Inclusive Clinical Supervision

Self-Study Examination

Instructions: After studying the text answer the following true/false or multiple choice questions.  Remember, there's only one answer to each question.

1. Read the dialogue between Kathryn and Henry of Family Service Center. Select the correct statement from below:

a) Henry admitted he was not ready to take on the additional responsibilities of supervisory position.
b) Henry felt that with additional training he may be ready to take on the role of a clinical supervisor.
c) Henry said he had sufficient knowledge and experience to become an effective leader.

2. Read further the dialogue under Family Service Center and select the correct statement from below:

a) Carl was with the Child Protective Services before joining the Family Service Center.
b) Henry did not think highly of Carl's leadership qualities.
c) Juanita was eager to get involved in the intake process.
d) Juanita's strengths were in family treatment.

3. The concept of dimensions of diversity includes primary and secondary dimensions. Select the primary dimension from below:

a) educational background
b) ethnicity
c) income
d) work experience

4. The author has defined primary and secondary dimensions as part of the concept of dimensions of diversity. Which are unchangeable?

a) primary dimensions
b) secondary dimensions

5. According to the Diversity Spheres Model, the dimensions of diversity within the exterior sphere are aspects over which we have little or no control to change.

a) True
b) False

6. According to the Diversity Spheres Model, our personality affects all other dimensions of diversity in the three additional spheres.

a) True
b) False

7. We all have a unique set of filters that affect how we view the world. Our filters are formed by our individual aspects of diversity.

a) True
b) False

8. Currently, nearly half of Americans think homosexual relations between consenting adults should be legal.

a) True
b) False

9. A majority of Americans believe that homosexuals should have equal rights when it comes to job opportunities.

a) True
b) False

10. In the Diversity Spheres Model, where would religion fall?

a) interior sphere
b) exterior sphere
c) occupational sphere

11. Of the following spheres in the Diversity Spheres Model, select the one over which we have little or no control:

a) interior sphere
b) exterior sphere
c) occupational sphere

12. In active listening, the listener usually finishes the speaker's sentence or thought, or suggests a word or phrase for the other person.

a) True
b) False

13. An active listener usually forms his own thoughts, responses, ideas, or opinions while the other person is speaking.

a) True
b) False

14. Which of the following statements is True about stereotypes?

a) No one is exempt from stereotyping; we all do it.
b) Stereotyping is a learned behavior.
c) Stereotyping is wrong, hurtful and damaging.
d) Stereotyping itself is a conscious process.
e) all of the above

15. In the discussion on Intrapsychic Inhibitors which of the following responses most accurately describes the primary emotional responses?

a) anger, aggression, and passive/aggression
b) hurt, fear and shame
c) retribution, retaliation and getting even
d) all of the above
e) none of the above

16. According to the text, white privilege is a:

a) Intrapsychic Inhibitor
b) Relational Inhibitor
c) Organizational Culture Inhibitor
d) Social/Cultural Inhibitor
e) Interpersonal Inhibitor

17. According to the text, there are three progressively deeper levels of shame. Which list most accurately represents these three levels?

a) ashamed, humiliated, disgraced
b) discomfort, disgrace, humiliation
c) embarrassment, disgrace, mortification
d) embarrassment, humiliation and mortification
e) none of the above

18. How would you classify emotional responses such as anger and aggression?

a) primary response
b) secondary response
c) tertiary response

19. Tertiary emotional responses are described in the text as defensive reactions to primary and secondary emotional responses that have not been adequately worked through and resolved. Which of the following best illustrates a tertiary emotional response?

a) spreading gossip at work
b) raising your voice in anger toward a coworker
c) demoting an employee because of personality conflict
d) all of the above
e) none of the above

20. Several authors are quoted in the discussion on white privilege in the text. Who defines White Privilege as "an invisible package of unearned assets that I can count on cashing in each day, but about which I was `meant' to remain oblivious"?

a) Hohman
b) Fowler
c) Jensen
d) McIntosh

21. It's just not enough for an employer to eliminate discrimination and harassment behaviors in the workplace; the employer must also document and distribute its policies and procedures prohibiting such behaviors.

a) True
b) False

22. If an employee tells a superior in confidence about an alleged discriminatory or harassment behavior, the supervisor is required to maintain this information confidential from all people.

a) True
b) False

23. Select the statement that describes alignment:

a) "What you see is who I am at this moment."
b) "What you see is how I am at this moment."

