Group Counseling Techniques
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Course Introduction
Group Counseling Techniques explores the fundamental principles, methods, and skills required to facilitate effective counseling sessions within a group setting. The course emphasizes the development of leadership styles, group dynamics, stages of group development, and the ethical and cultural considerations unique to group work. Students will engage with theories and practical strategies for establishing trust, managing conflict, and fostering supportive communication among group members. Experiential activities, case studies, and role-plays are integrated to help students apply intervention techniques and assess group processes, preparing them to lead or participate meaningfully in diverse group counseling environments.
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Theory and Treatment Planning in Counseling and Psychotherapy 2nd Edition by
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Diane R. Gehart
Chapter 1: Counseling Theory, Competency, Research, and You:
Connecting the Dots
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Q1) Common factors research and evidence-based treatment research have forced counselors and therapists to
A) provide clients with a step-by-step guideline for sessions
B) sift through difficult information in order to identify key areas of change
C) reexamine their assumptions about theory
D) find a replacement for traditional diagnosis
Answer: C
Q2) Common factors research reflects the importance of the counseling relationship in predicting therapeutic outcomes as evidenced by the strong correlation of _______________ evaluation with positive outcomes.
A) client
B) therapist
C) standardized
D) mental health
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Treatment Planning
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Q1) When meeting clients with unfamiliar diversity issues,it is the responsibility of the counselor to _______________________________________________.
A) inquire how the issues are impacting these clients
B) educate themselves about how best to support and engage these clients
C) to adopt a neutral stance so as not to unknowingly participate in marginalization of these clients
D) impress upon these clients that they "get" where the clients are coming from
Answer: B
Q2) Counselors are responsible to choose a theory and techniques which best fit the client and the situation,and to develop a treatment plan that does all of the following,EXCEPT:
A) is consistent with the counselor's world view.
B) considers the evidence base.
C) considers client demographics.
D) is consistent with a specific theory.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Counseling and Psychotherapy
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Q1) The ability to spontaneously express need and desire while maintaining a clear distinction between self and other is believed to be a result of
A) good enough mothering
B) distant mothering
C) chaotic mothering
D) perfectionist mothering
Answer: A
Q2) __________ is the most basic technique of all psychoanalytic approaches,and uses unconscious material to facilitate client insight.
A) mirroring
B) empathy
C) interpretation
D) consultation
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Jungian Analytic Psychology
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Q1) Which statement best expresses the goal of counseling in Jungian analytic psychology?
A) The goals is to build a relationship between the client and counselor in a way that creates a unique sense of individuality and connection with life.
B) The goals is to build a relationship between the ego and the Self to create a unique sense of individuality and connection with life.
C) The goals is to develop a relationship between theory and practice which helps to create a unique sense of individuality and connection with life.
D) The goals is to develop the relationship between dreams and the waking state to better understand the connection of dreams to the real life.
Q2) Briefly explain what Myers-Briggs is.
Q3) All of the following are stages in Jungian analytic psychology EXCEPT A) confession.
B) identification.
C) education.
D) transformation.
Q4) Describe the role of the counselor in Jungian analytical psychology?
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Chapter 5: Adlerian Individual Counseling
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Q1) Faulty interpretations based on the lifestyle,or attitudes of the person,are referred to as ________________________.
A) conscious choice
B) primary errors
C) bad attitudes
D) basic mistakes
Q2) Which of the following statements best describes the Adlerian use of "the question" in assessment?
A) Clients are expected to respond directly by providing answers regarding what is being avoided.
B) Counselors frame questions in such a way that clients can avoid insecurities and feel successful.
C) The question is designed to help the client see negative attitudes that become the way in which they view life.
D) The question assesses the underlying purpose for the symptom because the response often provides clues to what is being avoided.
Q3) How should the Adlerian counselor show encouragement?
Q4) What is meant by "private logic"?
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Chapter 6: Person-Centered Counseling and Psychotherapy
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Q1) _____________ is based on the premise that all people tend naturally toward positive growth.
A) Optimism
B) Philanthropy
C) Humanism
D) Postmodernism.
Q2) What is the fundamental instrument of change in person-centered counseling?
A) Analysis of dreams
B) Focused Attending
C) The client
D) The counselor
Q3) What is self-actualization?
