1. In becoming a multicultural therapist, you should:

Examine you own attitudes and feelings toward ethnic minority persons and change those negative attitudes

Read The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Go to ethnically unfamiliar areas and drive around

Eat at more ethnic restaurants

Question2 Multiculturalism is

A clearly defined term with absolute criteria

A truth that all clinicians must believe

An expanding and changing complex model

A socialist conspiracy theory

Question3 Jimmy, a therapist, realizes that, based on his upbringing, he has some negative beliefs about African-Americans. Which multicultural competency is he exhibiting?

Counselor Awareness of Own Assumptions, Values, and Biases

Counselor Awareness of Client's Worldview

Counselor Awareness of Systemic Factors

Culturally Appropriate Intervention Strategies

Question4 Jimmy, a therapist, realizes that the client he is working with comes from a culture where joking is not that appropriate. He limits the amount of joking that he does with this client. Which multicultural competency is he exhibiting?

Counselor Awareness of Own Assumptions, Values, and Biases

Counselor Awareness of Client's Worldview

Counselor Awareness of Systemic Factors

Culturally Appropriate Intervention Strategies

Question5 This occurs when therapists believe their stereotypes of clients instead of realizing that clients are unique and more than the limited understanding of the therapist.

Differing class and cultural values

Stereotyping clients

Counselor encapsulation

Lack of cultural relativity

Question6 The primary means in which "multicultural" has been viewed is through a difference in:

Race

Gender

Sexual orientation

Religion

Question7 Which of the following is not one of the General Factors in the 3 x 3 model of Multicultural Counseling Competencies?

Attitudes and Beliefs

Behavior

Knowledge

Skills

Question8 The therapist, Jane, is trying to get her female Chinese client, Lin, to take a more independent stance when it comes to her interactions with her parents. Jane is working from the position that once someone turns 18, they are an adult. This is the way she was raised, and although some other groups have a different view, she believes her position is the healthiest for people. Which of the following barriers to effective multicultural counseling would this situation most likely be?

Stereotyping clients

Counselor encapsulation

Client resistance and reluctance

Lack of cultural relativity

Question9 Which of the following would not depict a cultural difference between client and therapist?

Client is white and the therapist is Black

Client is homosexual and the therapist is heterosexual

Client is white and the therapist is Caucasian

Client is Asian and the therapist is Hispanic

Question10 When working with children clients, therapists should:

Conduct sessions the same as with adult clients

Use nonverbal therapy

Simplify the language they use

Use the colloquialism based on television representations of that age group

Question11 Because children clients, especially younger children, lack some of the sophistication of language and meaning, therapists are highly encouraged to:

Treat them as they would all other clients

Use longer sentences to express themselves

Explain everything through the child's parent(s)

Explain the informed consent and the purpose of therapy in short sentences

Question12 One way to find out how much the child knows about why he is coming for a therapeutic interview is to ask:

What problems are you having?

What did your parents tell you about why you came to see me?

Do you like getting help?

If you could have one wish what would it be?

Question13 One way to let a child feel safe and comfortable is to:

Sit at a level with the child, so you don't seem so big

Talk about an area of interest of the child

Give the child a chance to communicate non-verbally, such as with drawings

All of the above

Question14 Since children are used to telling secrets with their friends, and there is an expectation that the other person won't tell, therapists need to realize this may impact the child's understanding of _____________________.

Anonymity

Confidentiality

Nonmalefecence

Beneficence

Question15 Because children may not be able to give an accurate history or explain the presenting problem, therapists are encouraged to:

Jump right into the therapy without getting into the issues of the problem

Ask the child to write down the history and problem in a letter to be given to the therapist

Ignore the child's history

Have one or more parents attend a session before the child comes

Question16 It is suggest that for younger clients, the length of session be:

15-30 minutes

30-45 minutes

45-60 minutes

60-75 minutes

Question17 When you see a child with a bruise on his leg, which of the following is the best choice?

Nothing, children do bruise in play

Ask the child if someone hit them

Observe the bruise, and listen for any verbal content that may suggest abuse

Call the appropriate agency and report abuse

Question18 In regards to touch and child clients, it is recommended that:

Therapists provide child clients a hug at the end of session

Therapists give a handshake to all child clients

Therapists touch only if the child initiates it

Therapists provide a therapist-initiated touch

Question19 ___________________ is perhaps the primary professional organization for family therapists in the United States.

American Psychological Association

American Couples and Family Association

American Marriage Association

American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy

Question20 What is most important during a family interview?

Siding with the parents so that they will come back

Taking the child's side, so he does not feel picked on

Taking the position of siding with the family

Taking no position at all

Question21 ________________ is the position that each person in the therapy room has a valid viewpoint.

Circular epistemology

Pragmatics

Neutrality

Punctuation

Question22 One effective way to remain neutral during a family interview and still seem interested and engaged is to:

Tap in to your curiosity

Be sure to take care of you emotional needs so you are there for them

See families early in the day, while you have some energy

Stand up often, for no apparent reason

Question23 One way to understand the process of a family interview is to observe:

A. The content of each family member

B. How family members don't react to what others say

C. Who speaks when and how long and how each other member react

D. Both b and c

Question24 The use of circular questioning helps families understand:

The inter-relational dynamic of the problems that brought them

Just how confusing families in struggles can get

That the use of circular reasoning always fails

That linear dialogue is a more effective way to communicate

Question25 Which of the following opening statements best gives a glimpse into the family process?

Mom, what does he do that upsets you?

It seems your parents are concerned with your behavior, what is going on?

What is happening in this family?

Dad, what are you feeling right now?