Mimesis
as defined by Minuchin, the copying of a family's style by a counselor.
Perverse triangle
as used by Hayley, the situation in which two
... [Show More] members of a family team up against another member in an effort to reduce his/her authority.
Skeleton keys
as used by Steve deShazer, a standard intervention that can be used in dealing with several problems.
Integrative psychotherapy
the integration of multiple therapy approaches, used by 30% to 50% of therapists.
XO
an abbreviation used by counselors. X means treatment and O indicates observation. Can also indicate a measurement, score or dependent variable.
Describe the principles of ethical decision-making and the purpose of the ACA Code of Ethics.
each counselor has his or her own ethical standards, some general principles underlie many of the ethical decisions counselors make.
These principles include: beneficence, not causing harm, respect for freedom of choice and self-determination, fairness, and honoring commitments.
The ACA Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice is a document produced by the ACA that establishes principles of ethical behavior to which all ACA members must adhere.
Explain the Tarasoff Case and the duty to protect.
1976
Tarasoff family sued the University of California Board of Regents
Prosenjit Poddar, a client of a university psychologist, murdered Tatiana Tarasoff.
psychologist, in maintaining confidentiality, had failed to warn Ms Tarasoff that Poddar was a danger to her.
counselors are now required to warn their clients intended victims even when the warning violates both confidentiality and privileged information.
duty to protect
a counselor has a responsibility to protect clients from suicide. The counselor should have procedures and guidelines in place for handling such situations, be aware of referral possibilities, and be thoroughly familiar with signs that the client may be planning suicide.
Describe ERIC
ERIC is the acronym for the Educational Resources Information Center, an electronic library of educational research and information. Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences, a part of the U.S. Department of Education, ERIC provides access to bibliographic records of journals and other literature from 1966 to the present. The database also has a growing number of full-text materials. Currently ERIC indexes more than 650 journals and offers free, full-text access to over 100,000 other materials.
Havinghurst
theorists postulated that a person's successful vocational development was dependent on completing the tasks of one stage before moving on to the next?
Which of the following is associated with punishment?
a. token economies
b. extinction therapy
c. assertiveness training
d. aversion therapy
aversion therapy
Which of the following most clearly differentiates a situational crisis from a developmental crisis?
a. the expected
b. the sense of unexpectedness
c. the cognitive key
d. a precipitating event
b. the sense of unexpectedness
Describe Public Law 93-380.
Public Law 93-380, commonly known as the Buckley Amendment provides for the confidentiality of school and college related information. An educational institution may not release private information even to parents without the student's consent unless the student is under 18 years old or listed as a dependent on the parents' federal tax return. Students and parents of dependent students have the right to inspect the student's record and correct errors.
Explain bivariate tabular analysis.
Bivariate tablular analysis (or crossbreak) is a method of graphically illustrating the relationship or non-relationship of two variables by the use of an X/Y graph. Traditionally the independent variable is shown by the vertical axis and the dependent variable by the horizontal axis.
Explain chi-square.
Chi-squared is used to determine if there are significant differences in the distribution of two data sets. This test is used to determine whether the data fits a known type of distribution or whether different attributes or factors in a single data set are related or independent of each other. Another use for the test is to determine if two data sets or populations are homogeneous when compared to each other. [Show Less]