Q4) Maslow,an early humanist,believed in four areas of the most basic needs that must be in place for a person to self-actualize.The four areas are:
A) physiological, mental, love/belonging, esteem.
B) physiological, mental, love/belonging, emotional.
C) physiological, safety, love/belonging, emotional.
D) physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem.
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Q5) What role does empathy play in humanistic counseling?
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Chapter 7: Existential Counseling and Psychotherapy
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Q1) Describe the I-Thou relationship.
Q2) According to Irving Yalom,there are four areas existential counseling helps clients address.All of the following are addressed in existential counseling with clients EXCEPT:
A) death and anxiety.
B) inclusion and authority.
C) freedom and responsibility.
D) isolation and relationship.
Q3) Existential counseling and person-centered counseling work toward
A) curing mental illness
B) helping people live more authentic and self-actualized lives
C) dealing with crises in identity
D) fostering healthy relationships with others
Q4) A paradoxical intention would be most appropriate for all of the following client problems EXCEPT:
A) fear of public places.
B) fear of isolation.
C) fear of spiders.
D) fear of public speaking.
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Chapter 8: Gestalt Counseling and Psychotherapy
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Q1) Similar to other phenomenological approaches,Gestalt counselors should carefully consider values and assumptions about emotional expression and __________ when working with clients from various populations.
A) assertiveness
B) codependence
C) communication
D) individuality
Q2) When a Gestalt counselor is "assessing the field," the counselor will likely ask the client all of the following questions EXCEPT:
A) What was your experience?
B) How did others experience you?
C) How did you contribute to creating your experience?
D) How did you contribute to the experience of others?
Q3) Why is it important for the counselor to encourage the client to stay with difficult feelings?
Q4) What are the strengths and weaknesses of Gestalt counseling in working with diverse populations?
Q5) What is the person of the counselor and why is it important?
Q6) What is meant by an "experiential" approach to therapy?
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Chapter 9: Foundational Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches
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Q1) In the case of Maria,the 34 year old woman suffering from bi-polar disorder,the core/basic belief which supports the clients' symptoms can best be described by which of the following?
A) She must be treated fairly at all times in order to reduce her depressed mood.
B) She believes it is better to just watch television to avoid potential problems.
C) She needs to reach out more to others in order to improve the situation but does not know how to do so.
D) The intensity of her emotions result from the bi-polar disorder.
Q2) Ann is seeing a cognitive-behavioral counselor who asks her to log the frequency,duration,and severity of anxiety.The counselor is assessing Ann's
A) baseline functioning
B) conscious process
C) compliance
D) symptoms
Q3) What is meant by the statement,"cognitive behavioral goals are specific and measurable?
Q4) What is meant by the terms in-vivo and flooding?
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Chapter 10: Evidence-Based Cognitive-Behavioral
Approaches: Dialectic Behavior Therapy and
Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
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Q1) Monique is growing quite emotional in session as she relays the details her fears of a new relationship to her counselor.The counselor responds,"Given your history of abuse,it makes sense that you would be afraid to try a relationship again." This is an example of which intervention?
A) acknowledgment
B) denial
C) closing
D) validating
Q2) Dialectical conceptualization is about finding balance between polar opposites.In the psychological realm opposites take the form of ____________,____________,or _____________.
A) conscious; unconscious; self
B) id; ego; superego
C) thoughts; emotions; behaviors
D) psychoeducation; acceptance; transformation
Q3) DBT also utilizes practitioner agreements which include: every reasonable effort,ethical conduct,personal contact,respect,confidentiality,and consultation.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Systemic Family Counseling and Therapy
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Q1) How are symptoms viewed by systemic therapists?
Q2) Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding a counselor's assessment of a family's boundaries?
A) Boundaries are far less complex than they appear at first glance.
B) Rigid boundaries can be accurately assessed without taking cultural and developmental variables into consideration.
C) Counselors must proceed slowly and mindfully to accurately assess where and how boundaries are a problem.
D) A family should not have boundaries as they inhibit intimacy and closeness among family members.
Q3) Each of the following: good/bad child,understanding/strict parent,logical/emotional,role model/rebel are examples of ___________________.
