Deck 10: Stage III: Planning the Way Forward

Question 1

Which of the following is not an example of the kind of question a helper might try to have clients ask themselves in order to choose best-fit strategies?

A)Which strategies will be most useful in helping me get what I need and want?
B)Which strategies reflect my wildest dreams,the things I most want in life?
C)Which strategies will be most economic in the use of resources?
D)Which strategies best fit my resources?

Answer 1

B

Question 2

How do good plans add value to a client's search for a better life?

A)All of these
B)They make clients review their values if the values are unethical
C)They provide an opportunity to evaluate the realism and adequacy of goals
D)They introduce idealism to keep clients pursuing their dreams

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following is not a task of Stage III of the helping process?

A)Helping clients choose strategies that are effective,efficient,and tailored to their preferences and resources
B)Helping clients turn strategies into a realistic plan
C)Helping clients to identify tactics and strategies for accomplishing all the goals that the helper identified during Stage II
D)Helping clients to develop possible strategies for accomplishing their goals

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Stage III primarily is about ____.

A)termination
B)implementation
C)brainstorming goals
D)defining goals

Question 5

When the client's future seems particularly uncertain,it is helpful to develop ____.

A)ready-made plans
B)stress-reducing plans
C)contingency plans
D)an exercise plan

Question 6

Which of the following is not a guideline for helping clients choose best-fit strategies for achieving goals that is recommended in the text?

A)Choose strategies that are realistic in that they can be carried out with the resources the clients have
B)Make sure strategies are ambiguous so that the client can fill in the details along the way
C)Make sure strategies are specific enough to drive behaviour
D)Make sure strategies selected are consistent with the client's values

Question 7

What are the three common pitfalls in the process of selecting strategies?

A)Wishful thinking,playing it safe,and avoiding the worst outcome
B)Wishful thinking,excessive risk-taking,and rationalising
C)Wishful thinking,playing it safe,and making too many goals
D)Excessive risk-taking,making too many goals,and rationalising

Question 8

After brainstorming strategies for accomplishing goals,the helping process should include choosing a strategy that ____.

A)will be the easiest to achieve
B)best fits the client's situation,resources,personality,and preferences
C)best fits the client's hopes and dreams
D)offers the greatest challenge

Question 9

Which of the following best described ESTs?

A)They are controversial because of the lack of research support.
B)They are not applicable to the treatment of phobias.
C)They incorporate step-by-step manuals.
D)They are complex and require extensive training.

Question 10

Read the following and answer the question: Surprised by the number of program possibilities available to achieve the goal of getting liquor out of her life,Karen decided to try some of them.She went to an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous,attended a meeting of a women's lifestyle-issues group,visited a hospital that had a residential treatment program,and signed up for a two-week trial physical-fitness program at a YMCA.She tried these out and then discussed the options with her counsellor.
What technique for strategy selection was she using?

A)Experiential learning
B)Strategy sampling
C)Prompt and fade
D)The balance-sheet method

Question 11

Read the following and answer the question: Client: I am so depressed that I can't lose weight.I'll lose a few pounds but they never stay off.So here I go again on another diet that I am sure won't work.
Helper: How might you help yourself this time?
Client: I have no idea.I feel so alone in this.
Helper: Have you ever thought of joining a group of people who are all struggling with this problem?
In this interaction,the helper is helping the client to ____.

A)find useful social support
B)see that the problem is with social interaction rather than with weight
C)challenge the client's fear of others
D)find deep inner resources

Question 12

One way to help clients develop a range of strategies is to help them investigate resources in their lives by using ____.

A)analytics
B)differential therapeutics
C)a reverse path
D)a framework

Question 13

Brainstorming can help to stimulate the client's thinking.What other benefits does brainstorming have?

A)Identifying what has worked well in the past
B)Developing strategies to accomplish goals
C)Separating short,medium and long term goals
D)Identifying problem-managing outcomes

Question 14

In Stage III,it is important to link ____.

A)final planning to possible choices
B)possible strategies to action
C)final planning to possible outcomes
D)possible strategies to final planning

Question 15

When selecting strategies with a client,it is important to ____.

A)understand what resources are available to the client
B)be realistic
C)select strategies consistent with the values of the client
D)all of the above

Question 16

After clients develop strategies to accomplish their goals,they ____.

A)will be able to implement the strategies without further assistance
B)may need assistance finding best-fit strategies to meet their goals
C)will likely terminate therapy
D)will be cured