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You have organized a DBT group that will meet weekly. This is your first experience with the role of the leader and in discussing informed consent. Defending oneself against lawsuits involves many actions. Of the following, which is probably the best defense against lawsuits of all kinds?
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Following standards of practice
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Following standards of practice
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Noticing that many members had been totally silent throughout the first half of their initial group session, the group therapist shared with the group his feelings of concern that they might be expecting him to direct them more than would be helpful to the group. What approach did the group therapist use to inspire trust and self-disclosure among the group members?
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Modelin g
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Modelin g
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During a group counseling meeting, a member makes several depressed remarks about his life. He mentions that he would be better off dead. Things progress for the group toward other issues and he is quiet. During the middle of the session he makes angry and threatening remarks toward his girlfriend. He states that he wants to kill her for flirting with a neighbor. The session moves to discussions of betrayal. At the close of the session
he again repeats that he would be better off dead since people always betray him. As a counselor you are:
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Required legally to warn his girlfriend of his behavior
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Required legally to warn his girlfriend of his behavior
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Adequate screening and preparation of individuals to function in a group should include:
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Discussion of members' values early in the session
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Discussion of members' values early in the session
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Which of the following should NOT be done when determining goals with a counseling group:
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You, as the professional, determine for the patients in the group what areas should be dealt with first
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You, as the professional, determine for the patients in the group what areas should be dealt with first
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Group members need to understand the limits of confidentiality in a group. When members leave the group space to discuss details of the group, this is
You tell an individual client in a group situation that there seems to be an incongruence between what he is saying and how he is acting, both within the group and the example provided. This would be an example of what type of technique?
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Confronta ti on
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Confronta ti on
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When screening clients as potential group members, ethically, a therapist should choose clients:
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Whose well-being will not be jeopardized by the group experience
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Whose well-being will not be jeopardized by the group experience
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When it comes to the concept of confidentiality among individuals in a group therapy setting, the group therapist should:
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Take time to make sure group members understand the seriousness of preserving confidentiality
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Take time to make sure group members understand the seriousness of preserving confidentiality
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Limits of confidentiality are more stringent in:
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Individual therapy than in group th er
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Required legally to be silent about issues in the counseling session
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Required legally to warn his girlfriend of his behavior
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QUESTION 4
- Adequate screening and preparation of individuals to function in a group should include:
a Pushing for early disclosure of highly personal
. material
b Discussion of members' values early in the
. session
c Harsh confrontation surrounding potential
. discrimination
d
Therapeutic confrontation
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QUESTION 5
- Which of the following should NOT be done when determining goals with a counseling group:
a You, as the professional, determine for the patients in the group what areas
should be
. dealt^ with^ first
b Talk with the clients in the group and explore the possible consequences of his
or her
. actions
c Discuss goals with the group while realizing that the patient knows what's
most
. important^ for^ him^ or^ her^ to^ deal^ with^ first^ in^ relation^ to^ the^ group^ work^ being
done
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Help the group remain on track to focus on individualized and group goals
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QUESTION 6
- Group members need to understand the limits of confidentiality in a group. When members leave the group space to discuss details of the group, this is referred to as:
a
Gossiping
b
Subgrouping
c Group member
a
Clarification
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Reflection
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QUESTION 8
- When screening clients as potential group members, ethically, a therapist should choose clients:
a
Whose well-being will not be jeopardized by the group experience
b
Who may inhibit the group and therefore challenge the group to develop
c Who may enjoy the challenge of being in a group of people who are different
. from^ themselves
d
Who need to be challenged by fellow group members to ensure growth occurs
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QUESTION 9
- When it comes to the concept of confidentiality among individuals in a group therapy setting, the group therapist should:
a
Let the members of the group know that they don't have to keep confidentiality
b Let them know that there is no problem sharing what happened in group during
their
. individual^ group^ sessions
c Take time to make sure group members understand the seriousness of
preserving
. confidentiality
d
Indicate that they are liable if they break confidentiality
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QUESTION 7
- You tell an individual client in a group situation that there seems to be an incongruence between what he is saying and how he is acting, both within the group and the example provided. This would be an example of what type of technique?
QUESTION 10
- Limits of confidentiality are more stringent in: Directed groups
