1. In becoming a multicultural therapist, you should:
Examine you own attitudes and feelings toward ethnic minority persons and change those negative attitudes
Read The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Go to ethnically unfamiliar areas and drive around
Eat at more ethnic restaurants
Question 2 Multiculturalism is
A clearly defined term with absolute criteria
A truth that all clinicians must believe
An expanding and changing complex model
A socialist conspiracy theory
Question 3 Jimmy, a therapist, realizes that, based on his upbringing, he has some negative beliefs about African-Americans. Which multicultural competency is he exhibiting?
Counselor Awareness of Own Assumptions, Values, and Biases
Counselor Awareness of Client's Worldview
Counselor Awareness of Systemic Factors
Culturally Appropriate Intervention Strategies
Question 4 Jimmy, a therapist, realizes that the client he is working with comes from a culture where joking is not that appropriate. He limits the amount of joking that he does with this client. Which multicultural competency is he exhibiting?
Counselor Awareness of Own Assumptions, Values, and Biases
Counselor Awareness of Client's Worldview
Counselor Awareness of Systemic Factors
Culturally Appropriate Intervention Strategies
Question 5 This occurs when therapists believe their stereotypes of clients instead of realizing that clients are unique and more than the limited understanding of the therapist.
Differing class and cultural values
Stereotyping clients
Counselor encapsulation
Lack of cultural relativity
Question 6 The primary means in which "multicultural" has been viewed is through a difference in:
Race
Gender
Sexual orientation
Religion
Question 7 Which of the following is not one of the General Factors in the 3 x 3 model of Multicultural Counseling Competencies?
Attitudes and Beliefs
Behavior
Knowledge
Skills
Question 8 The therapist, Jane, is trying to get her female Chinese client, Lin, to take a more independent stance when it comes to her interactions with her parents. Jane is working from the position that once someone turns 18, they are an adult. This is the way she was raised, and although some other groups have a different view, she believes her position is the healthiest for people. Which of the following barriers to effective multicultural counseling would this situation most likely be?
Stereotyping clients
Counselor encapsulation
Client resistance and reluctance
Lack of cultural relativity
Question 9 Which of the following would not depict a cultural difference between client and therapist?
Client is white and the therapist is Black
Client is homosexual and the therapist is heterosexual
Client is white and the therapist is Caucasian
Client is Asian and the therapist is Hispanic
Question 10 When working with children clients, therapists should:
Conduct sessions the same as with adult clients
Use nonverbal therapy
Simplify the language they use
Use the colloquialism based on television representations of that age group
Question 11 Because children clients, especially younger children, lack some of the sophistication of language and meaning, therapists are highly encouraged to:
Treat them as they would all other clients
Use longer sentences to express themselves
Explain everything through the child's parent(s)
Explain the informed consent and the purpose of therapy in short sentences
Question 12 One way to find out how much the child knows about why he is coming for a therapeutic interview is to ask:
What problems are you having?
What did your parents tell you about why you came to see me?
Do you like getting help?
If you could have one wish what would it be?
Question 13 One way to let a child feel safe and comfortable is to:
Sit at a level with the child, so you don't seem so big
Talk about an area of interest of the child
Give the child a chance to communicate non-verbally, such as with drawings
All of the above
Question 14 Since children are used to telling secrets with their friends, and there is an expectation that the other person won't tell, therapists need to realize this may impact the child's understanding of _____________________.
Anonymity
Confidentiality
Nonmalefecence
Beneficence
Question 15 Because children may not be able to give an accurate history or explain the presenting problem, therapists are encouraged to:
Jump right into the therapy without getting into the issues of the problem
Ask the child to write down the history and problem in a letter to be given to the therapist
Ignore the child's history
Have one or more parents attend a session before the child comes
Question 16 It is suggest that for younger clients, the length of session be:
15-30 minutes
30-45 minutes
45-60 minutes
60-75 minutes
Question 17 When you see a child with a bruise on his leg, which of the following is the best choice?
Nothing, children do bruise in play
Ask the child if someone hit them
Observe the bruise, and listen for any verbal content that may suggest abuse
Call the appropriate agency and report abuse
Question 18 In regards to touch and child clients, it is recommended that:
Therapists provide child clients a hug at the end of session
Therapists give a handshake to all child clients
Therapists touch only if the child initiates it
Therapists provide a therapist-initiated touch
Question 19 ___________________ is perhaps the primary professional organization for family therapists in the United States.
American Psychological Association
American Couples and Family Association
American Marriage Association
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
Question 20 What is most important during a family interview?
Siding with the parents so that they will come back
Taking the child's side, so he does not feel picked on
Taking the position of siding with the family
Taking no position at all
Question 21 ________________ is the position that each person in the therapy room has a valid viewpoint.
Circular epistemology
Pragmatics
Neutrality
Punctuation
Question 22 One effective way to remain neutral during a family interview and still seem interested and engaged is to:
Tap in to your curiosity
Be sure to take care of you emotional needs so you are there for them
See families early in the day, while you have some energy
Stand up often, for no apparent reason
Question 23 One way to understand the process of a family interview is to observe:
A. The content of each family member
B. How family members don't react to what others say
C. Who speaks when and how long and how each other member react
D. Both b and c
Question 24 The use of circular questioning helps families understand:
The inter-relational dynamic of the problems that brought them
Just how confusing families in struggles can get
That the use of circular reasoning always fails
That linear dialogue is a more effective way to communicate
Question 25 Which of the following opening statements best gives a glimpse into the family process?
Mom, what does he do that upsets you?
It seems your parents are concerned with your behavior, what is going on?
What is happening in this family?
Dad, what are you feeling right now?