Foundations of CMHC Midterm Review

Foundations of CMHC Midterm Review What is the American Counseling Association? - The primary association representing professional counselors. What was the purpose of the Vision 20/20 force? - To strengthen the profession. Kaplan and Gladding (2010) described how many areas that are critical to promote the mission of the counseling profession? - Seven What is considered an important instrument in the therapeutic process? - The counselor. Within the humanistic-existential approach in counseling, the most important figure was: - Rogers Concepts such as classical and operant conditioning are consistent with which theoretical approach? - Behavioral Counselors should demonstrate what types of skills when working with clients? - All of the above: warmth, empathy, hopeful Which of the following is essential to becoming an effective counselor? - Examining and confronting personal beliefs and values How many common stages are in the counseling process? - Six What is central in the counseling process? - Counselor-client relationship True or false: counseling and psychotherapy are more similar than different. - True True or False: "Counselor" refers to the professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals." - True True or false: The definition of professional counseling has been the same over time. - False True or false: For therapy to be effective, unconditional positive regard, congruence, and empathy with the client must be provided by the therapy. - True True or false: Most counselors have a perspective based on a singular theoretical approach. - False Professional counseling was born: - 1913 The founder of professional counseling was: - Parsons __________________________ factors were influential in the development and maintenance of the counseling profession. - Societal Early on, the focus and growth of the counseling profession were in: - Educational institutions Why were increasingly more counseling organizations forming between the 1940s and 1960s? - To respond to the needs of the U.S. population. Which of the following is a true statement regarding federal acts and legislation that were enacted in the mid to late 1950s?