The role of a license is to:
a) Protect the public from those without professional education
b) Ensure that all citizens who seek mental health services get adequate care
c) Help licensed professionals earn a fair income for their expertise
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
Q. 2The codes make the individual professional responsible for the following:
a) Obtaining personal counseling or psychotherapy
b) Developing competence to work with a range of populations
c) Completing their graduate coursework in a program accredited by APA, CACREP or related organization.
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
Q. 3The threshold level of competence required by professional ethics is:
a) The knowledge and skill needed to avoid harming clients
b) The ability to offer services not compromised by fatigue, illness, or impairment
c) The provision of service that is likely to benefit the client
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
Q. 4Which of the following is included in the definition of technical skill:
a) The ability to score and interpret psychological tests
b) The ability to terminate an interview effectively
c) The ability to provide empathic responses to client expressions of emotion
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
Q. 5Clinical skill (in the context of professional competence) means:
a) Use of appropriate interviewing skills
b) Use of a variety of diagnostic techniques
c) Understanding of the DSM
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
Q. 6The knowledge component of competence implies:
a) Training in research
b) Training in the history of mental health
c) Training in theories of counseling and psychotherapy
d) All of the above
e) None of the above.
Q. 7When counseling clients from diverse populations:
a) Professionals should regularly include family, religious leaders, and other community leaders in the treatment planning and implementation
b) Professionals should include client support systems if the client expressly asks for such inclusion
c) Professionals should understand that clients and others in their support system may have different views of confidentiality than majority clients
d) None of the above
Q. 8Moth madness refers to:
a) An extreme fear of insects common among cultural groups in northern Alaska
b) A seizure-like experience that follows sexual dreams among Native Americans
c) An obsession with all living things that fly common among Pacific Islanders
d) None of the above
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