Topic 2: Paraprofessional Self-Assessment
Select the answer that most accurately reflects your views and what you would be most likely to do in
the given situation. You may select more than one answer. This exercise will not be graded for right or
wrong answers, but for completion. The purpose of this exercise is to provide an opportunity for you to
learn, reflect, and discuss your answers with peers or your professor.
1. If you were working with a client who could no longer pay his fees to the agency, you would most
likely:
a. Give him the money as long as it is only this one time.
b. Encourage the client to work out an arrangement with the agency.
c. Compile a list of other agencies that provide low fee services.
d. Go to the clinic director to see if fees can be reduced.
2. If you had a client disclose a sexual attraction to you, you would:
a. Tell the client that those feelings are inappropriate.
b. Consult a supervisor.
c. Tell the client you feel the same way.
d. Refer the client to another paraprofessional.
3. To deal with diverse clientele, practitioners will:
a. Most likely not understand their clients fully
b. Need to be sensitive to cultural differences between their clients and themselves
c. Probably be able to manage just fine after taking a diversity course
d. Probably need to take additional trainings and study on their own about diverse clientele
with whom they are unfamiliar
4. It is acceptable to release information about the client when:
a. The client consents to the disclosure.
b. The client threatens themselves.
c. The client threatens to hurt someone else.
b. An employer requests disclosure to determine the mental status of an employee without their
consent.
5. Each time Doug comes in to see you for your scheduled meeting he is spurting racial and
homophobic slurs. His comments are often loud enough for other clients and staff to hear. You find
his comments personally offensive. How would you handle this situation?
a. Let Doug know that his comments are offensive and if they continue he may need to be
referred to another provider.
b. Discuss Doug’s behavior with him and try to understand the source of the comments to
assess his awareness of how his comments may affect others.
c. Gossip about him behind his back.
d. Do not do anything.
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Select the answer that most accurately reflects your views and what you would be most likely to do in
the given situation. You may select more than one answer. This exercise will not be graded for right or
wrong answers, but for completion. The purpose of this exercise is to provide an opportunity for you to
learn, reflect, and discuss your answers with peers or your professor.
1. If you were working with a client who could no longer pay his fees to the agency, you would most
likely:
a. Give him the money as long as it is only this one time.
b. Encourage the client to work out an arrangement with the agency.
c. Compile a list of other agencies that provide low fee services.
d. Go to the clinic director to see if fees can be reduced.
2. If you had a client disclose a sexual attraction to you, you would:
a. Tell the client that those feelings are inappropriate.
b. Consult a supervisor.
c. Tell the client you feel the same way.
d. Refer the client to another paraprofessional.
3. To deal with diverse clientele, practitioners will:
a. Most likely not understand their clients fully
b. Need to be sensitive to cultural differences between their clients and themselves
c. Probably be able to manage just fine after taking a diversity course
d. Probably need to take additional trainings and study on their own about diverse clientele
with whom they are unfamiliar
4. It is acceptable to release information about the client when:
a. The client consents to the disclosure.
b. The client threatens themselves.
c. The client threatens to hurt someone else.
b. An employer requests disclosure to determine the mental status of an employee without their
consent.
5. Each time Doug comes in to see you for your scheduled meeting he is spurting racial and
homophobic slurs. His comments are often loud enough for other clients and staff to hear. You find
his comments personally offensive. How would you handle this situation?
a. Let Doug know that his comments are offensive and if they continue he may need to be
referred to another provider.
b. Discuss Doug’s behavior with him and try to understand the source of the comments to
assess his awareness of how his comments may affect others.
c. Gossip about him behind his back.
d. Do not do anything.
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