ART THERAPY EXAM I QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the steps of the crisis model applied to rape crisis intervention? - Answers :1-
Accompaniment to police, medical, judicial system, ongoing counseling
(behavioral/cognitive), psycho-ed, confidential services and required reporting to Adult
Protective Services or Children's Services Division.
What are the stages of treatment in individual therapy? - Answers :1 -Stabilize client,
decrease life threatening and behaviors that interfere with sessions.
2-Help client to feel better.
3-Resolve problems in living and residual disorders to achieve ordinary happiness.
4- Resolve the sense of incompleteness and achieve joy.
Explain brief therapy in response to natural disaster. - Answers :1-Medical emergencies
take precedence over psychological emergencies.
2-Optimal treatment 12-72 hours post event.
3- Two primary responses are; normalize feelings, help victims cope with ongoing
stress.
Explain the evaluation process for therapeutic treatment. - Answers :The assessment
includes; questions about the problem, family history, stressors, verbal assessment
measures to determine the problem.
What is the role of autonomy and dependence in individual therapy? - Answers
:Autonomy refers to the freedom to assume responsibility for one's actions. Actions and
choices are independent and should not be constrained by others.
Dependence is the opposite. It is the psychological need for emotional support, care,
comfort, attention, nurturance, and acceptance of significant others.
It is part of a continuum with autonomy on one end and dependence on the other.
What are the procedures for termination of therapy? - Answers :code of ethics ;
1- The client no longer requires service.
2- It is not likely of benefit.
3- Is being harmed by the service.
or may terminate;
1- When endangered by the client/patient or a person related to such.
qualified by;
1- When preluded by actions of clients/patients or third party payors to suggest
alternative service providers as appropriate.
A client's emotional healing requires an individualized treatment plan. What are the
procedures used to design a plan to meet the needs of the client in individual therapy? -
Answers :The during the intake process the client and clinician should agree upon the
length or therapy, frequency of visits, auxiliary support needs,( in and out of system),
primary focus of the treatment and possible referral.
, - setting short/long term goals
- ways of achieving/measuring them
- periodic evaluation
How is an individual treatment plan developed? - Answers :An individualized treatment
plan is developed based on the assessment and then applied within the framework of
evidence based treatment. It is periodically revised, and families are encourage to
participate. The clinician and the client determines the diagnosis, treatment modality,
initial goals, and strategies for treatment.
What is the process of mediation in couples therapy? - Answers :1-Reduce obstacles to
communication between participants.
2-Address the needs of everyone involved.
3-Maximize the discovery of alternatives.
4-Help participants to achieve their own resolution.
5-Provide a proven method for future resolution.
How can you adapt art materials to meet the needs of specific disabilities? - Answers
:Mouth-stick, motorized easels, button flipping devices, adjustable drafting boards,
magnification devices, wheel chair art, precut materials. bedridden assistive devices,
quadriplegic computers, and video cameras.
How do issues of control of transference, countertransference, and therapeutic
boundaries
display in the therapeutic relationship. - Answers :The psychodynamically oriented
therapist uses this to help the client to understand the origins of emotional problems.
1- Countertransference- A therapist unconscious or conscious reaction to a client.
(should monitor this)
2- Transference- The unconscious assignment of others feelings that were associated
with early life.
3- Boundaries- Professional boundaries include fee setting, length of session, time,
personal disclosure, limit touch, and the general tone of the relationship.
How can you work within an individual's metaphor to provide direction to individual art
therapy? - Answers :1- Art becomes a vehicle for a means of expression.
2- Art becomes a way in which the client can express metaphor.
3-Staying within the metaphor allows the individual to respond to his/her imagery
directly.
4-This allows the art therapist to use the client's metaphor to shape the intervention to
the clients situation.
What techniques can a therapist use in marital/couples therapy? - Answers :Couples
can learn communication, listening without competing. They are taught to fight fair and
are taught effective communication and expression.
