According to the text, case conceptualization is all but which of the following?
a. The next logical step after making a preliminary diagnosis
b. The process that allows the clinician to understand a client's presenting problems and subsequently apply appropriate counseling skills and treatment strategies
c. Important to the experienced clinician, but not to the beginning counselor
c. Rarely used by natural helpers
Q. 2All but which of the following are generally true of diagnoses?
a. Almost all professional counselors use them these days.
b. They are critical for treatment planning.
c. Minorities are generally misdiagnosed at higher rates than whites.
d. One generally uses the DSM-IV-TR in making a diagnosis.
e. Natural helpers generally come up with nonresearched diagnosis from popular literature.
f. All of the above are true.
Q. 3Which of the following is not an information-gathering skill as identified in the text?
a. Administering assessment procedures
b. Asking questions
c. Solution-focused skills of offering alternatives, information-giving, and giving advice
d. Conducting a structured interview
e. Two of the above
Q. 4Which of the following is not a commonly used skill as identified by the text?
a. Self-disclosure
b. Confrontation
c. Solution-focused skills of offering alternatives, information-giving, and giving advice
d. Conducting a structured interview
Q. 5Which of the following is not a commonly used skill as identified by the text?
a. Empathy
b. Affirmation-giving
c. Encouragement
d. Modeling
Q. 6Which of the following is not a foundational skill as identified in the text?
a. Asking questions
b. Silence and pause time
c. Listening
d. Paraphrasing
e. Empathy
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