Question 1

Becoming a culturally competent helper requires being open to

Accepted Answer

A) indigenous health and healing practices. 
B) psychodynamic explanations for clients' irrational behavior. 
C) higher malpractice insurance premiums. 
D) working longer hours in one's office and doing more paperwork. 
A) indigenous health and healing practices. 
B) psychodynamic explanations for clients' irrational behavior. 
C) higher malpractice insurance premiums. 
D) working longer hours in one's office and doing more paperwork.

Question 2

The outreach approach includes educational endeavors of

Accepted Answer

A) skills training 
B) education of the community 
C) consultation 
D) all of the above 
A) skills training 
B) education of the community 
C) consultation 
D) all of the above

Question 3

Outreach activities are examples of indirect community services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Second-order crisis intervention involves

Accepted Answer

A) immediate assistance and often takes only one session. 
B) ensuring the client's safety. 
C) short-range plans of what to do next. 
D) going beyond immediate coping and aims at crisis resolution and change. 
A) immediate assistance and often takes only one session. 
B) ensuring the client's safety. 
C) short-range plans of what to do next. 
D) going beyond immediate coping and aims at crisis resolution and change.

Question 5

Any indigenous healing practices may

Accepted Answer

A) cause helpers to feel a heightened sense of anxiety. 
B) benefit the helper's self-care program. 
C) require helpers to abandon their own religious or spiritual values. 
D) both a and c. 
A) cause helpers to feel a heightened sense of anxiety. 
B) benefit the helper's self-care program. 
C) require helpers to abandon their own religious or spiritual values. 
D) both a and c.

Question 6

Culturally skilled community workers understand how the sociopolitical influences impinge on the experiences of racial and ethnic minority groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Unless professionals actively work on presenting helping services in a way that is understandable to the community at large,many people who could benefit from professional help may not seek it out.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

_____ is a short-term approach to helping that is the treatment of choice in cases where clients are experiencing a state of acute psychological disequilibrium.

Accepted Answer

A) Family therapy 
B) Community counseling 
C) Crisis intervention 
D) Network therapy 
E) Brief therapy 
A) Family therapy 
B) Community counseling 
C) Crisis intervention 
D) Network therapy 
E) Brief therapy

Question 9

Your primary task in crisis intervention is to ensure your clients' safety.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following tasks might practitioners be involved in when educating the community?

Accepted Answer

A) Supporting the needs of minority groups in the community 
B) Initiating programs aimed at preventing problems 
C) Developing strategies to deal effectively with poverty,drug and alcohol abuse,child sexual/physical abuse,child neglect,and domestic violence 
D) Evaluating human-service programs to assess agency intervention efforts 
E) All of the above 
A) Supporting the needs of minority groups in the community 
B) Initiating programs aimed at preventing problems 
C) Developing strategies to deal effectively with poverty,drug and alcohol abuse,child sexual/physical abuse,child neglect,and domestic violence 
D) Evaluating human-service programs to assess agency intervention efforts 
E) All of the above

Question 11

Second-order intervention can be thought of as psychological first aid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Community workers need to be experts,which includes deciding for a community what is needed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Today,helpers are encouraged to become_____ to reform social systems and ameliorate unnecessary suffering.

Accepted Answer

A) political candidates 
B) environmental change agents 
C) sociopolitical activists 
D) a and b 
E) b and c 
A) political candidates 
B) environmental change agents 
C) sociopolitical activists 
D) a and b 
E) b and c

Question 14

Having a strong infrastructure of community programs in place

Accepted Answer

A) may be preferable for populations who might not feel comfortable seeking the services of a professional therapist 
B) may actually backfire,since it could discourage some individuals from seeking the help of a therapist when they are in dire need of professional help. 
C) is not cost effective. 
D) b and c. 
A) may be preferable for populations who might not feel comfortable seeking the services of a professional therapist 
B) may actually backfire,since it could discourage some individuals from seeking the help of a therapist when they are in dire need of professional help. 
C) is not cost effective. 
D) b and c.

Question 15

Marilyn's five-year old daughter has the flu and needs to be admitted to the hospital for dehydration.Marilyn wants to stay overnight with her in the hospital,but the head nurse refuses her request.When Marilyn comes to you for help,you find out the hospital procedure for overnights,then discuss this with Marilyn,and decide that you both should try to approach the head nurse about the situation.In this instance,you are using the following indirect client service:

Accepted Answer

A) outreach activities 
B) client advocacy 
C) confronting ethical issues 
D) networking 
E) hospital advocacy 
A) outreach activities 
B) client advocacy 
C) confronting ethical issues 
D) networking 
E) hospital advocacy

Question 16

Arranging for referrals is not considered as an important part of the crisis intervention approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Becoming a culturally competent helper requires being open to

The outreach approach includes educational endeavors of

Outreach activities are examples of indirect community services.

Second-order crisis intervention involves

Any indigenous healing practices may

Culturally skilled community workers understand how the sociopolitical influences impinge on the experiences of racial and ethnic minority groups.

Unless professionals actively work on presenting helping services in a way that is understandable to the community at large,many people who could benefit from professional help may not seek it out.

_____ is a short-term approach to helping that is the treatment of choice in cases where clients are experiencing a state of acute psychological disequilibrium.

Your primary task in crisis intervention is to ensure your clients' safety.

Which of the following tasks might practitioners be involved in when educating the community?

Second-order intervention can be thought of as psychological first aid.

Community workers need to be experts,which includes deciding for a community what is needed.

Today,helpers are encouraged to become_____ to reform social systems and ameliorate unnecessary suffering.

Having a strong infrastructure of community programs in place

Arranging for referrals is not considered as an important part of the crisis intervention approach.

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

Becoming a culturally competent helper requires being open to

The outreach approach includes educational endeavors of

Outreach activities are examples of indirect community services.

Second-order crisis intervention involves

Any indigenous healing practices may

Culturally skilled community workers understand how the sociopolitical influences impinge on the experiences of racial and ethnic minority groups.

Unless professionals actively work on presenting helping services in a way that is understandable to the community at large,many people who could benefit from professional help may not seek it out.

_____ is a short-term approach to helping that is the treatment of choice in cases where clients are experiencing a state of acute psychological disequilibrium.

Your primary task in crisis intervention is to ensure your clients' safety.

Which of the following tasks might practitioners be involved in when educating the community?

Second-order intervention can be thought of as psychological first aid.

Community workers need to be experts,which includes deciding for a community what is needed.

Today,helpers are encouraged to become_____ to reform social systems and ameliorate unnecessary suffering.

Having a strong infrastructure of community programs in place

Arranging for referrals is not considered as an important part of the crisis intervention approach.

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

Filters