Chapter 10: Collaborative and Narrative Therapies

Chapter 10: Collaborative and Narrative Therapies

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

1. Much like solution-based therapists, postmodern therapists optimistically focus on which of the following?
   1. Problem solving
   2. Facilitating hope
   3. Family relationships
   4. Client strengths and abilities

ANS:         D

REF:          Lay of the Land (p. 377)

1. Which of the following statements most accurately fits for collaborative therapy?
   1. It is based on Foucault’s philosophical writings.
   2. The therapist facilitates a dialogical process.
   3. The interventions used are very structured.
   4. Social justice issues are regularly included in therapy conversations.

ANS:         B

REF:          Collaborative Therapy and Reflecting Teams (p. 380)

1. What is meant by collaborative therapy as a two-way dialogical process?
   1. The therapist and client co-explore and co-create new understanding related to the problem.
   2. Therapists use scripted techniques to facilitate change.
   3. Therapists interpret what the client is saying and reflect the interpretations back to the client.
   4. The therapist directs the meaning-making process in therapy.

ANS:         A

REF:          Collaborative Therapy and Reflecting Teams (p. 380)

1. In collaborative therapy, therapists take a not knowing stance. What does this mean?
   1. The therapist does not prepare for the session prior to meeting the client.
   2. The therapist does not assume they understand the client’s experience before the client tells them about it.
   3. The therapist does not know how to make a diagnosis.
   4. The therapist does not know what the outcome of therapy will be.

ANS:         B

REF:          Collaborative Therapy and Reflecting Teams (p. 381)

1. Which of the following would NOT be considered collaborative in collaborative therapy?
   1. A monologue
   2. Using pejorative descriptions of clients
   3. Offering opinions
   4. All of the above

ANS:         D

REF:          Collaborative Therapy and Reflecting Teams (p. 383-384)