A culturally competent counselor is one who

A culturally competent counselor is one who
 
  a. is willing to work with ethnically diverse students.
 b. is culturally aware and has cultural knowledge and skills.
 c. is ethnically diverse.
 d. has experienced diversity in her/his own life.

Q. 2

A counselor who administers an assessment to clients that is of interest to the counselor but is not related to the counseling, this violates the ________ component of ensuring clients' privacy.
 
  a. informed consent
 b. anonymity
 c. relevance
 d. all of the above

Q. 3

Every group creates roles to help in its work even though these may never be openly acknowledged.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Q. 4

Ways of minimizing the stigma of counseling services include all of the following except ________.
 
  a. be strategic regarding location of the group
 b. using vernacular terms in place of counseling-specific vocabulary
 c. considering the focus of the group as a learning opportunity versus attending to a student need
 d. using co-facilitators to represent both male and female leadership

Q. 5

If a client feels compelled to answer assessment questions to which they do not want to respond, this could be viewed as a violation of the client's right to:
 
  a. privacy.
 b. anonymity.
 c. confidentiality.
 d. informed consent.

Q. 6

The formal or informal rules, roles, communication patterns, rituals, and procedures developed by the group members to facilitate the work of the group are the:
 
  a. demand for work.
 b. structure for work.
 c. dynamic for change.
 d. group format.

Q. 7

The following are all suggestions for group leaders working with students who are ELL's except ________.
 
  a. refrain from using interpreters under any circumstances
 b. translate consent and other relevant forms to native language
 c. encourage creative approaches to sharing such as play, art, and music
 d. have a familiarity with the native language of group members

Q. 8

With respect to testing, the 'Limits of Competence' section of the ACA's Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice stipulates that:
 
  a. counselors should only use assessments with which they are trained and competent.
 b. counselors should use standardized tests to assist with diagnosis using the DSM-IV-TR.
 c. counselors should only use formal assessments with clients who request it.
 d. counselors should always use computerized scoring programs when they are available.