Question 1

It is unrealistic to think that community helpers can exercise a role in shaping social policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The goal of the community approach is to

Accepted Answer

A) provide long-term therapy for individual clients. 
B) implement managed care in all agency settings. 
C) educate the public and attempt to change the attitudes of the community toward mental-health programs. 
D) focus on individual client change. 
A) provide long-term therapy for individual clients. 
B) implement managed care in all agency settings. 
C) educate the public and attempt to change the attitudes of the community toward mental-health programs. 
D) focus on individual client change. C

Question 3

The community approach is needed only for those who are underserved by traditional means of psychotherapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Practitioners must remember that before people can be motivated toward growth and actualization

Accepted Answer

A) they must be well off financially 
B) they must be well educated 
C) their basic needs must be met 
D) both a and b 
A) they must be well off financially 
B) they must be well educated 
C) their basic needs must be met 
D) both a and b

Question 5

One way community workers can initiate change is by organizing within an agency and developing a collective voice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Richard's wife was raped and he is having problems dealing with it.He tells his counselor,"If I ever find the guy who raped my wife,I'll kill him! I shouldn't have encouraged her to work the night shift to save money on babysitting." Richard is experiencing a

Accepted Answer

A) developmental crisis. 
B) sexuality crisis. 
C) retaliation crisis. 
D) situational crisis. 
A) developmental crisis. 
B) sexuality crisis. 
C) retaliation crisis. 
D) situational crisis.

Question 7

The short-term crisis intervention model is considered more cost effective than is the traditional model of psychotherapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Client advocacy is an example of a direct community service.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Mental health services can no longer be tailor-made for the upper-middle class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Chinese symbol for crisis represents

Accepted Answer

A) a horrible catastrophe. 
B) a sign of fate. 
C) both danger and opportunity. 
D) a new beginning. 
E) none of the above 
A) a horrible catastrophe. 
B) a sign of fate. 
C) both danger and opportunity. 
D) a new beginning. 
E) none of the above

Question 11

_____ is a multifaceted approach combining direct and indirect services to help community members live more effectively and to prevent the problems most frequently faced by those who use the services.

Accepted Answer

A) Group counseling 
B) Community counseling 
C) Client advocacy 
D) Preventative education 
E) Crisis intervention 
A) Group counseling 
B) Community counseling 
C) Client advocacy 
D) Preventative education 
E) Crisis intervention

Question 12

The community approach tends to treat dysfunctions as belonging to the individual,and the helper teaches the individual to adjust to the "realities" of living in a society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

From a community perspective,helpers are required to assume nontraditional roles if they expect to make an impact on social systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Helpers who participate in social and political activism are carrying out which of the following roles?

Accepted Answer

A) outreach 
B) client advocacy 
C) paraprofessional intervention 
D) preventive education 
E) consultant 
A) outreach 
B) client advocacy 
C) paraprofessional intervention 
D) preventive education 
E) consultant

Question 15

Which of the following groups of people might be reluctant to seek professional counseling or therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnically diverse clients 
B) People in rural environments 
C) Older adults 
D) All of the above 
E) Both a and c 
A) Ethnically diverse clients 
B) People in rural environments 
C) Older adults 
D) All of the above 
E) Both a and c

Question 16

All of the following are considered as alternative helping roles except for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) advocate 
B) diagnostic expert 
C) facilitator of indigenous support systems 
D) change agent 
E) consultant 
A) advocate 
B) diagnostic expert 
C) facilitator of indigenous support systems 
D) change agent 
E) consultant

Question 17

The major goal of first-order crisis intervention is to

Accepted Answer

A) reestablish an individual's immediate coping capacity. 
B) give the individual an opportunity to work through unfinished business. 
C) help the person in crisis get some focus on the problem and set short-range goals of what to do next. 
D) help the individual to develop an understanding of how the event has affected them,including the meaning of the crisis in their lives. 
A) reestablish an individual's immediate coping capacity. 
B) give the individual an opportunity to work through unfinished business. 
C) help the person in crisis get some focus on the problem and set short-range goals of what to do next. 
D) help the individual to develop an understanding of how the event has affected them,including the meaning of the crisis in their lives.

Question 18

Who is likely to receive the greatest benefit from direct community services?

