Author Question: What is the attitude of behavioral counselors toward client input in the planning stages? a. Most ... (Read 19 times)

abern · **on:** Jul 30, 2018

What is the attitude of behavioral counselors toward client input in the planning stages?

a. Most behavioral counselors use manuals that spell out the process. They need little input from their clients.
b. As with other counseling theories, the amount of input varies from behavioral counselor to behavioral counselor.
c. Most of the input that the counselor gets from the clients is by observation. That is, the counselor observes incongruencies between the client words and body language. The plan is based on what the counselor thinks is the best way for the client to discover what the counselor already knows.
d. The behavioral counselor is seen as an expert hired to help the client. Therefore, the client has little to say about the plan.
e. Client input is crucial because people will not follow plans that they feel were forced upon them.

Question 2

What is the course of behavioral therapy?

a. The course of behavioral therapy follows identifiable stages. Sometimes the process loops back to earlier stages as it develops.
b. The course of behavioral therapy follows identifiable stages. The process does not loop back to earlier stages as it develops.
c. The course of behavioral therapy is random because most behavioral counselors are eclectic and adopt interventions as needs arise in the clients.
d. The behavioral counselor follows directions in a manual and remains neutral and detached as the client reacts to the process.
e. Because the counselor is indifferent, the client feels safer exploring issues about which the client feels strong emotions.