Deck 1: Defining the Human Service Professional

Question 1

Which of the following associations is mainly for counselors?

A) NACA
B) ACA
C) NOHS
D) AACA

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following does not tend to have master's- or doctoral-level licensure?

A) Psychologist
B) Psychiatrist
C) Social worker
D) All have licensure

Answer 2

D

Question 3

According to the theory of Robert Kegan and William Perry, which qualities are not consistent with an effective helper?

A) Being noncritical
B) Being nondogmatic
C) Allow for differing opinions
D) Having a one-dimensional point of view

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which ethical guideline is a person not attending to if he or she is not keeping up with the current state of knowledge in the field?

A) Consultation
B) Expertness
C) Confidentiality
D) Competence

Question 5

Which of the following is not one of the 12 skills standards important to the work of the human service professional?

A) Monitoring medication dosages
B) Community and service networking
C) Educational, training, and self-development
D) Crisis intervention

Question 6

Most human service programs are at what level of education?

A) Associate's
B) Bachelor's
C) Master's
D) Associate's and Bachelor's

Question 7

People who are real and genuine:

A) have congruent feelings, thoughts, and actions.
B) easily hide their feelings.
C) always express their feelings.
D) are always empathic.

Question 8

Which of the following associations is mainly for social workers?

A) NSWA
B) HSWA
C) NASW
D) AACA

Question 9

People who are accepting of others:

A) like everything a person does.
B) accept the helpee unconditionally.
C) accept people in their differences.
D) accept the helpee unconditionally and people in their differences.

Question 10

The human services professional degree was first offered in what decade?

A) 1940s
B) 1950s
C) 1960s
D) 1970s

Question 11

Which of the following associations is mainly for couple and family counselors?

A) MFTC
B) AAMFT
C) NOHS
D) ACA

Question 12

Which characteristic has been most related to client change?

A) Listening
B) Relationship Building
C) Genuineness
D) Competence

Question 13

The effective human service professional:

A) is open to change.
B) views life as affording opportunities for growth and transformation.
C) realizes that life is a continual, never-ending growth process.
D) All of answers are correct.

Question 14

Which of the following are you not likely to see human service professionals focus upon?

A) Supportive work
B) Problem-focused work
C) Working with the unconscious
D) Emphasizing the present

Question 15

Professional associations serve which of the following purposes?

A) Sponsor national and regional conferences
B) Publish newsletters and journals
C) Provide grants for field-related projects
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 16

People who are cognitively complex are all but which of the following?

A) Understand the world in multifaceted ways
B) Are more open-minded and self-reflective
C) Are better able to resolve problems in helping relationships
D) Are strongly fixed in their way of viewing the world

Question 17

Of the following list, which role would a human service professional not assume?

A) Outreach worker
B) Psychotherapist
C) Broker
D) Evaluator

Question 18

Which of the following associations is mainly for psychologists?

A) APA
B) PSY
C) NPSY
D) NASW

Question 19

Which of the following associations is mainly for human service professionals?

A) NASW
B) AHSA
C) NOHS
D) HSWA

Question 20

An empathic person is one who:

A) has experienced the problem of another person.
B) has dealt with that kind of problem before.
C) has been certified as being empathic.
D) has the ability to understand the inner world of another person.

Question 22

A psychiatrist ad a psychologist both have the same training, but the difference between them depends on where they are employed.

Question 23

As a testament to the understanding that human service professionals bring to their profession, approximately 85% of helpers have been in some form of counseling.

Question 24

The eight characteristics of the effective helper are fixed, and unlikely to change.

Question 25

Countertransference is the client's projection of his or her unfinished psychological issues onto the helper.

Question 26

One has to be a physician if one is to be a psychiatrist.

Question 27

Matching (Match the word to the word, phrase, or concept)
1. Empathy
2. Genuineness
3. Acceptance
4. Cognitive Complexity
5. Wellness
6. Competence
7. Cross-Cultural Sensitivity
8. Relationship Building

A. Congruence in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
B. Major ethical concern involving mastery and expertise
C. Multiple perspectives, open-minded, empathy, self-
awareness
D. Understanding the inner world of client
E. Working alliance
F. RESPECTFUL Model
G. Five factors of the indivisible self
H. Providing positive regard for others