Deck 6: Culturally Responsive Assessment and the Cultural Formulation Interview

Question 1

A(n) ______ assessment is the clinician's use of procedures to determine the cause(s) or etiology of a client's presenting issue for the purpose of developing a treatment plan.

A) clinical
B) actuarial
C) cultural
D) psychological

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Formal tests, rating scales, instruments, and statistical methods are examples of what type of assessment?

A) clinical
B) actuarial
C) cultural
D) psychological

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Idiographic, informal, and impressionistic procedures are examples of what type of assessment?

A) clinical
B) actuarial
C) cultural
D) psychological

Answer 3

A

Question 4

All of the following are various types of cultural bias in assessment EXCEPT ______.

A) construct
B) method
C) content
D) item

Question 5

Why is important for counselors to know how to select, administer, and interpret tests and scores for different cultural groups?

A) because inappropriate selection, administration, or interpretation may result in ethical charges against the counselor
B) because inappropriate selection, administration, or interpretation may invalidate the results for people from various cultural groups
C) because inappropriate selection, administration, or interpretation may result in legal charges against the counselor
D) because inappropriate selection, administration, or interpretation may result in early termination for a client

Question 6

Which of the following has the goal of improving cultural competence of mental health clinicians who are involved in culture-sensitive assessment?

A) Multicultural Assessment Procedure (MAP)
B) Multicultural Assessment-Intervention Process (MAIP)
C) Culturally Sensitive Practices (CSP)
D) Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI)

Question 7

All of the following are critiques of the Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) EXCEPT ______.

A) amount of resources needed to administer
B) lack of conceptual relevance between client problem and intervention
C) lack of novelty for clients
D) too much repetition

Question 8

Ataque de nervios, Mal de ojo, and Wacinko are all examples of ______.

A) DSM-5 diagnoses
B) culture-bound syndromes
C) culturally relevant assessments
D) cultural practices

Question 9

All of the following are common strengths for a strengths-based therapist to assess for, EXCEPT ______.

A) relational
B) social
C) external
D) internal

Question 10

With training and cultural exposure, clinicians may have the ability to improve their cultural empathy and become more attuned to their clients.

Question 11

The Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) is the most widely used cultural assessment tool throughout the world.

Question 12

The DSM-5 makes a clear distinction between culture-bound syndromes and cultural variations for clients.

Question 13

The author emphasizes the use of an ipsative approach for strengths-based assessment.

Question 14

A weakness genogram is a helpful tool for therapists to the dysfunctional interactions and deficits the client has experienced in their family system.

Question 15

Describe the communication differences between high-context and low-context cultures.

Question 16

What are the four domains in the core interview (Component 1) of the Cultural Formulation Interview?

Question 17

Describe the steps outlined by Hardy and Laszloffy (1995) for constructing a cultural genogram.