer Created by Carl Rogers Theory of Change: change occurs by creating conditions for the client to grow through the therapeutic relationship with the presence of three essential components: congruence/genuineness, unconditional positive regard, and empathy. Role of therapist: therapist is nondirective, a facilitator who sets the stage and believes the client is able to do what is necessary for growth and change, self-actualization. Client determines goals of therapy. Treatment Goals: self-acceptance, congruence between client's idealized and actual selves, increased self-understanding, decreased levels of defensiveness, insecurity and guilt, more positive relationships and increased comfort with others, increased ability to experience and express feelings in the here and now Key concepts: congruence, unconditional positive regard, empathy, self-actualization, locus of control, non-directive therapy Gestalt Therapy - correct answer Created by Fritz Perls Theory of Change: increased awareness of here-and-now experience in a dialogic relationship. Both existential and humanistic. Role of Therapist: authentic, present other, non-directive and non-judgmental, increase the client's awareness in the present moment Treatment Goals: clients become aware of what they are doing, how they are doing it, and how they can change themselves, and at the same time, learn to accept and value themselves. Key Concepts: phenomenological method, dialogic relationship, experiential, here-and-now focus. Interventions: empty chair technique, experiments, body techniques