Exam 7: Counselor Competence

Which is considered to be a first step in the counseling process:

________competencies concern the development of certain attitudes or internal frames of reference or understanding by the counselor: professional identity and professional ethical identity.

A counselor who has acquired the knowledge, skills, and experience to begin recognizing patterns of behavior in a single situation but is not able to generalize to new situations is considered to be in the ______________ stage.

Discuss the importance of continuing education and how you plan to stay current in the counseling field once you are licensed.

Rodolfa et al. (2005) offered a systematic method of thinking about competence and suggested a "______ model" of competence.

A counselor who has a clear understanding of client problems and how interventions may be applied is considered to be in the ____________ stage.

Krishnamurthy et al. identified the key competencies in assessment. These include all but which:

A state of psychological, emotional, mental, physical, spiritual, and occupational exhaustion is referred to as:

Counselor competence fits within the hermeneutic model of ethical decision making.

According to Spruill et al. the selection of an intervention is closely linked to:

A counselor who has limited knowledge and understanding of the analysis of client problems is considered to be in the ______________ stage.

Counselors who engage in ______counseling services are at a higher risk for burnout and counselor fatigue syndrome.

Discuss self-reflection and why it is important in counseling.

Spruill et al. (2004) suggested a __________ model of using and selecting interventions; they proposed significant differences in definitions of levels of competence.

_________competencies concern what the counselor may do or how he or she may act in practice.

The basic skills of communicating empathy require a connection with a client.

If a counselor experiences impairment, he or she needs to terminate treatment with clients until receiving his or her own treatment and recovering from any significant personal impairments.

Higher levels of client satisfaction are related to lower levels of counselor burnout/counselor fatigue syndrome.

The following are ____________ competencies that are relevant for counseling: ethical/legal understanding, cultural diversity, and reflective practice.

Acquiring or having the characteristics of being qualified, capable, and so forth guarantees counselor competence.