Accepted Answer

A) Teenagers participating in an AIDS awareness/prevention workshop. 
B) A heroine addict. 
C) The leader of a gang. 
D) All of the above 
A) Teenagers participating in an AIDS awareness/prevention workshop. 
B) A heroine addict. 
C) The leader of a gang. 
D) All of the above

Question 19

The crisis worker can connect the client to community resources

Accepted Answer

A) that should be accessed only during times of crisis. 
B) that can be utilized throughout the client's life. 
C) such as community agencies,schools,churches,health clubs. 
D) a and c 
E) b and c 
A) that should be accessed only during times of crisis. 
B) that can be utilized throughout the client's life. 
C) such as community agencies,schools,churches,health clubs. 
D) a and c 
E) b and c

Question 20

Helpers who adopt a social activist and social justice perspective think mainly in terms of remediation of problems in individual clients' lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

It is unrealistic to think that community helpers can exercise a role in shaping social policy.

The goal of the community approach is to

The community approach is needed only for those who are underserved by traditional means of psychotherapy.

Practitioners must remember that before people can be motivated toward growth and actualization

One way community workers can initiate change is by organizing within an agency and developing a collective voice.

Richard's wife was raped and he is having problems dealing with it.He tells his counselor,"If I ever find the guy who raped my wife,I'll kill him! I shouldn't have encouraged her to work the night shift to save money on babysitting." Richard is experiencing a

The short-term crisis intervention model is considered more cost effective than is the traditional model of psychotherapy.

Client advocacy is an example of a direct community service.

Mental health services can no longer be tailor-made for the upper-middle class.

The Chinese symbol for crisis represents

_____ is a multifaceted approach combining direct and indirect services to help community members live more effectively and to prevent the problems most frequently faced by those who use the services.

The community approach tends to treat dysfunctions as belonging to the individual,and the helper teaches the individual to adjust to the "realities" of living in a society.

From a community perspective,helpers are required to assume nontraditional roles if they expect to make an impact on social systems.

Helpers who participate in social and political activism are carrying out which of the following roles?

Which of the following groups of people might be reluctant to seek professional counseling or therapy?

All of the following are considered as alternative helping roles except for which of the following?

The major goal of first-order crisis intervention is to

Who is likely to receive the greatest benefit from direct community services?

The crisis worker can connect the client to community resources

Helpers who adopt a social activist and social justice perspective think mainly in terms of remediation of problems in individual clients' lives.

Are the Helping Professions for You

Knowing Your Values

Helper Know Thyself

Common Concerns of Beginning Helpers

The Helping Process

Theory Applied to Practice

Understanding Diversity

Ethical Legal Issues Facing Helpers

Managing Boundary Issues

Getting the Most From Your Fieldwork Supervision

Stress,Burnout and Self-Care

Working With Groups

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Exam 13: Working in the Community

It is unrealistic to think that community helpers can exercise a role in shaping social policy.

The goal of the community approach is to

The community approach is needed only for those who are underserved by traditional means of psychotherapy.

Practitioners must remember that before people can be motivated toward growth and actualization

One way community workers can initiate change is by organizing within an agency and developing a collective voice.

Richard's wife was raped and he is having problems dealing with it.He tells his counselor,"If I ever find the guy who raped my wife,I'll kill him! I shouldn't have encouraged her to work the night shift to save money on babysitting." Richard is experiencing a

The short-term crisis intervention model is considered more cost effective than is the traditional model of psychotherapy.

Client advocacy is an example of a direct community service.

Mental health services can no longer be tailor-made for the upper-middle class.

The Chinese symbol for crisis represents

_____ is a multifaceted approach combining direct and indirect services to help community members live more effectively and to prevent the problems most frequently faced by those who use the services.

The community approach tends to treat dysfunctions as belonging to the individual,and the helper teaches the individual to adjust to the "realities" of living in a society.

From a community perspective,helpers are required to assume nontraditional roles if they expect to make an impact on social systems.

Helpers who participate in social and political activism are carrying out which of the following roles?

Which of the following groups of people might be reluctant to seek professional counseling or therapy?

All of the following are considered as alternative helping roles except for which of the following?

The major goal of first-order crisis intervention is to

Who is likely to receive the greatest benefit from direct community services?

The crisis worker can connect the client to community resources

Helpers who adopt a social activist and social justice perspective think mainly in terms of remediation of problems in individual clients' lives.

Are the Helping Professions for You

Knowing Your Values

Helper Know Thyself

Common Concerns of Beginning Helpers

The Helping Process

Theory Applied to Practice

Understanding Diversity

Ethical Legal Issues Facing Helpers

Managing Boundary Issues

Getting the Most From Your Fieldwork Supervision

Stress,Burnout and Self-Care

Working With Groups

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