Chapter 8

Question 1

Perspective on Competence

Answer 1

the therapist must practice within their boundaries
1. edu
2. training
3. supervised training
4. state and national cerd
5. appropriate professional experience
4.

Question 2

Assessment of Competence

Answer 2

1. assessment is most effective when the integrate both Formative and summative evaluations

Question 3

Formative Assessment

Answer 3

a developmentally informed process that provides useful feedback during one’s training and throughout their career

Question 4

Summative Assessment

Answer 4

is an endpoint evaluation completed at the end of a professional program or when applying for licensures

Question 5

Upgrading and developing Skills

Answer 5

1. work with colleagues with more experience
   seek consultation before moving outside areas in 2. which you have received edu and training
2. learn new skills by attending conferences

Question 6

Making Referrals

Answer 6

1. may need to refer a client if the resources are limited in the setting in which you work
2. boundaries of your professional role restrict you from delivering the services your clients need
3. referring a client because of conflict with your value system is not acceptable
4. referral as a final intervention after you have exhausted other interventions including consulting

Question 7

Ethical Issues in Training Therapists

Answer 7

training programs have an ethical responsibility to:

1. establish clear selection criteria
2. provide exposure to major contemporary counseling theories
3. teach students the strengths and limitations of theories
4. combine academic and personal learning
5. screen candidates to protect the public from incompetent practitioners
6. teach a range of skills to work with diverse clients
7. provide training in ethics

Question 8

Evaluating Character and Psychological Fitness of Trainees

Answer 8

interpersonal behaviors of trainees have a direct bearing on their clinical effectiveness so these factors must be taken into consideration in the evaluation process

Question 9

Evaluating Character and Psychological Fitness of Trainees

Answer 9

Character: honesty and integrity which a person deals with others
Psychological Fitness: emotional and mental stability necessary to practice safely and effectively
evidence by presence of personality adjustment, absence of psy disorder and appropriate use of substances

Question 10

Gatekeeper role of Faculty in promoting competence

Answer 10

1. Identify and intervening with graduate students who exhibit problematic behaviors.
2. role is to address in the ethics codes and most professional org
3. student has good grades but demonstrates substandard interpersonal behavior, indicating serious unresolved conflicts and action needs to be taken
4. well designed gatekeeping procedures appear to improve the effectiveness with which deficient students are identified and prevented to progressing unremediated into the counseling profession
5. dismissal from a program is a measure of last resort

Question 11

Certifications and Licensures

Answer 11

Certification:

1. a voluntary attempt by a group to promote a professional identity
2. attempts to verify qualifications
3. sets min standards
4. does not assure quality practice

Question 12

Certification and Licensure

Answer 12

Licensure

1. governs professional practice
2. highlights the uniqueness of an occupation
3. restricts both use of title and practice of occupation.