CP FINAL EXAM ( COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY) EXAM REVIEW

CP FINAL EXAM ( COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY) EXAM REVIEW When is it okay to terminate therapy with a client? - ANS-When you no longer believe treatment is effective This refers to the requirement that a psychologist must practice within areas where he/she is trained, supervised, and mastered clinical skills. To practice outside of this scope is considered unethical. - ANSCompetence After finding several empty liquor bottles in their trash can, you suspect that your office mate may be seeing clients while impaired. What should you do first? - ANS-Talk to them about your concerns (informal resolution) Parents bring their 13 year old daughter, Eliza, to you for treatment after she starts having trouble in school, which includes failing grades, truancy and complaints that she is bullying other students. Eliza doesn't want to be there and refuses to talk with you. Parents say they are at their wits end and need your help. How can you best handle this situation? - ANS-See if you can establish a relationship with Eliza so that she will assent to treatment Eliza's friend, Elizabeth is also getting in trouble in school for behaviors similar to Eliza's. Elizabeth seems more open to treatment, but her parents demand you tell them everything that Elizabeth shares with you. How can you best handle this situation? - ANS-Work with the parents to help them understand the need for Elizabeth to trust you and have a safe space to talk - and set up guidelines with both parents and Elizabeth about what will be shared. Your new client uses a racial slur when describing their co-worker. What is the best way to respond? - ANS-Response with a question, such as "when you used that expression, how were you thinking I might respond to it?" Which mental health profession considers the masters degree as the terminal degree? - ANS-Social work Which mental health profession offers both a Psyd and Phd? - ANS...