24. The supervision objective(s) in the Sensorimotor/Elemental Orientation are:

a) skills mastery in case conceptualizion
b) clarification and direct experience of both client and therapist feelings
c) anxiety reduction
d) identification of both transference and countertransference issues
e) all of the above

25. The supervision objective(s) in the Concrete/Situational Orientation are:

a) learning and practicing strategies and techniques
b) mastery of if/then reasoning
c) sharpening tracking skills
d) increasing predictability
e) all of the above

26. The supervision objective(s) in the Formal Reflective Orientation are:

a) recognizing and challenging assumptions and rules
b) recognizing and challenging developmental and contextual influences on worldview
c) evaluating parameters of personal beliefs and constructions
d) all of the above
e) none of the above

27. At what level of development a counselor has a tendency to become too client focused with over-identification?

a) Level 1
b) Level 2
c) Level 3

28. According to Stoltenberg & Delworth's Integrated Developmental Model for Supervision, there are three levels of supervisor development. Which characteristics represent the first level?

a) tendencies toward confusion, conflict and frustration
b) short-term phase the supervisor must move through quickly
c) anxiety and naiveté
d) tendency toward mechanistic style
e) Only c and d

29. According to Stoltenberg & Delworth's Integrated Developmental Model for Supervision, there are three levels of supervisor development. Which characteristics represent the third level?

a) capacity for honest self-appraisal and appraisals of others
b) consistently exhibits fluid style
c) stable motivation and commitment to work
d) experienced in all domains
e) all of the above

30. Clinical supervision can be conducted in a variety of modalities. Which of the following practices is not identified in the text?

a) live supervision
b) audio/video taping
c) case presentation
d) video conferencing

31. Does the supervisory relationship need to be disclosed to the client if there's no direct contact between the supervisor and the client?

a) Yes
b) No

32. When a licensed, clinical supervisor is supervising an unlicensed supervisee, the supervisor must obtain a written "Consent for Release of Liability" from the client, to ensure indemnity from any potential malpractice litigation since the supervisee is st

a) True
b) False

33. Clinical supervisors should always collect a fee for professional services from all intern supervisees to clearly communicate the value of their time and services. It is also an effective way of role-modeling a fee-for-service approach for treating client

a) True
b) False

34. Supervisees don't need to worry about confidentiality in a group supervision setting because all the participants are treating similar cases and they need to know the specifics of one another's cases to grow and learn in their clinical development.

a) True
b) False

35. Which of the following actions may be a boundary violation?

a) excessive touching or hugging a client
b) holding a therapy session outside of the therapist's office
c) talking about other clients
d) talking about the therapist's problems
e) all of the above

36. Supervisees must be classified as

a) employees.
b) independent contractors.

37. Which of the following are legal topics for an interviewer to explore in a pre-employment interview?

a) birth date
b) past address
c) financial obligations
d) spoken languages
e) none of the above

38. All of the following questions are illegal for the position of a counselor or therapist except:

a) Is English your first language?
b) Do you have a valid driver's license?
c) Tell me about your previous work experience.

39. Which of the following questions is illegal?

a) Why did you leave your last employer?
b) What are your strengths and weaknesses as a clinician?
c) Tell me about a time when you made a mistake in clinical judgment and how you handled it.
d) Have you ever filed a worker's compensation or disability claim?

40. Stoltenberg & Delworth model for counselor development identifies eight specific domains of professional functioning. Which of the following is not listed?

a) Intervention Skills
b) Conflict Resolution
c) Individual Differences
d) Professional Ethics

41. O'Conner & Seymour have described four traditional stages of learning. Which stage is called "automatic pilot?"

a) Stage One
b) Stage Two
c) Stage Three
d) Stage Four

42. According to the Competence Factor Assessment Grid, an employee rates "High" for Job Knowledge/Job Skill and rates "High" for Motivation; then the primary cause of the competence problem may be in the area of _________.

a) Job Fit
b) Motivation
c) Job Knowledge/Job Skills
d) Environment/Resources

43. The author has presented several inherent characteristics of conflict. Which is a True statement below?

a) Conflict is bad, negative, and hurtful.
b) Conflict is not inevitable; it can be avoided.
c) Conflict forces us to make decisions.
d) Conflict is not a natural state of being.

