Deck 10: Getting the Most From Your Fieldwork and Supervision

Question 1

If you plan to be an administrator of a human services program, self-awareness skills will be

A) instrumental in helping you do your job well.
B) of little value professionally, although they will be useful in enhancing your personal life.
C) deemphasized in your training program.
D) not needed in their managerial role.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Supervisors play multiple roles in the supervision, which means

A) that the boundaries are not always clear.
B) that supervision and therapy ought to be combined in the supervisory process.
C) any mixing of roles by supervisors is highly unethical.
D) supervisors should not point out to a supervisee his or her blocks and countertransferences with clients.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following statements is NOT true of effective supervisors?

A) Professional supervisors have training in supervision.
B) Supervisors do not provide supervisees with immediate feedback.
C) Supervisors provide clear goals for supervision.
D) They are knowledgeable about ethical and legal matters.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

If your goal is to maximize the profit you gain from field supervision, which of the following would be an INEFFECTIVE strategy that would hinder you from attaining that goal?

A) Keep your limitations from your client.
B) Express your reactions in supervision meetings.
C) Be willing to learn from your supervisors, yet try different styles.
D) Focus on learning models of helping clients as well as understanding your dynamics of a helper and a person in relationship to your client.

Question 5

Joe is an intern at an agency that serves chemically dependent adolescent clients. His supervisor believes that harsh confrontation is the best way to cut through their stubborn defenses. Uncomfortable using this counseling technique, it would be best if Joe would

A) find an agency that he is more comfortable working in.
B) be open to using confrontation as a counseling technique, while moderating the harshness of his supervisor.
C) ignore the supervisor's confrontational technique and use methods of counseling that are more familiar to him.
D) recognize that the supervisor will not be open to discussing the matter and see it as an attack on his style of counseling.

Question 6

Angie feels uneasy because she is in a field placement in which she is being minimally supervised. What should be her first step in addressing this problem?

A) Discuss the situation with her supervisor.
B) Keep her feelings to herself and gain what she can by observing other professionals at the agency.
C) Demand the supervision that was agreed upon when she contracted with the agency for field placement.
D) Complain to administrators at her university program who are the ones responsible for contracting with the agency.

Question 7

Effective counseling supervisors have the following characteristics EXCEPT

A) they are knowledgeable about ethical, legal, and regulatory aspects of the profession.
B) they tend to poorly define what is expected of the supervisee.
C) they provide direct and immediate feedback closely tied to a supervisee's behavior.
D) they state the purposes of the supervisory relationship and explain the procedures to be used.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a goal of fieldwork instruction programs?

A) To broaden students' sociocultural understanding of the individual, the family, the community, and relevant social systems
B) To help students extend self-awareness and achieve a sense of professional identity
C) To help students expand their awareness of professional role relationships within their organization as well as the agency's role in the community
D) To assist students in recognizing and respecting cultural diversity and explain this understanding is minimally important

Question 9

Most graduates of human services programs report wishing they had been able to

A) participate in even more fieldwork activities.
B) take more theory courses.
C) take more statistics courses.
D) extend the length of their training.

Question 10

All of the following are listed in the text as ways to profit from your supervision EXCEPT

A) expressing your reactions.
B) never saying I don't know.
C) learning from supervisors without copying them.
D) focusing on client's dynamics and one's own dynamics as a counselor.

Question 11

Paula completed her internship at an agency serving clients suffering from brain injuries and realized that she did not have the temperament to work well with this population. One may conclude that

A) the internship was a complete waste of Paula's time.
B) the experience taught Paula a valuable lesson about her abilities and interests.
C) Paula won't be able to work well with other client populations and should reconsider career options.
D) Paula should continue working with this population until she is comfortable working with them.

Question 12

Identify the INCORRECT initiative taken by a helping intern trying to get the maximum from supervision.

A) Be aware that anxiety is not acceptable to the supervision process at any cost.
B) Recognize that different supervisors will attempt to achieve the purpose of supervision in a variety of ways.
C) If you are not able to select your supervisor, do your best to work within the framework of the supervisory style of the supervisor assigned to you.
D) Be open to various forms of supervision, including live supervision, group supervision, and videotaping.

