Deck 1: Are the Helping Professions for You

Question 1

Which of the following specializations is primarily concerned with relationship counseling?

A)clinical psychology
B)counseling psychology
C)couples and family counseling
D)rehabilitation counseling

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The Coreys encourage trainees to view their professional life as a

A)developmental process.
B)cathartic experience.
C)time-limited professional journey.
D)means to fulfill all of their needs.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The MSW (Master in Social Work) degree

A)is focused on assessment,diagnosis,and treatment procedures for mildly to severely disturbed persons.
B)trains individuals to assist relatively healthy people in solving developmental problems and functioning more effectively.
C)gives tremendous career flexibility because of the range of practice,including administration,planning,and policy areas.
D)provides maximum options in regard to specialties.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The desire to emulate a role model sometimes plays a part in the decision to be a helper.The Coreys refer to this as the need to

A)reciprocate.
B)make an impact.
C)be needed.
D)provide answers.

Question 5

Which of the following statements would leaders in the field of counseling be inclined to make to those entering the field?

A)Seek help when you need it,both personally and professionally.
B)Focus on your limitations.
C)Do not strive to integrate your personal and professional journeys.
D)Focus on short-term goals,but not on long-term goals since they will likely change.
E)a and d

Question 6

From a multicultural perspective,school counselors have the challenge of

A)striving to lessen language barriers.
B)advocating for minority students.
C)ensuring that educational materials are relevant for students' culture.
D)establishing a comprehensive developmental counseling and guidance program.
E)all of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is not frequently identified as a specialty area or concentration offered in rehabilitation counselor training programs?

A)substance abuse counseling
B)clinical mental health counseling
C)couples counseling
D)deafness and hearing impairment

Question 8

Rehabilitation counseling is a holistic and integrated program of _____interventions.

A)medical
B)physical
C)psychosocial
D)vocational
E)all of the above

Question 9

The temptation to give up a career in the helping field is often greatest when students

A)are faced with examining their values concerning helping others.
B)realize that they still have unresolved issues.
C)begin to examine their motivations for helping others.
D)first have to apply what they have learned in their courses to the real worlD.

Question 10

Professionals who have experienced a wounded spirit need to

A)be medicated,as a rule.
B)be open to questioning their own spiritual health so they can assist their clients with their existential concerns.
C)change professions if they begin to experience countertransference.
D)receive psychological first aiD.

Question 11

Helen is seeking a specialization in the helping field that attends not only to the inner workings of a person but also to the understanding of the person in the environment.Helen should seek a degree in

A)psychiatric nursing.
B)clinical psychology.
C)social work.
D)counseling psychology.
E)marital and family counseling.

Question 12

Jim is seeking a career in the helping professions with the hope that he will exert a significant influence on the lives of those seeking help.His motivation to help others is based on the need

A)for prestige and status.
B)to care for others.
C)to make an impact.
D)to provide answers.
E)to be needed.

Question 13

Students often come to Brian asking advice about their relationships.He feels uneasy when he is not able to give concrete advice concerning their problem.His motivation to help others is based on the need to

A)return a favor.
B)care for others.
C)be needed.
D)provide answers.

Question 14

A characteristic considered to be unproductive and ineffective for helping clients is to share persistent reactions to the client in an appropriate and timely manner.

A)know that for every question the client raises,a definite answer should be provided.
B)question life and engage in critical self-examination of one's beliefs and values.
C)be willing to draw on a number of resources to enable clients to move toward their goals.
D)realize that it takes hard work to bring about change and be willing to stick with clients as they go through this difficult process.

Question 15

Which professional organization is composed of members from diverse educational and professional backgrounds with the mission of fostering excellence in human service delivery through education,scholarship,and practice?

A)APA
B)ACA
C)NASW
D)NOHS
E)ASCA

Question 16

When choosing a career path,one needs to consider his or her occupational:

A)attitudes.
B)interests.
C)abilities.
D)values.
E)all of the above

Question 17

Wendy hopes to become a _____ counselor.The professional organization which she will join,ASCA,stands for

A)supervising;Association for Supervisors and Counselors in AmericA.
B)supervising;American Supervisors and Counselors Association.
C)school;American School Counselors Association.
D)school;Association for School Counselors in America.

Question 18

Which of the following is not listed as one of the typical needs of helpers?

A)the need to care for others
B)the need to be needed
C)the need to reciprocate
D)the need to eliminate stress from one's life
E)the need to make an impact

Question 19

The following characteristic is not conducive to effective helping:

A)You realize that you are able to inspire clients to do in their lives what you are unable or unwilling to do in your own life.
B)You question life and engage in critical self-examination of your beliefs.
C)You are willing to draw on a number of resources to enable clients to move toward their goals.
D)Even though you struggle with your own problems,this struggle does not intrude on your helping of others.

Question 20

At the undergraduate level,human-services programs would be most likely to train practitioners for:

A)independent private practice
B)working with couples and families
C)community-agency work
D)long-term psychotherapy
E)conducting psychological tests with highly disturbed individuals

Question 21

The rehabilitation counseling profession is founded on humanistic values.

Question 22

Making a career choice is best viewed as an ongoing process rather than an isolated event.

Question 23

Because interests tend to be unstable,interest measurement is not generally used in career planning.

Question 24

The need to be needed is a fairly typical motivation for becoming a helper.

Question 25

If students in the helping professions have self-doubts,they should see this as a sign that this is the wrong career for them to follow.

Question 26

Healers are rarely able to heal others out of their own experience with psychological struggle.

Question 27

One guiding principle is to remain invested in the client's process rather than the outcome.

Question 28

32.It is important to realize that there is no "perfect profession" and that each profession has advantages and drawbacks.

Question 29

In today's world,it is increasingly important to become a generalist.

Question 30

One of the typical motivations for individuals wanting to become helpers is the need for self-help.

Question 31

33.NAADAC's mission is to lead,unify,and empower addiction-focused professionals to achieve excellence through education,advocacy,knowledge,standards of practice,ethics,professional development,and research.

Question 32

If helpers hope to function effectively in a professional role,it is essential that they learn and practice the art of self-care.

Question 33

Counselors who work in an organization that has unfair practices should choose to either remain there and tolerate the conditions or find employment elsewhere.They should rarely,if ever,challenge the system.

Question 34

Clinical and counseling psychologists often work in the same settings.

Question 35

Non-licensed human service workers cannot expect to get a position in a community agency until they obtain a master's or doctoral degree and become licensed.

Question 36

Helpers who have personal needs operating as a motivation for choosing the helping professions will most likely be ineffective in reaching clients.