44. When faced with a conflict what kind of response is likely to bring satisfactory resolution?

a) conscious response
b) unconscious response

45. Ten conflict resolution skills are presented in the text. Which of the following are included in these skills?

a) Listen to each party's point of view.
b) Keep hostile parties separated and shuttle between them with feedback.
c) Share your insights and suggestions as a neutral outsider.
d) Identify common ground between parties.
e) both a and d

46. When parties are actively involved in crafting solutions to their disputes, their adherence to the agreement is much higher.

a) True
b) False

47. Which system of laws takes precedence over all other systems?

a) federal laws
b) state laws
c) county and municipal laws

48. Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits discrimination in pay on the basis of one of the following grounds:

a) seniority
b) quality of work
c) merit
d) sex

49. Which agency has the primary responsibility of enforcing laws prohibiting employment discrimination?

a) National Labor Relations Board
b) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
c) Immigration and Naturalization Service
d) Justice Department

50. What is the age threshold that triggers the Age Discrimination in Employment Act?

a) 40 years
b) 50 years
c) 62 years

51. Is HIV infection a covered disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

a) yes
b) no

52. Select the True statement from below:

a) Employers may provide preferential treatment to employees who have graduated from a specific university.
b) Employers may not discriminate against applicants who are family members of current employees.
c) both of the above
d) none

53. A supervisor makes unwanted sexual advances toward an employee, then the employee requests a transfer to another department to avoid this supervisor’s advances. The supervisor responds to the transfer request with a threat to terminate the employee if the

a) tangible employment action
b) quid pro quo sexual harassment
c) hostile work environment
d) all of the above
e) none of the above

54. A supervisor makes unwanted sexual advances toward an employee, then the employee requests a transfer to another department to avoid this supervisor’s advances. The supervisor responds to the transfer request with a threat to terminate the employee if the

a) True
b) False

55. A supervisor makes unwanted sexual advances toward an employee, then the employee requests a transfer to another department to avoid this supervisor’s advances. The supervisor responds to the transfer request with a threat to terminate the employee if the

a) True
b) False

56. How would you classify the following situation?
Cheryl is wearing a new outfit. Bill, her boss, politely comments on how nice the outfit looks.

a) acceptable behavior
b) policy violation
c) unlawful behavior

57. An employer is not responsible if a supervisor practices discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin provided the employer has a written policy against discrimination and did not know about the supervisor's actions.

a) True
b) False

58. How would you classify the acts of an employee who distributes religious material at work?

a) acceptable behavior
b) policy violation
c) unlawful behavior

59. Employers can require employees to only speak English on the job.

a) True
b) False

60. Since atheists have no religion they are not protected by laws prohibiting religious discrimination.

a) True
b) False

61. Sexual harassment laws apply to same sex as well as opposite sex incidences.

a) True
b) False

62. An employee complaining of sexual harassment will have no cause of complaint against an employer unless the employee has suffered some form of economic harm in the employment.

a) True
b) False

63. Quid pro quo sexual harassment can only occur between employees who are coworkers in the same work area with similar responsibilities.

a) True
b) False

64. What is the standard as defined by courts in evaluating the severity and pervasiveness of sexual harassment? It should be viewed:

a) from the perspective of a reasonable, objective person of either sex
b) from the victim's perspective
c) from the perspective of the harasser

65. In the case of Kathy what action was not recommended by the author?

a) be supportive of Kathy
b) gather all the facts, interview witnesses, document the complaint
c) suspend the alleged offender till the investigation is complete
d) keep the harassment complaint confidential

66. In the case of Carmen, the supervisor saw what happened and he took immediate action against the two interns following the agency's Zero Tolerance policy.

a) True
b) False

67. In the case of Mario, what kind of harassment was he being subjected to?

a) racial and/or ethnic
b) sexual
c) no harassment, just friendly teasing

68. In the case of Karen and Eric, Karen was not being sexually harassed because Eric had no supervisory relationship with Karen.

a) True
b) False

69. Based on the facts of the case of Sandy and Greg, which of the following statements is not True?

a) Sandy was being ignored by her co-workers, but not harassed.
b) Sandy was being slighted by her co-workers; however, this treatment occurred away from work.
c) Greg was retaliating toward Sandy for not accepting his advances.