Deck 13: Working With African American Clients an Interview With Veronique Thompson

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT an example of role flexibility in African American families?

A)Women working outside the home
B)The parental child
C)An extended family member acting as a father figure
D)The father as primary male role model

Answer 1

The father as primary male role model

Question 2

Being direct with African American clients is well received because

A)African Americans prefer providers to play an authoritarian role.
B)being blunt is an important part of African Americans' oral tradition.
C)being too "nice" is perceived as inauthentic.
D)social interaction is not valued in professional relationships in African American culture.

Answer 2

being too "nice" is perceived as inauthentic.

Question 3

African Americans often experience issues of identity and belonging because

A)they are accepted by dominant culture groups.
B)they lack positive male role models.
C)the group to which they belong experiences high levels of poverty.
D)the group to which they belong is perceived negatively.

Answer 3

the group to which they belong is perceived negatively.

Question 4

Which of the following techniques should be used to ensure African American clients do not perceive an "interrogation" during the therapy session?

A)Ask all questions up front in order to move forward with a collaborative conversation more quickly
B)Provide an option for a written assessment questionnaire
C)Have the client tell you their story before asking questions
D)Bring family into the session for support in answering questions

Question 5

James Jones discusses residual African characteristics in African American communities as

A)TRIOS: Time, Role Flexibility, Innovation, Oral, Spiritual.
B)TRIOS: Time, Rhythm, Improvisation, Oral, Spiritual.
C)TRAIN: Time, Rhythm, Attitude, Improvisation, Nurturing.
D)TRAIN: Time, Reconciliation, Aptitude, Innovation, Nature.

Question 6

Describe the unique characteristics of the post-enslavement period of African American history. What were some of the positive outcomes of this period?

Question 7

In what is referred to by some as "extreme mundane environmental stress," African Americans often express the effects of modern day racism as

A)resilience.
B)anger.
C)self-doubt.
D)All of these

Question 8

Which of the following statements accurately describes African American kinship bonds?

A)At the very beginning of the first session, helpers should create a genogram to map out family roles and relationships.
B)Treatment sessions should be held in clinical settings to promote professionalism at all times.
C)Therapy sessions should be limited to nuclear family members to assure a more manageable therapeutic relationship.
D)African American families may contain complex networks of blood and nonrelated relatives.

Question 9

Discuss the history of naming and self-identification of African American people.

Question 10

Children of addicted parents are particularly affected by which of the following?

A)Addicted parents are incapable of passing on cultural knowledge and identity.
B)Children are being raised via intergenerational parenting.
C)Addicted parents pass on underlying issue related to racism and race identity.
D)Adaptive patterns are not present in families with addicted parents.

Question 11

Most African Americans view religion as

A)unnecessary.
B)a means of social connection and support.
C)a form of oppression.
D)part of the dominant culture.

Question 12

Which period of African American history describes the time during which Africans were taken and transported to slavery in America?

A)The Slave Passage
B)The Middle Passage
C)Pre-enslavement
D)Enslavement

Question 13

The period of Reconstruction is most appropriately associated with

A)retaliation.
B)reparations.
C)forgiveness.
D)distrust.

Question 14

African Americans were once called negro, black, and colored. What do these terms have in common?

A)They were chosen by the people themselves.
B)They focus on appearance.
C)They refer to a shared culture.
D)They include those who are mixed racially.

Question 15

What are the adaptive mechanisms African American communities have used to maintain family structures despite hardships? Select one of these mechanisms and discuss in detail how it has helped the African American family survive.

Question 16

Which of the following statements accurately describes the contemporary African American community?

A)Poverty rates are ten times that of Whites.
B)Life expectancy is 20 years shorter than that of Whites.
C)Infant mortality rates are half those of Whites, Asian Americans, and Latinos/as.
D)Men have the highest rate of unemployment among ethnic minorities.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a noted example of African American emphasis on verbal communication?

A)Capping
B)Rapping
C)Chanting
D)Preaching

Question 18

What role does White privilege play in the African American perspective and in the helping relationship?

Question 19

The role of an African American man is particularly difficult because

A)they are afforded some privilege based on being male.
B)African American women are elevated above them.
C)White society fears them.
D)All of these

Question 20

Hacker argues that the United States is essential two nations-black and white. Do you agree? Explain your reasoning.

Question 21

What factors keep African Americans from seeing mental health services? From what other outlets do they seek help?