Chapter 2: Research and Ethical Foundations of Family Therapy Theories

Chapter 2: Research and Ethical Foundations of Family Therapy Theories

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1. The minimum standard of practice for those in the medical field is known as evidence-based practice. Which of the following statements is the best definition?
   1. Evidence-based practice uses research findings to inform medical decisions for the care of individual clients.
   2. Evidence-based practice encourages using clients in experiments to determine what works for medical decisions.
   3. Evidence-based practice uses the same practices to treat all problems for all clients.
   4. Evidence-based practice refers to a therapist’s own way of doing things based on his or her experience in the field.

ANS:         A

REF:          The Minimum Standard of Practice: Evidence-Based Practice (p. 18)

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the five steps for family therapists implementing evidence-based practice into their practice?
   1. Develop an answerable question to focus on in the search for evidenced-based information.
   2. Search the literature for the best empirical evidence to answer the question.
   3. Evaluate the validity, impact, and applicability of the research to determine its usefulness in this case.
   4. Assume the research findings are applicable to the current client’s situation.

ANS:         D

REF:          The Minimum Standard of Practice: Evidence-Based Practice (p. 18)

1. Which of the following statements is FALSE about common factors research?
   1. The effectiveness of therapy has more to do with the key elements found in all theories than with the unique components of a specific theory.
   2. The similarities among theories matter more than the differences.
   3. There is major evidence in the research literature to support the superiority of one theory of another in family therapy.
   4. The common factors approach does not require therapists to give up their therapeutic model.

ANS:         C

REF:          Heart of the Matter: Common Factors Research (p. 19)

1. In Lambert’s common factors model, which of the following factors is MOST attributed to successful outcome in therapy for clients?
   1. Client hope
   2. Therapeutic model
   3. Therapeutic relationship
   4. Client motivation and resources

ANS:         D

REF:          Heart of the Matter: Common Factors Research (p. 19-20)

1. According to Wampold’s common factors model, which of the following factors matters LEAST in therapeutic outcomes for clients?
   1. Client hope
   2. Therapeutic model
   3. Therapeutic relationship
   4. Client motivation and resources

ANS:         B

REF: Heart of the Matter: Common Factors Research (p. 20-21)