What are the steps of the crisis model applied to rape crisis intervention? - Answers :1-
Accompaniment to police, medical, judicial system, ongoing counseling
(behavioral/cognitive), psycho-ed, confidential services and required reporting to Adult
Protective Services or Children's Services Division.
What are the stages of treatment in individual therapy? - Answers :1 -Stabilize client,
decrease life threatening and behaviors that interfere with sessions.
2-Help client to feel better.
3-Resolve problems in living and residual disorders to achieve ordinary happiness.
4- Resolve the sense of incompleteness and achieve joy.
Explain brief therapy in response to natural disaster. - Answers :1-Medical emergencies
take precedence over psychological emergencies.
2-Optimal treatment 12-72 hours post event.
3- Two primary responses are; normalize feelings, help victims cope with ongoing
stress.
Explain the evaluation process for therapeutic treatment. - Answers :The assessment
includes; questions about the problem, family history, stressors, verbal assessment
measures to determine the problem.
What is the role of autonomy and dependence in individual therapy? - Answers
:Autonomy refers to the freedom to assume responsibility for one's actions. Actions and
choices are independent and should not be constrained by others.
Dependence is the opposite. It is the psychological need for emotional support, care,
comfort, attention, nurturance, and acceptance of significant others.
It is part of a continuum with autonomy on one end and dependence on the other.
What are the procedures for termination of therapy? - Answers :code of ethics ;
1- The client no longer requires service.
2- It is not likely of benefit.
3- Is being harmed by the service.
or may terminate;
1- When endangered by the client/patient or a person related to such.
qualified by;
1- When preluded by actions of clients/patients or third party payors to suggest
alternative service providers as appropriate.
A client's emotional healing requires an individualized treatment plan. What are the
procedures used to design a plan to meet the needs of the client in individual therapy? -
Answers :The during the intake process the client and clinician should agree upon the
length or therapy, frequency of visits, auxiliary support needs,( in and out of system),
primary focus of the treatment and possible referral.
, - setting short/long term goals
- ways of achieving/measuring them
- periodic evaluation
How is an individual treatment plan developed? - Answers :An individualized treatment
plan is developed based on the assessment and then applied within the framework of
evidence based treatment. It is periodically revised, and families are encourage to
participate. The clinician and the client determines the diagnosis, treatment modality,
initial goals, and strategies for treatment.
What is the process of mediation in couples therapy? - Answers :1-Reduce obstacles to
communication between participants.
2-Address the needs of everyone involved.
3-Maximize the discovery of alternatives.
4-Help participants to achieve their own resolution.
5-Provide a proven method for future resolution.
How can you adapt art materials to meet the needs of specific disabilities? - Answers
:Mouth-stick, motorized easels, button flipping devices, adjustable drafting boards,
magnification devices, wheel chair art, precut materials. bedridden assistive devices,
quadriplegic computers, and video cameras.
How do issues of control of transference, countertransference, and therapeutic
boundaries
display in the therapeutic relationship. - Answers :The psychodynamically oriented
therapist uses this to help the client to understand the origins of emotional problems.
1- Countertransference- A therapist unconscious or conscious reaction to a client.
(should monitor this)
2- Transference- The unconscious assignment of others feelings that were associated
with early life.
3- Boundaries- Professional boundaries include fee setting, length of session, time,
personal disclosure, limit touch, and the general tone of the relationship.
How can you work within an individual's metaphor to provide direction to individual art
therapy? - Answers :1- Art becomes a vehicle for a means of expression.
2- Art becomes a way in which the client can express metaphor.
3-Staying within the metaphor allows the individual to respond to his/her imagery
directly.
4-This allows the art therapist to use the client's metaphor to shape the intervention to
the clients situation.
What techniques can a therapist use in marital/couples therapy? - Answers :Couples
can learn communication, listening without competing. They are taught to fight fair and
are taught effective communication and expression.
