Chapter 2

Question 1

Ways personal therapy contributes to the therapist’s professional work (3)

Answer 1

1. Model of therapeutic practice, learns what is helpful/not helpful
2. Further enhance interpersonal skills
3. Contribute to ability to deal with the ongoing stresses of clinical work

Question 2

Personal characteristics of effective counselors

Answer 2

1. Have an identity
2. Respect and appreciate themselves
3. Open to change
4. Make choices that are life-oriented
5. Authentic, sincere, honest
6. Have a sense of humor
7. May make mistakes and are willing to admit them
8. Generally live in the present
9. Appreciate the influence of culture
10. Sincere interest in the welfare of others
11. Good interpersonal skills
12. Become deeply involved in their work and derive meaning from it
13. Passionate
14. Able to maintain healthy boundaries

Question 3

Managing personal values as to not contaminate the counseling process

Answer 3

bracketing

Question 4

Refers to counselors directly attempting to define a client’s values, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors

Answer 4

Value imposition

Question 5

These practitioners understand their own cultural conditioning, the cultural values of their clients, and the sociopolitical system of which they are a part

Answer 5

Diversity-competent practitioners

Question 6

Projections that influence the way we perceive and react to a client

Answer 6

Countertransference