Deck 8: Individual and Group Counseling: Responding to Selected Needs in Schools

Question 1

Schools are a microcosm of society.

Answer 1

True
Explanation: Many problems that occur in the greater society also exist in the schools, affecting children and adolescents alike.

Question 2

_____________provides a system for seeking out irrational beliefs in what students present and for pointing out the unfortunate consequences of those beliefs.

A) Rational-emotive behavior therapy
B) Solution-focused counseling
C) Narrative therapy
D) Existential therapy

Answer 2

A

Question 3

_____________ serves as a means of engaging student clients in mutual assessments of problems in the counselor-client relationship that interfere with progress.

A) Information sharing
B) Immediacy
C) Self-disclosure
D) Reframing

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The skill used to recognize the affective components in student client messages is__________.

A) paraphrasing
B) questioning
C) challenging
D) reflecting feelings

Question 5

The acronym SOLER is used to provide best practices for__________.

A) questioning
B) reflecting
C) basic attending skills
D) responsive services

Question 6

Which type of question is open ended?

A) How are your classes?
B) Do you believe you are doing well?
C) Are you doing well in your classes?
D) Can I help you?

Question 7

___________services are often delivered on a one-to-one basis, although small-group counseling may be offered to individuals with similar needs and a willingness to share their problems with peers.

A) Career
B) Developmental
C) Prevention
D) Responsive

Question 8

Individuals needing remedial interventions are those___________.

A) who complain too much
B) with a history of chronic or borderline-chronic maladaptive thoughts and behaviors
C) who are successful in school
D) who are too pessimistic

Question 9

________________is a phrase that describes the situation of at-risk individuals experiencing a problem or deficit that has not yet overwhelmed them, although they do need individualized help.

A) Early identification and treatment
B) Congruence
C) Unconditional positive regard
D) Seeking assistance

Question 10

__________ theoretical approach may also be the path to achieving multicultural competence in one's counseling interventions by becoming culturally flexible.

A) Traditional
B) Western
C) Eclectic
D) Modern

Question 11

Most issues addressed in personal counseling will relate to all but which of the three domains?

A) socio-emotional
B) physical
C) career
D) academic

Question 12

Client aversion takes two forms: resistance and avoidance.

Question 13

An important counseling competency is to be able to observe the non-verbal behavior of student clients in order to better understand what they are feeling internally and expressing verbally.

Question 14

Immediacy takes place when counselors share something about themselves with their student clients.

Question 15

School counselors are encouraged to view ___________ as an interruption in the counseling process.

A) confusion
B) reluctance
C) resistance
D) termination