Deck 13: Community and Social Justice Perspectives

Question 1

Counselors who base their practice on aspirational ethics oppose all forms of :

A) community services.
B) discrimination and oppression.
C) client support systems.
D) codes of ethics.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Tony, a recently relocated Mexican-American man, is seeking help from a Spanish-speaking organization designed to meet the needs of newly arriving legal immigrants. Tony is quite depressed, but reluctant to talk to his counselor______________________ about his problems. The counselor refers him to an indigenous resource who is more likely to be trusted by Tony. He was most likely referred to:

A) a paraprofessional worker.
B) either religious leaders and institutions, energy healers, or respected community leaders.
C) an intern from a counseling program.
D) a community organizer.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

______________________is a diverse pool of human-service workers whose primary duties include serving individuals within the community in a variety of community groups and includes social workers, community organizers and developers, clinical mental health counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, counselors, couples and family therapists, artists, activists, clergy persons, human-service workers with varying degrees of education and training, and residents involved in the community.

A) Community perspective
B) Community workers
C) Community agencies
D) Community work

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A focuses on problems to be solved and holes to fill. It is concerned more with maintaining rather than changing conditions and is oriented toward fixing problems rather than preventing them. A service orientation relies on experts and reinforces power imbalances, whereas a developmental approach relies on partnerships and equalizes power relationships.

A) developmental approach
B) community approach
C) service approach
D) individual approach

Question 5

Many professionals struggle with the issue of how to work within a system while retaining their dignity, vitality, and convictions. The most important component in any effort to bring about change is to:

A) engage in honest self-examination to determine the degree to which the "system" is actually a hindrance.
B) start the process of changing the system by speaking to the director of the organization.
C) make assumptions about the reasons for the problems in the organization.
D) scold those who appear to be at the root of the problem.

Question 6

______________________involves access and equity to ensure full participation in the life of a society, particularly for those who have been systematically excluded on the basis of race/ethnicity, gender, age, physical or mental disability, education, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics of background or group membership and involves addressing the realities of oppression, privilege, and social inequities.

A) Case management
B) Ego-psychology
C) Social interest
D) Social justice

Question 7

Mario's job entails going to middle schools within the county to run counseling groups for students identified as having the potential for aggression. He is providing:

A) direct client services.
B) indirect client services.
C) direct community services.
D) indirect community services.

Question 8

The process of systemic change can be defined as:

A) increasing personal awareness and making better choices for oneself.
B) increasing public awareness, affecting public policy, and influencing legislation.
C) an impossible and futile goal.
D) replacing one system or method with a new and improved system or method, which is relatively easy to do.

Question 9

The is relevant to all communities, but it is particularly relevant to underserved communities. By addressing the cause of the problem within the community, we can help change the lives of many individuals - not just the one person sitting in our office or clinic.

A) community workers
B) community agencies
C) community approach
D) community work

Question 10

In regards to advocacy competencies, which of the following statements is FALSE?

A) Ethical practice requires counselors to assume an advocacy role that is focused on affecting public opinion, public policy, and legislation.
B) Practitioners need to develop an awareness of their own beliefs and attitudes regarding social issues and marginalized populations, the scope of their knowledge, and their level of skill at intervening within the different domains of advocacy.
C) Multicultural competence is essential in understanding the cultural relevance and appropriateness of advocacy interventions as counselors bring their own attitudes and beliefs to the sociopolitical history of their______________________communities.
D) Counselors who have a social justice advocacy perspective demonstrate minimal leadership abilities and do not understand the importance of speaking out.

Question 11

Direct client services focus on:

A) outreach activities.
B) client advocacy.
C) consultation.
D) influencing policymakers.

Question 12

______________________is "a comprehensive helping framework that is grounded in multicultural competence and oriented toward social justice." The focus of community work is on preventing rather than remediating.

A) Community agencies
B) Community counseling
C) Community perspective
D) Community workers

Question 13

______________________include any institution - public or private, nonprofit or for­profit - designed to provide a wide range of social and psychological services to the community.

A) Community perspective
B) Community workers
C) Community agencies
D) Community work

Question 14

Counselors can encourage ethnic minority clients to learn skills they can use to interact successfully with various forces in their community by acting as their:

A) advocate.
B) broker.
C) adviser.
D) consultant.

Question 15

Nakita is an African-American mother with four children who has had difficulty finding housing in a safe community. Lisa, her social worker, suspects that racial discrimination is involved and takes Nakita to sites that she has______________________ previously screened for availability. In this case, Lisa is acting as an:

A) evaluator.
B) adviser.
C) advocate.
D) ombudsman.

