In the following example, the worker is ________ the clients thoughts:Client
: Cruella hates me. All she does is gripe at me. I dont even want to go near her anymore.
Worker: You sound upset and hurt at how Cruella yells at you so much. Maybe shes upset and hurt too. Maybe she
feels youre avoiding her. If she didnt care about you, she probably wouldnt expend so much energy yelling at you
and trying to get your attention.
a. Regurgitating
b. Rewinding
c. Reversing
d. Reframing
Specific suggestions regarding empowerment by emphasizing family strengths were made in the text. All of the
following were included except:
a. Note family interactions that reflect strength and competency
b. Investigate times that family members enjoy together
c. Emphasize what families do well
d. Underscore the family interactions that were contentious
When working with families, Street suggested that the worker ask the family members the following question: What
factors would indicate the need for counseling again in the future? During which phase of the intervention process
should this be asked?
a. Follow-up
b. Evaluation
c. Assessment
d. Termination
Which of the following phases occurs during the engagement, assessment, and planning stages of the intervention
process?
a. Teach child management methods
b. Homework assignments
c. Establish a commitment to a plan of action
d. Teach families problem-solving techniques
The second phase in beginning treatment with families is to ask family members to explain what is wrong. What is the
fourth phase?
a. Establish commitment to a plan of action
b. Concentrate on how family members relate to each other
c. Establish agreement about what is wrong
d. Alleviate or minimize apprehension
A _____ is a family or group member who is the object of displaced conflict or unfair criticism.
a. Scapegoat
b. Guinea pig
c. Stool pigeon
d. Ding bat
Which of the following statements is true regarding problem consensus within families?
a. Many families will verbalize superficial issues that are related to underlying problems
b. A list of minor, specific complaints is better than a vague problem about which the family has a consensus
c. If scapegoating occurs, it should be ignored because it will probably work itself out in the end
d. The initial problem list should be limited to nine entries
The first thing a worker can do when beginning to work with families is:
a. Talk about his or her own role in order to impress family members with the workers competence
b. Explain to the family what their problems involve
c. Alleviate apprehension and begin making each family member comfortable about being there in the interview
When adopting a strengths perspective with families, which of the following is accurate?
a. The strengths-based approach assumes that problems are a naturally occurring part of peoples lives
b. The strengths approach is more than positive reframing and identifying strengths
c. Practitioners using a traditional problem-solving approach will spend little time trying to understand what caused
the problem
d. Only the strengths-based approach focuses on getting results
Problems with demanding that the entire family be involved in the problem-solving process include the following:
a. Sometimes family members refuse to participate
b. Sometimes all family members do not need to attend
c. Sometimes scheduling all members together creates problems
d. All are true
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