Deck 5: Assessing Client Problems

Question 1

A very fundamental question in working with young children is:

A) What is normal?
B) Where did you get those beautiful eyes?
C) Do your parents argue much?
D) Do your parents want me to tell them what you tell me?

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Intake interviews with children require that the counselor

A) Take the child's parents into his/her confidence
B) Know in advance what type of information is desired
C) Seek general rather than specific information
D) None of the above

Answer 2

B

Question 3

When writing up the intake interview, it is best to rely on psychological language
or jargon.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

When using tests or other assessment instruments in an intake interview:

A) The counselor should explain the rationale for using them
B) The client should be allowed to ask questions about the instruments
C) The intake report should include limitations/reservations regarding test validity, reliability, etc.
D) All of the above

Question 5

The reason most clients seek a helper's services is for relief of symptoms or resolution
of problems.

Question 6

Counselors who fail to conduct assessment interviews are more likely to formulate
erroneous conclusions about client problems.

Question 7

Sexual and marital history are ordinarily included in the intake interview format.

Question 8

Following the intake interview, problem definition may be determined by

A) The counselor's theory
B) The DSM IV
C) Contextual realities
D) All of the above

Question 9

According to the text, the assessment process:

A) Can effect some change on the problem
B) Tends to make clients wary
C) Is dependent upon one's theory
D) All of the above

Question 10

The intake information should be summarized into a report

A) That may be shared with a consulting professional
B) That includes all basic information
C) That may be transferred to a new counselor if the client so requests
D) All of the above

Question 11

Introspective abilities tend not to be a problem when the client is a child.

Question 12

Clinical assessment refers to anything counselors do to gather information and draw
conclusions about client concerns.

Question 13

One use of the intake information is to:

A) Determine what interventions will be used
B) Help clients understand their illness
C) Provide a justification for length of counseling
D) Determine whether or not the client's problem can be resolved.

Question 14

The DUSO-R is a clinical manual that provides diagnostic codes for childhood problems.

Question 15

Frequently the presenting problem conceals the real problem that led the client
to seek counseling.

Question 16

The diagnostic source used by most clinical service providers is the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual.

Question 17

The intake interview may affect clients by

A) Making them anxious
B) Helping them to feel understood
C) Causing them to feel hopeful
D) All of the above

Question 18

Generally speaking, working with couples or families:

A) Is more appropriately referred to family therapists
B) Involves a qualitative shift in conceptual framework
C) Is more difficult than individual counseling
D) All of the above

Question 19

It is best to think of the intake interview as:

A) Similar to the regular counseling session
B) A brief process
C) Different from the regular counseling session
D) Necessary only when the problem is severe

Question 20

Psychological tests should not be used as part of the intake interview.