Question 13

Which of the following statements does NOT hold for helping trainees working with clients different from them?

A) They may broaden their learning if they focus on a particular population.
B) They should see the value of drawing on their own life experience.
C) They may not have had the same problem, but they have some experience with pain.
D) Those who do not acknowledge differences in their clients run the risk of alienating them and even causing them unintentional harm.

Question 14

When interviewing for a field placement, you should

A) avoid asking questions and allow the interviewer to do most of the talking.
B) assume an active role by asking questions about the placement and the training experience you can expect.
C) be careful to not appear overly enthusiastic and ask questions only if the interviewer invites you to do so.
D) nod affirmatively throughout the interview, so as to demonstrate your listening skills.

Question 15

Field supervisors are likely to expect trainees to possess all of the following skills and knowledge EXCEPT

A) ability to connect with others.
B) ability to be proactive rather than reactive.
C) ability to work with diverse cultures.
D) an understanding of ethics, but not of confidentiality issues.

Question 16

Which of the following is a good suggestion for getting the most value out of your field placement?

A) Expect the agency to give you responsibility for providing services to clients early in the placement.
B) Concentrate on the field placement tasks assigned, paying little attention to the administrative aspects of the program.
C) Look for ways to apply what you are learning (or have learned) in your academic courses to your experiences in the field.
D) Try to concentrate on those areas that you are most competent with instead of trying techniques that may not be familiar to you.

Question 17

Which of the following is a recommended suggestion for deriving the maximum benefit from fieldwork and supervision?

A) Limit yourself to one kind of population in order to gain expertise in that area.
B) Try to make the agency fit your needs and expectations.
C) Recognize that your training has totally prepared you for the fieldwork experience.
D) Make connections in the community. Learn how to use community resources and how to draw on support systems beyond the field placement site.

Question 18

Ann's field placement involves working with victims of domestic abuse. Formerly an abuse victim herself, Ann over-identifies with several clients and has told her field supervisor that she wants to help other victims as she had been helped. It would be best if Ann

A) changed her placement so she is not working with abuse victims.
B) asked her supervisor for therapy in order to overcome her difficulties working with domestic abuse clients.
C) recognized that she is not personally fit for the profession.
D) sought personal therapy along with supportive supervision.

Question 19

Sally has had little training in working with families but is asked to counsel a family. It would be best if she would

A) take the family on and learn from the experience.
B) ask the supervisor if she could observe and participate as a co-therapist with the family.
C) work with the children because they are less threatening.
D) refer the family out of the agency.

Question 20

Which of the following skills is NOT listed in the present jobs of practitioners?

A) Counseling skills
B) Supervisory skills
C) Personal crisis experience
D) The ability to write a proposal

Question 21

__________ is a time-efficient and unique format that assists trainees in developing skills in conceptualizing case and in implementing a variety of treatment interventions.

A) Individual supervision
B) Informed consent
C) Group supervision
D) Focus of supervision

Question 22

What should a practitioner do when working with a client whose life experiences are different from him or her?

A) Emphasize the client's pain by relating to a similar pain experienced in his or her life.
B) Refer the client to another practitioner.
C) Try to ignore such differences.
D) Try to resolve the client's problem until he or she is comfortable working with the client.

Question 23

Antonio is a client who suffers from bipolar disorder. He will be most effectively counseled by a clinician who

A) also has experienced bipolar disorder and understands the problem in a very personal way.
B) can empathize with him and understand his world.
C) has rarely experienced psychological pain.
D) experiences countertransference with bipolar clients.

Question 24

Which of the following is true regarding making mistakes for helping interns?

A) It provides them with an opportunity for self-reflection, critical thinking, and, ultimately, learning and change.
B) It is expected during their coursework but not acceptable while interacting with clients during internship.
C) It is never acceptable for those who wish to pursue a career in the helping professions.
D) It often leads to unethical behaviors.

Question 25

Through __________ process, supervisees can learn ways to conceptualize what they are doing with their clients by reflecting on what they are learning about interpersonal dynamics in the supervisory relationship.

A) group supervision
B) the challenging self-doubts
C) informed consent
D) parallel