True or False

Question 1

Counseling is not a relationship.

Answer 1

False. It is a professional and confidential relationship between a counselor and the client.

Question 2

Guidance is the heart of the Counseling program.

Answer 2

False. Counseling is the heart of the Guidance program.

Question 3

Generic goals of counseling caters to everyone.

Answer 3

True.

Question 4

Enhancement goals are usually conducted in a group setting.

Answer 4

False. Preventive goals.*

Question 5

Group counseling involves one or more counselors within a maximum of 10 members (Ph setting).

Answer 5

False. Only one counselor.

Question 6

Multiple counseling involves several persons with similar concerns and desired common goals with one counselor.

Answer 6

False. Group counseling.

Question 7

We dismiss cases involving mistresses especially when it is against our personal values and beliefs.

Answer 7

False.

Question 8

We can violate Data Privacy Act or confidentiality when clients are posing harm to himself and/to others.

Answer 8

False. We do not violate but these are exceptions.

Question 9

We may suggest decisions to clients to their urgent problem in helping them solve their issues

Answer 9

False. We only bring/give them enlightenment and let them decide on their own.

Question 10

We may sometimes pressure clients when they are thinking of a decision.

Answer 10

False. We don’t pressure them.

Question 11

The effectiveness of counseling depends largely on the willingness of the client to make changes.

Answer 11

True.

Question 12

If clients are not willing to cooperate, we refer them to another professional.

Answer 12

False. We capitalize on the 1/10 positive reason in helping them. And if it doesn’t work, then we refer.

Question 13

We can’t force clients to have us.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

During recording of a counseling session, in a research study, we may record both audio and visual recordings with clients facing the camera and the counselor’s back at the camera, as long as it has a signed written consent.

Answer 14

False. Even with consent, the counselor’s face is the only face that can be seen in the camera. The client must turn their back on the camera and their face must not be visible.

Question 15

You can take note in front of the client during record keeping and report writing especially when there are a lot of clients.

Answer 15

False. We let the client leave the room first before writing a report. If there are a lot of clients, we may opt in taking a 5-15 minutes health break.

Question 16

Counseling rooms should not have water and tissue.

Answer 16

False. Counseling rooms should have water and tissue available especially since clients may cry during sessions.

Question 17

Counselors may accommodate 10-15 clients per day.

Answer 17

False. It’s advisable that each counselor may only accommodate 3-4 clients per day.

Question 18

When a child is in a counseling session, we conduct the counseling inside the typical counseling room for the standard system of counseling.

Answer 18

False. We may use playrooms for child counseling sessions as these rooms may help the child in building confidence, this may also help us in uncovering the unconscious conflicts of the child through drawings.

Question 19

Counseling sessions should be conducted sitting on a chair.

Answer 19

False. Counseling that may involve a child is usually conducted sitting on a mat.

Question 20

Counseling sessions should be conducted sitting on a chair.

Answer 20

False. Counseling that may involve a child is usually conducted sitting on a mat.

Question 21

Counselors always wear their white coat especially when conducting counseling sessions.

Answer 21

False. Counselors only wear smart casual attire when outside a hospital setting as white coat (white coat syndrome) is associated with electroconvulsive shock therapy.

Question 22

Client counselor relationships have anonymity. If not, counseling is not anymore effective and referral shall follow through,

Answer 22

True.

Question 23

In giving guidance, counseling is not always present but in giving counseling, there is always guidance.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

We should accommodate all cases despite cultural differences.

Answer 24

False. We cannot cater for all cases. Know which cases to accommodate especially if you have your biases already, if you are not emotionally strong for the case, but we always refer to cases we cannot take.

Question 25

We help the family not just a child in a counseling practice, we only enlighten (this is how we intervene in the situation) them.

Answer 25

True.