obstruct the progress of her clients as they attempt to move towards recovery
Rhonda is a counselor at a drug and alcohol treatment center. She grew up in an alcoholic home and is not fully aware of the "unfinished business" she has with her parents. She is still angry and resents her parents for having to grow up in an alcoholic f
for approval and/or to feel a sense of achievement and accomplishment
Ronald directs his clients towards solutions instead of encouraging them to seek alternatives for themselves. He is likely to have a strong need?
Need to recognize that their problems may interfere with their effectiveness and refrain from activities that would harm a client
Counselors who have unresolved personal conflicts
transference
What is the process whereby clients place past feelings or attitudes they had toward significant people in their lives onto their therapist?
decided jointly by both the client and the therapist
Termination of therapy process
overprotecting or rejecting a client
Which of the following therapist behaviors might be indicative of a countertransference reaction?
countertransference
Joanne finds herself wanting to solve her client's problems, which are similar to the issues her daughter is going through. Joanne gives advice and feels frustrated when her client won't follow through on her suggestions. Her emotional reaction to her cli
unethical
When counselors become overly concerned with meeting their own needs or pushing their own personal agendas, their behavior becomes?
do not necessarily mean that the counselor cannot effectively work with the client
Sexual or romantic feelings toward a client?
self-care
Graduate programs provide insufficient training in?
burnout
Martina has been workin at a crisis intervention center for three years and is starting to have nightmares about her work. Despite having a strong work ethic, she dreads her job because she feels burdened by the lack of power she has in making decisions p
treat survivors of stressful and traumatic events; treat people with mood, anxiety, and stress-related disorders, and work in vocational setting with people with mental and physical disabilities
Empathy fatigue is common in professionals who?
accepting clients within one's scope of competence
Which of the following is not a sign of therapist decay?
personal therapy
As therapists, we are often in the role of giver; to preserve our vitality, we need to create spaces in which the "giver" can be supported. A necessary form of ongoing self-care to help in this support is?
searching for positive life experiences that lead to zest, peace, excitement, and happiness
Self-care involves?
counselors encourage and promote dependence on the part of their client
An ethical issue arises when?
limiting travel and new experiences
Which of the following is not a way you can involve yourself in therapeutic experiences that can increase your availability to clients?
therapy can become a catalyst for change in the therapist as well as in the client
The authors state that , in many ways, therapeutic encounters serve as mirrors in which therapists can see their own lives reflected. As a result?
acceptable as long as these needs do not assume priority or get in the way of her clients growth
Tanya seems to meet some of her personal needs through counseling her clients. This is?
the therapist total emotional responses to a client including feelings, associations, fantasies, and fleeting images
It is believed that countertransference involves?
with the growth of managed care brief treatment and restricted number of sessions
Client dependence is less of an issue?
are particularly vulnerable to stress
Therapists who work with violent and suicidal clients?
can draw upon her life experiences in her work as a counselor
Cathy is an eating disorder specialist who has a past history of bulimia. Given her personal experience with dysfunctional eating patterns, Cathy?
only minimally satisfies the requirement for informed consent
Informing students prior to entering a training program that self-exploration will be part of their training?
personal wellness program
Ongoing self-care is an essential part of a therapist's professional competence and?
practicing mindfulness
Some sources of counselor stress include all of the following EXCEPT?
impairment
The presence of chronic illness or severe psychological depletion that is likely to prevent a professional from being able to deliver effective services and results in consistently functioning below acceptable practice standards is called?
self-care
Ongoing problems associated with the work of helping professionals include all of the following except?
competence
An ethical obligation that provides a major link between ethics and self-care is?
developing attitudes of caring, being nonjudgemental, being accepting, and being kind to ourselves.
Self-Compassion involves?