MFT MFT Group Therapy and Psychoeducation 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An MFT running a closed group for divorcing parents observes that members have begun to share feedback and work collaboratively without much therapist direction. This describes which stage of Tuckman's model?
- Forming
- Storming
- Norming
- Performing (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Performing
The Performing stage is when the group functions as a cohesive, productive unit, with members working autonomously toward shared goals.
Question 2: Which ethical issue is of GREATEST concern unique to group therapy compared to individual therapy?
- Informed consent
- Confidentiality limits due to multiple members (Correct answer)
- Dual relationships with the therapist
- Accurate diagnosis of each member
Correct answer: Confidentiality limits due to multiple members
In group therapy, confidentiality cannot be fully guaranteed because the therapist cannot control what other group members share outside the group.
Question 3: A therapist uses 'here-and-now' focus in a therapy group primarily to:
- Avoid triggering painful memories from the past
- Use the live interactions between members as therapeutic material (Correct answer)
- Redirect members who are dominating the conversation
- Prevent the group from becoming a social gathering
Correct answer: Use the live interactions between members as therapeutic material
The here-and-now focus leverages the immediate interpersonal dynamics occurring in the group room as the primary vehicle for therapeutic change.
Question 4: When screening potential members for a therapy group, an MFT should PRIMARILY consider:
- Whether the client can afford the group fee
- Whether the client's goals and functioning level are appropriate for the group (Correct answer)
- Whether the client has prior group therapy experience
- Whether the client lives within a reasonable distance of the office
Correct answer: Whether the client's goals and functioning level are appropriate for the group
Screening ensures that each member's needs, goals, and functioning level are a good fit for the group's focus and composition to protect all members' wellbeing.
Question 5: In a psychoeducational parenting group, a facilitator teaches the difference between authoritative and authoritarian parenting styles. Which parenting style is associated with the BEST child outcomes?
- Permissive
- Authoritarian
- Authoritative (Correct answer)
- Uninvolved
Correct answer: Authoritative
Authoritative parenting, which combines warmth and clear boundaries with age-appropriate autonomy, is consistently linked to the best developmental outcomes for children.
Question 6: Yalom's therapeutic factor of 'imparting information' is MOST relevant in which type of group?
- Unstructured process group
- Psychoeducational group (Correct answer)
- Interpersonal sensitivity group
- Long-term insight-oriented group
Correct answer: Psychoeducational group
Psychoeducational groups are specifically designed around teaching information and skills, making 'imparting information' the central therapeutic mechanism.
MFT MFT Group Therapy and Psychoeducation 2
An MFT running a closed group for divorcing parents observes that members have begun to share feedback and work collaboratively without much therapist direction.
This describes which stage of Tuckman's model?