1. Which of the following is/are the primary goal(s) of helping?

a. To help clients become better at helping themselves in their everyday lives

b. To help clients manage their problems in living more effectively and developing unused or underused resources and opportunities more fully

c. To help clients develop an action-oriented prevention mentality in their lives

d. All of the choices are correct.

ANSWER:

d

POINTS:

1

DIFFICULTY:

Easy

REFERENCES:

Become Competent in the Key Ingredients of Successful Helping

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

EGAN.SKIL.19.01.03 – Become Competent in the Key Ingredients of Successful Helping

NATIONAL STANDARDS:

The United States – CACREP 5a – Theories and models of counseling
United States – CSHSE 6.16a – Theory and knowledge bases of prevention, intervention, and maintenance strategies to achieve maximum autonomy and functioning
The United States – EPAS 8b – Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in interventions with clients and constituencies

2. What two basic issues cause most people to seek the helping process?

a. Problem situations and unused opportunities

b. Depression and alcoholism

c. Missed opportunities and anger

d. Problem situations and anxiety

ANSWER:

a

POINTS:

1

DIFFICULTY:

Medium

REFERENCES:

Become Competent in the Key Ingredients of Successful Helping

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

EGAN.SKIL.19.01.03 – Become Competent in the Key Ingredients of Successful Helping

NATIONAL STANDARDS:

The United States – CACREP 5a – Theories and models of counseling
United States – CSHSE 6.16a – Theory and knowledge bases of prevention, intervention, and maintenance strategies to achieve maximum autonomy and functioning
The United States – EPAS 8b – Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in interventions with clients and constituencies

3. A therapist is focusing on a client’s current difficulties of adjusting to college by helping the client manage her problems with time management. The therapist’s approach involves teaching the client to manage her own time and to be proactive in preparing for class. Which principle of outcome-focused helping is missing from this approach?

a. Producing life-enhancing outcomes

b. Developing a prevention mentality

c. Learning how to help oneself

d. Dealing with crises when they become critical

ANSWER:

a

POINTS:

1

DIFFICULTY:

Medium

REFERENCES:

Become Competent in the Key Ingredients of Successful Helping

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

EGAN.SKIL.19.01.03 – Become Competent in the Key Ingredients of Successful Helping

NATIONAL STANDARDS:

The United States – CACREP 5a – Theories and models of counseling
United States – CSHSE 6.16a – Theory and knowledge bases of prevention, intervention, and maintenance strategies to achieve maximum autonomy and functioning
The United States – EPAS 8b – Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in interventions with clients and constituencies

4. Helping is about ________.

a. constructive change that leads to results

b. confronting and understanding one’s childhood

c. bringing the unconscious into the conscious

d. teaching the client to follow professional advice

ANSWER:

a

POINTS:

1

DIFFICULTY:

Medium

REFERENCES:

Become Competent in the Key Ingredients of Successful Helping

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

EGAN.SKIL.19.01.03 – Become Competent in the Key Ingredients of Successful Helping

NATIONAL STANDARDS:

The United States – CACREP 5a – Theories and models of counseling
United States – CSHSE 6.16a – Theory and knowledge bases of prevention, intervention, and maintenance strategies to achieve maximum autonomy and functioning
United States – CSHSE 9.19e – Belief that individuals, services systems, and society can change
The United States – EPAS 8b – Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in interventions with clients and constituencies

5. A client has come to see a professional because s/he is not living as fully as s/he would like. Which of the following would be the best starting point for working with this client?

a. Focus on accepting life as it is.

b. Focus on working through the client’s most immediate issue.

c. Focus on what has gone wrong in the past.

d. Focus on missed opportunities and unused potential.

ANSWER:

d

POINTS:

1

DIFFICULTY:

Medium

REFERENCES:

Become Competent in the Key Ingredients of Successful Helping

QUESTION TYPE:

Multiple Choice

HAS VARIABLES:

False

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

EGAN.SKIL.19.01.03 – Become Competent in the Key Ingredients of Successful Helping

NATIONAL STANDARDS:

The United States – CACREP 5a – Theories and models of counseling
United States – CSHSE 6.16a – Theory and knowledge bases of prevention, intervention, and maintenance strategies to achieve maximum autonomy and functioning
The United States – EPAS 8b – Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in interventions with clients and constituencies