Question 1

Most traditional theories of counseling tend to accept without question:

Accepted Answer

A)   the autonomous, self-preoccupied individual as being the primary psychological entity in assessment and treatment.
B)   Eastern assumptions regarding the nature of reality.
C)   a communal view of mental health and pathology.
D)   the implications of cultural pluralism. A

Question 2

Regarding multicultural concerns, which of the following statements accurately reflects the accreditation standards of CACREP?

Accepted Answer

A)   CACREP standards address the contents of courses only.
B)   Graduate programs in counseling are granted academic freedom to self-govern the extent to which they conform to the standards of the ACA.
C)   Academic programs are called upon to design recruitment and retention strategies for the employment of faculty that reflect societal diversity.
D)   CACREP standards do not address the interaction of multicultural training and clinical experiences. C

Question 3

In 1973, which of the following declared that the practice of counseling ethnically different clients without special training was unethical.

Accepted Answer

A)   American Psychological Association's Vail Conference
B)   The Community Mental Health Centers Act
C)   The American Mental Health Counselors Association Code of Ethics (1976) 
D)   Brown v. State of Missouri (1977)  A

Question 4

It is the client's responsibility to inform professional counselors on his/her cultural background to improve the counselor's awareness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Negative bias or religious indifference can lead a counselor to:

Accepted Answer

A)   Negatively impact clients' spirituality
B)   To discount

Question 6

Which of the following terms refers to shared patterns of learned behavior that are transmitted across generations of a particular group?

Accepted Answer

A)   race
B)   ethnic group
C)   culture
D)   racial identity theory

Question 7

Mental health professionals resist assimilating to multicultural training, which can be expressed as:

Accepted Answer

A)   Internal dialogue
B)   Discrimination
C)   Emotional experience
D)   Both (a)  and (c)

Question 8

Tony comes to counseling with multiple heritages. He is looking to find a group to which he can identify. According to the Multiple Heritage Identity Development model (MHID), Tony is in what stage?

Accepted Answer

A)   Recognition
B)   Awareness
C)   Acceptance
D)   Experimentation

Question 9

According to racial/cultural identity development theory, minority persons who moves toward and endorses the values and lifestyles of their minority group is in the _______ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)   conformity
B)   dissonance
C)   resistance and immersion
D)   introspection

Question 10

CACREP has identified social and cultural diversity as one of the common core areas. Discuss what CACREP expects from counselor education programs as students prepare to be professionals in mental health counseling.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Discuss what it means to possess multicultural counselor competencies? Identify the two interaction dimensions and the four quadrants that result. In what ways does this model bring to light the manner in which power, privilege, and oppression might operate within counseling relationships?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Counselors who are culturally encapsulated:

Accepted Answer

A)   tend to be more sensitive to the differences in worldview that may exist in therapeutic relationships.
B)   hold sets of cultural assumptions that tend to be more inclusive of other perspectives than non-culturally encapsulated counselors.
C)   rarely recognize the need to test the validity of their personal presuppositions.
D)   have had significant life experiences in multicultural contexts.

Question 13

________________ takes place when the policies of an organization place one ethnic group in a position of power and advantage over another ethnic group.

Accepted Answer

A)   Stereotyping
B)   Institutional racism
C)   Discrimination
D)   Individual racism

Question 14

There is always a strong positive relationship between the ethnographic description of a cultural group and the specific psychological make-up of an individual from that culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Mental health professionals who display confirmation bias tend to:

Accepted Answer

A)   project their thoughts and feelings on clients from diverse cultures.
B)   seek out data during assessment phases of treatment that confirm their preexisting schemes.
C)   underdiagnose persons of minority status.
D)   possess accurate self-awareness,

Question 16

Identify and briefly describe the five stages of racial/cultural identity development theory. What do you see as its primary applications in the process of counseling?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

The term ethnicity can always be considered as a synonym for term race.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The major distinction most traditional counseling theories make between physical and psychological disorders is universally held.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Counselors who communicate genuineness, unconditional acceptance and empathic understanding to diverse clients:

Accepted Answer

A)   can assume that such clients will experience strong trust for them.
B)   set conditions within sessions that are conducive to the personal growth for all clients regardless of cultural background.
C)   may be mistrusted by virtue of being a symbol of societal power to the minority client.
D)   is at risk of committing fundamental attribution errors.

Question 20

Which of the following statements reflect the current ethical standards of ACA and AMHCA?

Accepted Answer

A)   Their professional members may not engage in any form of discriminatory behavior based on the client's age, skin color, culture, gender, or sexual orientation.
B)   Counselors must understand the diverse cultural backgrounds of the clients with whom they work.
C)   Mental health and community counselors must respect diversity and resist discriminatory practices.
D)   all of the above.

Exam 10: Professional Practice in Multicultural Contexts

Most traditional theories of counseling tend to accept without question:

Regarding multicultural concerns, which of the following statements accurately reflects the accreditation standards of CACREP?

In 1973, which of the following declared that the practice of counseling ethnically different clients without special training was unethical.

It is the client's responsibility to inform professional counselors on his/her cultural background to improve the counselor's awareness.

Negative bias or religious indifference can lead a counselor to:

Which of the following terms refers to shared patterns of learned behavior that are transmitted across generations of a particular group?

Mental health professionals resist assimilating to multicultural training, which can be expressed as:

Tony comes to counseling with multiple heritages. He is looking to find a group to which he can identify. According to the Multiple Heritage Identity Development model (MHID) , Tony is in what stage?

According to racial/cultural identity development theory, minority persons who moves toward and endorses the values and lifestyles of their minority group is in the _______ stage.

CACREP has identified social and cultural diversity as one of the common core areas. Discuss what CACREP expects from counselor education programs as students prepare to be professionals in mental health counseling.

Discuss what it means to possess multicultural counselor competencies? Identify the two interaction dimensions and the four quadrants that result. In what ways does this model bring to light the manner in which power, privilege, and oppression might operate within counseling relationships?

Counselors who are culturally encapsulated:

________________ takes place when the policies of an organization place one ethnic group in a position of power and advantage over another ethnic group.

There is always a strong positive relationship between the ethnographic description of a cultural group and the specific psychological make-up of an individual from that culture.

Mental health professionals who display confirmation bias tend to:

Identify and briefly describe the five stages of racial/cultural identity development theory. What do you see as its primary applications in the process of counseling?

The term ethnicity can always be considered as a synonym for term race.

The major distinction most traditional counseling theories make between physical and psychological disorders is universally held.

Counselors who communicate genuineness, unconditional acceptance and empathic understanding to diverse clients:

Which of the following statements reflect the current ethical standards of ACA and AMHCA?