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Counselor Roles and FunctionsSolution - ANS-A counselor is a trained professional who listens to a person's problems or
issues and asks probing questions so the individual can work toward a ________.
Role Model - ANS-Counselors serve as _______ for their clients.
Important - ANS-The personal relationship between a client and counselor is the most
_________ factor for success.
False - ANS-True or False: A counselor's main role is to give advice. _____
Five - ANS-There are ____ main goals of counseling.
Main Goals of Counseling - ANS-1. Facilitate behavior change
2. Enhance coping skills
3. Promote decision-making
4. Improve relationships
5. Facilitate clients' potential
Certification - ANS-A counseling _____________ is a process of recognizing competence in an
individual and officially authorizing him or her to use the title "Counselor."
National - ANS-The ________ Board of Certified Counselors was established in 1982 to provide
a system to recognize professional competence in counseling.
Licensing - ANS-_________ is a legal process authorized by state legislation.
Diagnostic - ANS-DSM-IV is the __________ and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
published by the American Psychiatric Association in 1994.
Multiaxial - ANS-The DSM-IV uses __________ classification, which involves rating each
individual on five separate dimensions.
Personality - ANS-In Axis I of the DSM-IV, all diagnostic categories except ___________
disorders and mental retardation are present.
Long-term - ANS-Personality disorders appear in Axis II, which is separated from Axis I to
ensure that ___ problems, such as mental retardation, are not overlooked.
Treat - ANS-The presence of an Axis II disorder along with an Axis I disorder usually means that
the client's disturbances will be more difficult to _____.
, Environmental - ANS-Axis IV is focused on the patient's psychosocial and _____________
problems that could be contributing to their condition.
Increase - ANS-In the last two issues of the DSM, there has been a significant ________ in the
number of diagnostic categories.
III - ANS-Axis ___ of DSM-IV is concerned with general medical conditions that could be
contributing to the disorder.
Adaptive - ANS-Axis V of the DSM-IV indicates an individual's level of ________ functioning.
This uses the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale.
Psychological - ANS-The field of _____________ counseling has many different areas of
specialty.
Vocational - ANS-School counseling involves assisting students with __________ preparations.
Drug - ANS-Substance abuse counseling involves helping individuals deal with problems related
to ____ and alcohol use.
Rehabilitation - ANS-______________ counselors work with people with disabilities to help
them overcome their limitations.
Mental Health - ANS-_____________ counselors are part of the team of professionals that work
with people suffering from psychological disorders.
Drugs - ANS-A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who is able to prescribe _____ in the treatment
of mental illness.
Business - ANS-Counselors are also found in ________ settings working in or with the human
resource department.
Holistic - ANS-The counselor role is ___in that it seeks to address the needs of the "whole
person."
Social - ANS-The ______ needs of an individual include family relationships and relationships
with other people.
Physical - ANS-Counselors address the ________ fitness and health habits of a client by
providing instruction and support related to a healthy lifestyle.
Belief - ANS-Counselors work on the mental development of their clients by encouraging them
to read self help books and restructure their ______ systems.
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