LPCC Patient Communication Skills 3

Question 1

Which questioning style is MOST likely to elicit a detailed narrative from a client?

Accepted Answer

Open-ended questions

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Closed-ended questions

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Leading questions

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Funnel questions starting broad then narrowing

Question 2

A counselor summarizes the client's session content at the end of the hour. The PRIMARY purpose of this closing summary is to:

Accepted Answer

Consolidate themes and facilitate closure before the next session

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Document the session for billing purposes

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Demonstrate the counselor's recall ability

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Assess whether the client understood the counselor's interpretations

Question 3

When a client asks, 'Do you think I should leave my husband?' the most therapeutically appropriate response is to:

Accepted Answer

Redirect the question back to explore what the client thinks and feels

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Give an honest personal opinion to model authenticity

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Refuse to engage with the question at all

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Recommend couples counseling immediately

Question 4

A Latino male client rarely makes eye contact during sessions. The counselor should FIRST:

Accepted Answer

Consider whether limited eye contact is culturally normative for this client

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Address the avoidance as a sign of shame

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Ask the client directly why he avoids eye contact

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Note the behavior as a possible indicator of depression

Question 5

Immediacy in counseling refers to the counselor's ability to:

Accepted Answer

Discuss what is happening in the therapeutic relationship in the moment

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Respond quickly to crisis calls

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Offer same-day appointments

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Immediately validate any emotion the client expresses

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a minimal encourager?

Accepted Answer

'Mm-hmm.'

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'Tell me more about how that made you feel.'

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'So what you are saying is that you felt dismissed.'

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'I understand completely what you mean.'

Question 7

A counselor's self-disclosure is MOST appropriate when it:

Accepted Answer

Is used sparingly and serves the client's therapeutic goals

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Shifts focus from the client to the counselor's experience

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Demonstrates that the counselor has lived through similar trauma

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Builds personal rapport unrelated to the presenting concern