Psychological Consultation And Collaboration Quiz 1

    2.    One good indicator of cultural values is:         

• Religious preference

• Skin color

• Holidays observed

• None of the above

3. Probably the greatest difference between consultation and collaboration can be found in the            

• Nature of the relationship

• The values that drives the processes

• The expected outcomes

• The consultant’s involvement in the intervention

4.        When the consultant thinks that a skill deficit accounts for a consultee’s difficulty with a client, Caplan would recommend:  

• Working intensively with the consultee to provide him or her with the needed skills.

• Advising the consultee’s superior that there is a problem.

• Searching the research literature for an appropriate intervention that is empirically upported to provide to the consultee.

• Helping the consultee find appropriate ways of gaining the skills needed within his or her organization

  5.      According to Ingraham, “intervention paralysis” occurs when consultees        

• Know their usual interventions won’t work, but don’t know what to do.

• Refuse to act because they do not see a role for themselves in the problem.

• Have been so bullied by clients that they are afraid to act.

• Mistake serious client issues for cultural differences and then are reluctant to take action

6. In Caplan’s model, confidentiality of consultation:          

• Is addressed only if it is a concern of the consultee

• Is part of establishing a coordinate relationship

• Refers only to consultants’ communication with consultees’ superiors

• Is particularly important in client-centered case consultation

7. Which of the following is the best example of client-centered case consultation?        

• An experienced teacher assisting a new teacher in developing a behavior management program for a problem child

• A psychologist evaluating a child and then providing recommendation for treatment to a teacher

• A counseling psychologist available for discussion of residence assistants' concerns about dormitory residents

• A social worker assisting in the design of a new medical assistance program for migrant workers

8. Theme interference reduction:      

• Involves the weakening of a consultee's beliefs about the outcome of a particular type of case

• Is less effective than unlinking and therefore should not be used

• Is a central intervention technique in client-centered case consultation

• Should only be used when more short-term techniques to reduce theme interference have been tried

9. According to Caplan, what is the most appropriate problem to address in consultee-centered consultation?          

• Lack of knowledge

• Lack of skill

• Lack of self confidence

• Lack of objectivity

10. In their meta-analysis of studies examining consultation effectiveness, Medway and Updyke found that:       

• Mental health consultation was superior to other models of consultation when client gains were considered.

• All consultation models produced positive overall effects, but did not differ among themselves.

• Consultative interventions were superior to therapeutic interventions for most problems.

• Clients made greater gains than consultees in most models of consultation.

11. What are the three major domains of assessment in consultation?

• Client characteristics, immediate environment and larger environment

• Lack of objectivity, skill and confidence

• Consultee characteristics, environment, and client characteristics

• Antecedents, behavior, and consequences

12. Bergan and Tombari found that consultant variables had their greatest influence on consultation:

• During problem identification

• During problem analysis

• When the consultant designed intervention plans

• During implementation

13. In an analog study, Rogers found that when consultants followed up on cultural issues that may have been contributing to a problem situation, they were perceived as:

• More competent by African American consultees, but not European American consultees

• More competent by consultees from both ethnic groups

• More likable by African American consultees

• More likeable by consultees from both ethnic groups

14. In a 2005 study, Noell and his colleagues examined strategies to increase treatment or strategy integrity.  Which of the following strategies was associated with better treatment integrity? 

• Intervention scripts

• Teaching students to remind teachers to implement the intervention

• Meetings with the consultant

• Performance feedback

15. The first step in becoming culturally competent is 

• Acknowledging that there is no difference among people of different races and ethnic origins

• Understand one’s own culture and its impact

• Understand the sociopolitical forces that impact development

• Understand the values structures of all cultural groups and the variation within those groups.

Formative evaluation is concerned with:

• What goes on during the consultation

• More quantitative methodology

• The consultee’s contribution to consultation

• The impact of consultation

17. Goal attainment scaling involves:

• A measurement of only outcome measures

• Measuring goals in terms of attained versus non-attained objectives

• Quantifying outcomes in terms of a continuum

• The planning of counseling sessions in school

18. Which of the following statements is most applicable to the evaluation of consultation?  

• Consultants need to document the quality as well as quantity of consultation.

• The lack of instruments makes it a formidable responsibility for the consultant.

• Thorough discussion of the evaluation purposes (s) should be conducted with consultee.

• It can contribute to the research approaches in consultation.

19. A code of ethics should guide an individual consultant primarily by:

• Being comprehensive, that is, providing answers to most questions that arise during consultation

• Dealing with the issues that cannot be handled by common sense

• Providing general guidelines for making ethical decisions

• Allowing a great deal of latitude in the ethical decision making process

20. Which of the following is not an ethical guideline regarding advertisement of consulting services? 

• Professional memberships may be listed.

• Certain advertising approaches are to be avoided.

• Direct solicitations are to be avoided.

• Statements that compare the effectiveness of one's services with another's are to be avoided.

During our readings and shared discussions, we have examined the question below.  Please summarize if and how your thoughts have changed from your initial reactions to this question to your views after further study and review of your classmates' responses. Please be concise in your answers.  Please limit your response to the equivalent of about 1.5 pages (max!). Should evaluation of consultation focus on the quality of the consultant-consultee relationship and changes related to this relationship or change in the client? How would the decision to focus on either of these aspects impact the methods used for formative and summative assessment?