A) hierarchies
B) complementary roles
C) coalitions
D) subsystems
Q4) What are the benefits of using systemic therapy with diverse client populations?
Q5) List and describe 3 effective interventions employed by systemic therapists?
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Chapter 12: Solution-Based Approaches
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Q1) The following statement: "Over the next week,I want you to generate a list of the things in your life and relationships that you do not want to have changed by therapy.Notice small things as well as big things that are working right now.",is an example of _______________________________.
A) the miracle question
B) formula first session task
C) assuming future solution
D) scaling question
Q2) Marcella is a 32-year-old nurse practitioner who is seeking treatment with you after her brother was killed in a car accident.She was both saddened by his tragic death and feels a smug sense of vindication because she believes that he has finally been punished for sexually abusing her when she was 12.Marcella did not seek treatment at the time of her abuse and cut herself to cope with the pain.She has begun cutting again after the death of her brother.In solution-focused therapy,what might be an initial phase counseling task in working with Marcella?
A) Reduce symptoms of grief.
B) Increase coping skills.
C) Reduce feelings of vindication.
D) Build rapport by identifying strengths and resources.
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Chapter 13: Narrative and Collaborative Approaches
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Q1) Asking questions such as: "What do you do for fun? What do you like about living here?" allows the narrative counselor to
A) Identify the problem
B) meet the person apart from their problem
C) ask a miracle question
D) schedule meaningful family time
Q2) _______________ questions are used to gently move a client from one exception of the problem to developing concrete and motivating action plans to manage the problem.
A) Exception
B) Permission
C) Probing
D) Scaffolding
Q3) When a narrative counselor wants to separate the problem,such as depression,from the person,they might ask a question such as:
A) What is it like for you to be a depressed person?
B) How has Depression affected your life?
C) In what ways are you depressed?
D) How often are you depressed?
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Chapter 14: Feminist and Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy
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Q1) How do political issues play a role in a person's internal reality according to feminist counseling?
Q2) Feminist counseling relationships should not be misinterpreted as conflict free."Good conflict" in a counseling relationship involves all EXCEPT:
A) each person feeling heard and understood.
B) each person remaining present and responsive.
C) each person feeling a sense of safety and trust.
D) each person never feeling disconnected.
Q3) How does connection play a role in feminist counseling?
Q4) Feminists maintain that humans are primarily ________________; the desire for ____________ is the primary motivating force.
A) focused on themselves; independence
B) autonomous; control
C) relational; connection
D) selfish; autonomy.
Q5) List and describe 3 interventions used in feminist counseling.
Q6) How do feminist counselors view diagnosis?
Q7) Define and describe the egalitarian relationship.
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Chapter 15: Introduction to Theoretical Integration
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Q1) All of the following are schools with the post-modern philosophical approach EXCEPT: A) constructivism.
B) social-constructivism.
C) structuralism/postconstructuralism.
D) individualism.
Q2) Models that provide an organized template for integrating theories that incorporate evidence-based practices and target appropriate treatment for a specific client are referred to as __________________________.
A) common factors approach
B) theoretical integration
C) systemic treatment selection
D) evidence-based approaches
Q3) Regarding integration,it requires _______________________ than using a single theoretical model and should be approached carefully and thoughtfully.
A) a wide knowledge of theory
B) experience using different interventions
C) a good understanding of people and knowledge of the evidence base
D) more skill and more discipline
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Chapter 16: Integrative Case Conceptualization
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Q1) In most systemic family counseling approaches,problem systems known as __________ or __________ develop as the result of tension between two people being resolved by drawing a third person,are identified during the assessment process.
A) triangles; boundaries
B) accommodations; coalitions
C) accommodations; boundaries
D) triangles; coalitions
Q2) How does a counselor utilize client strengths in the formation of a case conceptualization?
Q3) What purpose do counseling theories serve?
Q4) In family systemic conceptualization,which of the following is a stage of the family life cycle?
A) Intimacy vs. Isolation
B) Launching Children
C) Good Interpersonal Relationships
D) Latency
Q5) How does obtaining background information further the therapeutic work?
Q6) List and describe three elements of a case conceptualization.
Q7) How might a clinician excel in case conceptualization and assessment?
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