Deck 8: Stage 2: Applying Strategies

Question 1

If you propose a technique that a helpee refuses to do:

A) move on to a different technique
B) try the technique anyway since you believe it will be helpful
C) discuss the resistance
D) teach relaxation skills and then try the technique

Answer 1

discuss the resistance

Question 2

Evaluation of strategies:

A) is ongoing from the beginning of their use
B) is done at termination
C) is done at follow-up
D) is done if managed care requires details of counseling outcomes

Answer 2

is ongoing from the beginning of their use

Question 3

What factors have an impact on the use of strategies:

A) amount of time available
B) setting
C) nature of the problem
D) all of these

Answer 3

all of these

Question 4

One gets a sense of how a client will handle the termination process by:

A) how she asks for help initially
B) how she handles the end of each session
C) the level of trust and genuineness fostered in the helping relationship
D) all of these

Question 5

Evaluation of goal attainment in the termination process of a successful relationship:

A) should be done in the last session
B) should focus on the relationship developed between the helper and helpee
C) should examine how well presenting problems have been resolved
D) should lead to a referral for the helpee to work with someone else if the need arises

Question 6

Follow-up:

A) is done by the majority of helpers
B) is part of the termination step
C) should be done by telephone but not mail
D) is a way to evaluate long-term effects of counseling

Question 7

Ms. Souza's therapist used:

A) cognitive techniques to help her with her fear of leaving the house
B) couples therapy to determine the impact of the marital problem on her fear
C) behavioral strategies to help her leave the house
D) Gestalt techniques to have her face her frightened little girl self

Question 8

Bibliotherapy involves:

A) weekly homework assignments
B) assigned relevant readings
C) integrating a religious element in the session
D) Gestalt exercises

Question 9

The counselor and Rory met with his brothers. What step was this?

A) clarification of problem
B) follow-up
C) evaluation of strategies
D) implementation of strategies

Question 10

Martha entered counseling to decide if she wanted to have a baby. What step was it when each session ended with a behavioral contract?

A) clarification of problem
B) planning of strategies
C) use of strategies
D) evaluation of strategies

Question 11

Ji-hun was

A) disappointed he was assigned a female therapist since men are more respected in his culture
B) disappointed he was assigned a female therapist because she reminded him of his mother
C) glad he was assigned a female therapist because he felt more comfortable sharing his feelings with a woman
D) glad he was assigned a woman therapist so she could tell him how his wife was not acting in a appropriate manner

Question 12

Ellen was referred to

A) another therapist since she had conflicts with her original therapist
B) Al-Anon and the Base Legal Clinic
C) a substance abuse counselor
D) Protective Services because of fears of child abuse

Question 13

How might you handle counseling when it becomes clear that the agreed upon objectives cannot be met in the number of sessions specified by managed care?

Question 14

What is the helpee's role in the step that includes planning of strategies?

Question 15

Is it ethical for a helper to try out a strategy he/she has never used before? Explain.

Question 16

What might be two evaluative criteria for a client who tells you she hates herself but would like to learn to feel better about herself?

Question 17

Why might a premature termination happen?

Question 18

What are three steps of a successful termination?

Question 19

Discuss pros and cons of extending termination over several weeks or months.

Question 20

What are the pros and cons of a follow-up appointment?

Question 21

Ms. Souza's behavior change of going to the market was not generalized to other situations. How was the outcome of therapy evaluated?

Question 22

How did the counselor work with Rory's (the 17 year old with drug problems) family?

Question 23

How did Martha, the woman who was deciding about a baby, use Gestalt strategies in her counseling work?

Question 24

How did the counselor work with cultural and gender issues in her therapy with Ji-hun?

Question 25

Discuss the use of homework and referral to outside experts and support groups with Ellen (Iraqi war military wife).

Question 26

Discuss the following: "The steps in applying strategies can be viewed only within the context of an empathic helping relationship."