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Setting Ethical Limits: For Caring and Competent Professionals ______________________________________

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SETTING ETHICAL LIMITS: FOR CARING AND COMPETENT PROFESSIONALS

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16. Competency is defined as the extent to which a therapist has the knowledge and skill required to deliver a treatment to the standard needed for it to achieve its expected results.

21. Because the concept of boundaries does not vary across cultures, therapeutic elements related to boundaries do not need to be modified.

A) True B) False

A) True B) False

22. A cultural informant

17. According to the American Counseling Association’s (ACA’s) Code of Ethics, the boundaries of competence are based on all of the following, EXCEPT:

A) is not an active participant in the therapy. B) is generally from the same culture as the client. C) functions as a consultant by interpreting and identifying culture-specific issues. D) All of the above

A) Education B) Sensitivity C) Supervised experience D) Appropriate professional experience

23. Counselors model acceptable behavior in the office so their clients are equipped to emulate and apply that behavior in the outside world.

18. According to the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), social workers should only use intervention approaches that are new to them after A) engaging in appropriate study. B) receiving appropriate training. C) engaging in consultation with and supervision from people competent in the technique. D) All of the above 19. According to the American Psychological Association (APA), cultural competence is a part of its principle addressing respect for people’s rights and dignity.

A) True B) False

24. Which of the following is NOT one of the major sub- functions of self-regulation, as defined by Bandura? A) Judgment B) Self-response C) Self-observation D) Cultural competence 25. In the counselor-client relationship, unconditional positive regard means that the counselor should accept, care for, and prize the client.

A) True B) False

A) True B) False

20. Which of the following is NOT one of the three characteristics of a culturally competent counselor? A) Actively attempts to understand the worldview of a culturally different client B) Actively seeks consultation and supervision from a person within one’s own cultural community C) Actively develops and practices appropriate, relevant, and sensitive intervention strategies and skills when working with culturally different clients D) Actively engages in the process of becoming aware of his/her assumptions about human behavior, values, biases, preconceived notions, and personal limitations

26. A growth-promoting therapeutic relationship consists of all of the following, EXCEPT: A) Empathy B) Congruence C) Negative reinforcement D) Unconditional positive regard

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