Deck 4: Ethical Practice in an Increasingly Diverse World

Question 1

For the counselor, focusing on multicultural counseling addresses

A) Internalized prejudicial attitudes
B) Ethical and multicultural competent counseling
C) Raising awareness of personal and professional biases
D) All of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Increasing multicultural awareness

A) Is not the counselor's responsibility; it is the client's responsibility
B) Enables the counselor to identify restricted world views
C) Is not necessary if the counselor only sees clients from the same culture
D) Occurs during counselor preparation

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Professional codes of ethics indicate that counselors

A) Provide professional assistance to clients without discrimination
B) Think about obtaining training in multicultural counseling if necessary
C) Only be concerned with gender identity and race
D) Only enter into a helping relationship if you think you know all the client's multicultural factors

Answer 3

A

Question 4

When thinking about multicultural awareness, counselors consider their

A) Attitudes
B) Behaviors
C) Values
D) All of the above

Question 5

A Western counseling philosophy focuses on

A) Interdependence
B) Individualistic
C) Competition
D) Cooperation

Question 6

When considering interventions which include multicultural factors

A) Counselors would consider family and community, and not just the individual
B) Counselors would rely on verbal communication
C) Counselors would strive to help the client grow in independence
D) Counselors would rely on linear thinking

Question 7

When seeking informed consent with a multicultural focus

A) Counselors are sensitive to the impact of gaining informed consent on clients
B) Counselors realize this act may be transformational to clients
C) Counselors need to make sure information is provided to clients in a way which is understandable to them
D) All of the above

Question 8

When considering boundary issues and multicultural counseling

A) Counselors should always attend events to which they are invited
B) Counselors need to be sensitive and aware of different cultural norms
C) Counselors should never accept gifts
D) Counselors should always respond to nonsexual physical contact in the same manner as the client exhibits

Question 9

Multiculturally competent counselors would not have to consider these assessment factors

A) Reliability and validity of assessments
B) If they only have given the assessment a few times
C) Language and language concepts in the assessments
D) Diagnostic categories

Question 10

The multicultural counselor may consider the following treatment considerations

A) Use what has worked best in the past with other clients
B) Use what was practiced in field work
C) Use sensitivity when developing goals
D) Use the techniques you are most comfortable with

Question 11

Most human service providers with a western-bias tend to focus on

A) Rational more than relational
B) Cooperation more than competition
C) Interdependence more than independence
D) Emotion more than logic

Question 12

In working with clients of diverse backgrounds, it is beneficial to know

A) Treatment preferences the client may have
B) The range of normal behavior for the client's group
C) What the client's group considers the cause of the disorder to be
D) All of the above