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Engaging in Effective Termination and Avoiding Abandonment Post Training Quiz

Engaging in Effective Termination and Avoiding Abandonment Post Training Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

 What is common for therapists to experience during the termination process? 

 

A.    Various emotions 

B.    Countertransference 

C.   Hope for the client 

D.   All of the above 

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

Question 2 of 15

A client is moving out of state due to a job transfer, and the therapist is not licensed in the state that the client is moving to. The client informs the therapist today that this will be their last session. What type of termination is this? 

 

A.    Forced 

B.    Therapist-initiated termination 

C.   Unethical termination 

D.   Abandonment 

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

Question 3 of 15

Which of the following does Dillon not offer as a factor influencing endings? 

 

A.    Quality and state of the working alliance 

B.    How people interpret and manage change and loss 

C.   The experience of the therapist 

D.   Nature and intensity of the work done 

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

Question 4 of 15

Which indication below is a possible consideration in ending therapy? 

 

A.    The therapist’s judgment that the client is no longer in need of therapy 

B.    Therapist is frustrated with the client 

C.   Therapist has run our of ideas on how to help the client 

D.   The client is being too quiet in therapy 

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

Question 5 of 15

A therapist is seeing a new client and realizes during the assessment that the client is related to the therapist’s spouse. How should the therapist proceed? 

 

A.    Inform the client that they are related to the therapist’s spouse 

B.    Continue to see the client 

C.   Share with their spouse that a new client is a relative 

D.   Inform the client that there is a conflict of interest and refer out 

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

Question 6 of 15

 

What does the NASW Code of Ethics say about conflicts of interest? 

 

A.    Social workers should find a way to resolve conflicts of interest so that they can continue seeing the client 

B.    Social workers should take reasonable steps to resolve the issue, making the client’s interests primary 

C.   Social workers do not need to worry about conflicts of interest 

D.   Social workers are not required to consider terminating clients if there is a conflict of interest 

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

Question 7 of 15

Abandonment in therapy is a specific form of: 

A.   Malpractice

B.    Necessary practice 

C.   Ethical termination  

D.   None of the above 

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

Question 8 of 15

What must a client demonstrate to make a legal case of abandonment? 

A.   That they were directly harmed by the abandonment

B.    That they were not impacted significantly by the abandonment 

C.   That they provided financial compensation to the therapist 

D.   That they made reasonable attempts to re-engage the therapist 

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

Question 9 of 15

What is the term for the following statement “After beginning a therapeutic relationship with a client, a clinician must not terminate therapy abruptly without referring the client to another mental health practitioner”? 

A.    Reasonable suspicion 

B.    Justified abandonment 

C.   Lack of referral 

D.   Reasonable manner 

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

Question 10 of 15

Which of the following does Dillon identify as a mistake in endings? 

A.    Saving the worst for last 

B.    Ignoring or minimizing risk

C.   Both A and B

D.   Providing effective case management and referrals

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

Question 11 of 15

What are recommended steps for therapists to take in proper termination? 

A.    Highlighting the client’s lack of progress 

B.   Highlighting the client’s gains and achievements

C.   avoiding discussion of thoughts and feelings about termination 

D.   discussing the possibility of a friendship with the client now that they will no longer be a client 

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

Question 12 of 15

When clients discontinue treatment, for any reason, before the agreed upon goals of treatment have been achieved, it is recommended that the client: 

 

A.    Be contacted (either verbally or in writing) to make recommendations for addressing any ongoing treatment needs 

B.    Not be contacted by the therapist 

C.   Be contacted by someone other than the therapist 

D.   Find resources and referrals on their own 

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

Question 13 of 15

What may happen in individual or group therapy as termination approaches? 

A.    Clients may disengage from therapy 

B.    Clients will feel abandoned 

C.   Therapists may disengage from therapy

D.   Both A and C

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

Question 14 of 15

What are recommended strategies for reducing rates of premature termination? 

A.    Bribe clients to stay in therapy by offering gift cards, food, and other tangible items 

B.   Use motivational interviewing

C.   Have clients sign a contract that they will remain in therapy until a certain date 

D.   Only work with clients who have high motivation  

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

Question 15 of 15

Eliciting and providing ___________ can help clinicians and clients through the termination process. 

A.   Feedback

B.    Criticism 

C.   Friendship

D.   Crisis services

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

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