Question 16

Chong is a legal immigrant who is having post-traumatic stress symptoms as a result of his experiences in Laos. He may be reluctant to use the available counseling recourses because of all the following reasons EXCEPT:

A) he harbors the attitude that he should be able to take charge of his own life.
B) he may perceive the resources as culturally insensitive.
C) he may be reluctant to recognize his problems.
D) his access is easy to understand and figure out.

Question 17

______________________aim to change the social environment to meet the needs of the population as a whole and are carried out by influencing social policy.

A) Direct community services
B) Indirect community services
C) Community organization services
D) Community counseling services

Question 18

In this role, counselors assist clients in recognizing oppressive forces in the community as a source of their problem and teach their clients strategies for developing political power to bring about change in the clients' social and physical environment.

A) Change agent
B) Consultant
C) Adviser
D) Ombudsman

Question 19

Prevention programs that help people develop a wider range of competencies, such as interpersonal skills training or marriage education, are considered:

A) direct client services.
B) indirect client services.
C) direct community services.
D) indirect community services.

Question 20

The goal of counseling from a social justice perspective is:

A) to promote the empowerment of people who are marginalized and oppressed in our society.
B) to study each agency's philosophy and policies.
C) to be prepared to conduct intensive medical treatment.
D) to promote the empowerment of people who are not marginalized and oppressed.

Question 21

In regards to helpers working in the community, providing services in may be clinically and ethically indicated and may be most beneficial to clients.

A) mental health offices
B) mental health institutions
C) school counselor offices
D) nontraditional settings outside the office

Question 22

The foundation of all ethical practice is promoting the welfare of clients. To overlook the abilities, strengths, and resources within the community is doing a great disservice to the individuals we serve. If we hope to bring about significant changes within individuals and communities, we:

A) need to use community resources as a way to quicken therapy.
B) must change the people who are affected by these conditions so they will accept them.
C) need to change conditions that affect people rather than merely changing people who are affected by these conditions.
D) must not work with client problems in their cultural context.

Question 23

Mental health professionals must move forward and beyond the traditional approach of focusing solely on the intrapsychic, accept and recognize the impact of sociopolitical factors on our clients and their families, and determine how our advocacy can effectively address those issues. Part of their ethical and moral obligation is to:

A) decide how they will work within the system and how they can get the most out of it for themselves.
B) advocate with the aim of creating a just society in which all people have equal opportunities and resources to strive toward their personal goals.
C) not support the philosophy and policies of agencies they may work at.
D) change the agency's norms, values, and expectations to match their own.

Question 24

The is grounded on strengths, focuses on assets and capacities, promotes capability and power, changes conditions, and is aimed at prevention. This approach builds on identifying resources within the individual, the group, or the community that can be more fully activated.

A) service approach
B) community approach
C) developmental approach
D) individual approach

Question 25

Counselors when they use their skills in helping clients challenge institutional barriers that impede their personal, social, academic, or career goals.

A) are overstepping their boundaries
B) function as advocates
C) are widely seen as hypocrites
D) are going above and beyond their role requirements

Question 26

Cultural mediators in a school system do NOT serve which of the following functions?

A) Communicating with families and community organizations regarding marital issues and abuse
B) Facilitating access to community resources and social service agencies
C) Creating and encouraging a supportive and culturally diverse school and community climate
D) Serving as an information hub for culturally diverse families

Question 27

The perspective, when working with marginalized groups in our society, is most enhanced (a) when mental health professionals can understand how individual and systemic world views shape clinical practice and (b) when they are equipped with organizational and system knowledge, expertise, and skills.

A) social justice
B) case management
C) ego-psychology
D) social interest

Question 28

Social justice is referred to as a , which entails a paradigm shift beyond the individual and represents a proactive concern with advocacy and social change and focuses on changing systems and policies on multiple______________________levels.

A) community orientation
B) systems inequity
C) fifth force
D) social change

Question 29

______________________is when the counselor facilitates communication and understanding between culturally diverse human systems that aid the educational progress of all students.

A) Outreach activities
B) Cultural mediation
C) Change agent
D) Paraprofessional work

Question 30

The in a community agency are more complex and difficult to resolve than ones pertaining to individual counseling. If a worker is not motivated, the system may tolerate this lack of motivation. If the system violates the rights of the client (community), then this is a real challenge to address.

A) ethical violations
B) individual violations
C) systemic ethics
D) community ethics