IC&RC Supervision Test Exam Questions
and Answers Graded A+
3 premises of supervision - Correct answer-1) protect the well being of client (do
no harm)
2) experienced clinician overseas less skilled clinician
3) monitor through indirect or direct observation
4 purposes of case management - Correct answer-1) Focus is on patient, what they
need
2) issues include patient placement, treatment, plans, clinically observed behaviors
3) what is needed for the patient in continuum of care
4) in a case management session a supervisor will review many cases
4 purposes of clinical supervision - Correct answer-1) focus is on the counselor
2) focus remains on what the counselor needs to know, and what skills they need to
become proficient
3) focus is on counselors, skill development
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,4) one case, will be presented and reviewed at a session
5 key component questions of Powell's blended model of supervision - Correct
answer-1) what is your personality and style of leadership?
2) what is your concept of health and core philosophy of change
3) what is your approach to supervision?
4) what are the contextual factors involved in supervision? (types of clients,
settings, etc..)
5) determine the extent to address, affective and behavioral issues based on the
stages of counselor development
7 possible deleterious effects of supervision - Correct answer-1) confusion of
supervision and case management
2) supervisors become a counselor to the supervisee
3) boundary violations
4) judgementalism or authoritarianism by the supervisor
5) multigenerational transmission of poor supervision, passed down to other
generation of supervisees
6) supervisor, and supervisee burn out
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,7) misguided hiring
8 positive effects of supervision - Correct answer-1) it is a legal and ethical
requirement
2) provides the opportunity to develop professionally
3) it improves staff morale and turnover
4) clinical responsibility is shared
5) it provides management an effective way to monitor staff performance and
clinical functioning as well as maintaining ethical credentialing
6) opportunity to review charting
7) provides a way to allow staff to have continuing education
8) satisfaction with supervision is a significant predictor of perceived competence
2003 DHHS regulations - Correct answer-Allow federal government access to all
records without patient\client knowledge or consent
According to Duncan, Humble, and Miller, the blended model has four common
factors. What are they? - Correct answer-1) the quality of the therapeutic
relationship
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, 2) extra therapeutic factors that is what the supervisee brings to the sessions i.e.
readiness of change
3) hope, and expectancy promotion of self efficacy
4) models, and techniques used
The blended model of supervision - Correct answer-It is a disciplined (scheduled
with goals and objectives), tutorial (begins where the counselor is) process
Counselor in treatment dimension: of Bascue and Yalof's keys of supervision -
Correct answer-Do you view supervisee therapy an essential part of supervision or
do you expect that issues will be addressed in their own therapy session
Define counter resistance - Correct answer-An agreement between patient and
therapist to avoid certain topics
Direct methods for supervision - Correct answer-1) audio, or video recordings
2) one way mirror
3) joint sessions
4) bug in the ear
5) bug in the eye
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and Answers Graded A+
3 premises of supervision - Correct answer-1) protect the well being of client (do
no harm)
2) experienced clinician overseas less skilled clinician
3) monitor through indirect or direct observation
4 purposes of case management - Correct answer-1) Focus is on patient, what they
need
2) issues include patient placement, treatment, plans, clinically observed behaviors
3) what is needed for the patient in continuum of care
4) in a case management session a supervisor will review many cases
4 purposes of clinical supervision - Correct answer-1) focus is on the counselor
2) focus remains on what the counselor needs to know, and what skills they need to
become proficient
3) focus is on counselors, skill development
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,4) one case, will be presented and reviewed at a session
5 key component questions of Powell's blended model of supervision - Correct
answer-1) what is your personality and style of leadership?
2) what is your concept of health and core philosophy of change
3) what is your approach to supervision?
4) what are the contextual factors involved in supervision? (types of clients,
settings, etc..)
5) determine the extent to address, affective and behavioral issues based on the
stages of counselor development
7 possible deleterious effects of supervision - Correct answer-1) confusion of
supervision and case management
2) supervisors become a counselor to the supervisee
3) boundary violations
4) judgementalism or authoritarianism by the supervisor
5) multigenerational transmission of poor supervision, passed down to other
generation of supervisees
6) supervisor, and supervisee burn out
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,7) misguided hiring
8 positive effects of supervision - Correct answer-1) it is a legal and ethical
requirement
2) provides the opportunity to develop professionally
3) it improves staff morale and turnover
4) clinical responsibility is shared
5) it provides management an effective way to monitor staff performance and
clinical functioning as well as maintaining ethical credentialing
6) opportunity to review charting
7) provides a way to allow staff to have continuing education
8) satisfaction with supervision is a significant predictor of perceived competence
2003 DHHS regulations - Correct answer-Allow federal government access to all
records without patient\client knowledge or consent
According to Duncan, Humble, and Miller, the blended model has four common
factors. What are they? - Correct answer-1) the quality of the therapeutic
relationship
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, 2) extra therapeutic factors that is what the supervisee brings to the sessions i.e.
readiness of change
3) hope, and expectancy promotion of self efficacy
4) models, and techniques used
The blended model of supervision - Correct answer-It is a disciplined (scheduled
with goals and objectives), tutorial (begins where the counselor is) process
Counselor in treatment dimension: of Bascue and Yalof's keys of supervision -
Correct answer-Do you view supervisee therapy an essential part of supervision or
do you expect that issues will be addressed in their own therapy session
Define counter resistance - Correct answer-An agreement between patient and
therapist to avoid certain topics
Direct methods for supervision - Correct answer-1) audio, or video recordings
2) one way mirror
3) joint sessions
4) bug in the ear
5) bug in the eye
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