Chemical Dependency Counselor License Exam Group Counseling and Family Dynamics

Question 1

Which stage of group development, according to Tuckman's model, involves conflict and power struggles among members?

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Storming

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Forming

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Norming

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Performing

Question 2

What is the primary therapeutic advantage of group counseling over individual counseling for clients with substance use disorders?

Accepted Answer

It provides universality, peer feedback, and social support unavailable in individual sessions

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It is cheaper to deliver

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It allows the counselor to see more clients at once

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It eliminates the need for individual assessment

Question 3

A group member dominates every session and other members become disengaged. What is the counselor's best intervention?

Accepted Answer

Redirect attention by inviting quieter members to share their perspectives

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Remove the dominant member from the group immediately

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Ignore the behavior to avoid conflict

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Allow the dominant member to continue as it may help them therapeutically

Question 4

Which type of group is primarily focused on providing information about addiction and recovery to clients and their families?

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Psychoeducational group

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Process group

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Support group

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Task group

Question 5

What does 'confidentiality in group counseling' require the counselor to address?

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The counselor must establish a group norm of confidentiality and explain its limits to all members

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Only the counselor is bound by confidentiality rules

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Group members must sign legally binding contracts with each other

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What is shared in the group can be freely discussed with family members

Question 6

Which Yalom therapeutic factor describes a group member's realization that their problems are not unique?

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Universality

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Altruism

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Catharsis

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Imitative behavior