Trivia Flashcards

A counselor who bills insurance for a session that did not occur is engaging in:

Answer: Insurance fraud

Billing for services not rendered constitutes insurance fraud, which is both an ethical violation and a criminal act.

In Gestalt therapy, the 'empty chair' technique is used primarily to:

Answer: Help clients explore unfinished business with significant others

The empty chair technique allows clients to engage in dialogue with an imagined person (or part of themselves) to resolve unfinished emotional business.

WDEP is a framework used in which counseling theory?

Answer: Reality therapy

WDEP (Wants, Doing/Direction, Evaluation, Planning) is the core intervention framework of William Glasser's Reality Therapy.

When a counselor suspects child abuse based on a client's disclosure, the counselor is legally required to:

Answer: Report to the appropriate child protective authority

Mandated reporter laws require counselors to report suspected child abuse to child protective services, regardless of client consent.

The concept of 'locus of control' was introduced by which psychologist?

Answer: Julian Rotter

Julian Rotter introduced locus of control in 1954, describing whether individuals attribute outcomes to internal factors or external forces.

Which of the following is an example of a 'second-order change' in family systems therapy?

Answer: The entire family reorganizes its rules and interaction patterns

Second-order change involves a fundamental transformation in the system's rules and structure, not just behavioral adjustments within the existing framework.

Which inventory is specifically designed to assess an individual's vocational interests and match them to career fields?

Answer: Strong Interest Inventory (SII)

The Strong Interest Inventory measures vocational interests and compares them to profiles of professionals in various occupations to suggest career matches.