TCC Texas Counselor Cultural Competency & Communication 4

Question 1

A counselor working with a refugee client from East Africa learns the client's community resolves conflict through elder mediation rather than individual therapy. The counselor should:

Accepted Answer

Explore whether integrating community elders or indigenous healing practices might complement treatment

Answer

Culturally responsive counseling may integrate indigenous healing systems alongside or instead of conventional approaches when culturally appropriate.

Question 2

Which of the following BEST exemplifies intersectionality as it applies to a Texas counseling case?

Accepted Answer

A Latina lesbian client's experience of discrimination is shaped by the overlapping effects of race, gender, and sexual orientation

Answer

Intersectionality recognizes that multiple marginalized identities interact to create unique, compounded experiences of oppression and privilege.

Question 3

A counselor notices that Spanish-speaking clients consistently drop out of treatment after two sessions. The MOST appropriate systemic response is to:

Accepted Answer

Conduct a culturally responsive program evaluation and modify intake and service delivery

Answer

Systemic dropout patterns signal a need for program-level evaluation of cultural barriers such as language access, schedule flexibility, or stigma.

Question 4

When conducting an initial assessment with a client from a collectivist background, the counselor should:

Accepted Answer

Include questions about family roles, community ties, and collective responsibilities

Answer

Collectivist clients' wellbeing is deeply embedded in family and community systems, making relational context essential to a complete assessment.

Question 5

According to the MSJCC (Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies), which quadrant describes a counselor who holds privilege but works with a marginalized client?

Accepted Answer

Privileged counselor–marginalized client

Answer

The MSJCC framework identifies four privilege–marginalization quadrants; the privileged counselor–marginalized client dynamic requires particular awareness of power differentials.

(TCC) Texas Counselor Certification Practice Test

(TCC) Texas Counselor Certification Practice Test

TCC Texas Counselor Cultural Competency & Communication 4