CADC Group Counseling Dynamics 4

Question 1

In a closed group format, a member who has completed only half the sessions requests to bring a friend to the group. The counselor should:

Accepted Answer

Decline, explaining that closed groups maintain a fixed membership for therapeutic purposes

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Allow it if other members consent

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Permit the visitor for one session as a trial

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Refer the decision to the agency director

Question 2

The stage of group development characterized by power struggles and conflict between members is called:

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Storming

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Forming

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Norming

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Performing

Question 3

A CADC counselor facilitating a relapse prevention group should PRIMARILY use which group type?

Accepted Answer

Skill-building group addressing triggers and coping strategies

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Process group focused on childhood attachment

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Psychoanalytic group exploring unconscious conflicts

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Support group with no structured agenda

Question 4

When a group member discloses suicidal ideation during a session, the counselor's FIRST priority is to:

Accepted Answer

Assess the member's safety and follow the agency's crisis protocol

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Ask other members to help the member process the feelings

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Continue the session and address it at the end

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Ask the member to leave and call 911 without further assessment

Question 5

The term 'group cohesion' in the context of counseling groups refers to:

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The sense of belonging, trust, and mutual acceptance among group members

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All members agreeing on treatment goals

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The counselor's ability to keep the group on topic

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Members attending every session without absence

Question 6

An ethical issue unique to group counseling compared to individual counseling is:

Accepted Answer

Managing confidentiality when the counselor cannot control member disclosures

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Maintaining boundaries with clients

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Obtaining informed consent before treatment

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Avoiding dual relationships

Question 7

Which intervention is MOST appropriate when a group becomes stuck in storytelling without deeper processing?

Accepted Answer

Use process commentary to link members' stories to underlying themes and emotions

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Allow it to continue since self-disclosure is therapeutic

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Shift to a psychoeducational lecture to break the pattern

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End the session early to reset the group