CT Counseling Techniques & Interventions 2

Question 1

A bereaved parent refuses to discuss their child's death and insists the counselor talk about something else. Which technique best addresses this resistance?

Accepted Answer

Use motivational interviewing to explore ambivalence about grief

Answer

Motivational interviewing explores ambivalence without confrontation, respecting the client's pace while gently building readiness to engage.

Question 2

Which intervention is most appropriate when working with a client experiencing complicated grief who also has a history of trauma?

Accepted Answer

Use a trauma-informed approach before grief-specific processing

Answer

Trauma-informed care establishes safety and stabilization before engaging grief processing to prevent retraumatization.

Question 3

A widower in his 70s shows signs of prolonged grief disorder six months post-loss. Which validated treatment is most indicated?

Accepted Answer

Complicated grief treatment (CGT) developed by Shear and colleagues

Answer

Complicated Grief Treatment (CGT) is the evidence-based protocol specifically designed for prolonged grief disorder.

Question 4

When using the Dual Process Model with a bereaved client, the thanatologist oscillates between which two orientations?

Accepted Answer

Loss-orientation and restoration-orientation

Answer

Stroebe and Schut's Dual Process Model involves oscillating between loss-oriented coping (grieving) and restoration-oriented coping (adjusting to new life demands).

Question 5

Which technique involves the bereaved client writing an unsent letter to their deceased loved one to facilitate continued bonds?

Accepted Answer

Correspondence therapy

Answer

Correspondence therapy uses unsent letters to help clients express unfinished business and maintain continuing bonds with the deceased.

(CT) Certified Thanatologist Practice Test

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CT Counseling Techniques & Interventions 2