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MFT / LCSW

Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Girls and Women

3.25 - CE credit hours training

$19.50 - Cost of course

This page contains important information about the course, including training details, a comprehensive course description, learning objectives, and source references. We encourage you to review each section to gain a clear understanding of the course content, educational goals, and supporting materials before beginning your training and taking the POST TEST below.

Target audience and instructional level of this course: foundational
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.

Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Girls and Women

Follow the link below, read the material and then take the 30 question post test

Read the Course Material:
Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Girls and Women

30 Questions

1. 1. From "Introduction": _________ are two times more likely than __________ to be depressed.
2. From "Need": In a review of psychology from the 1960s and 1970s found difficulties with noninclusive views of mental health and problematic gender and ethnic biases with psychologies:
3. 3. From "Bias in Diagnosis and Treatment": The report cites inappropriate use and overuse of certain diagnoses with girls and women, including:
4. 4. From "Bias in Diagnosis and Treatment": Problems in diagnosis and treatment may occur when the literature is based on unrepresentative samples and generalized to all clients. Addiction and alcohol dependence research has often been based on _________ samples and generalized to all clients.
5. 5. From "Trauma and other stressors": Among females there is greater prevalence and chronicity of PTSD. The construct of PTSD is based on data from the experiences of ______________.
6. From "Trauma and other stressors": Domestic violence and partner abuse is predominantly perpetrated upon women. In light of this psychology training programs are required to provide training in domestic violence and partner abuse.
7. 7. From "Treatment and Prognosis": There is some evidence that practitioners may overlook ________________ factors in women and overemphasize ______________________factors.
8. From "Women with Disabilities": The report estimates that women with disabilities comprise approximately _____ of our nation's population.
9. From "Sexual misconduct/abuse by psychologists": Research indicates that the overwhelming majority of psychologists who have violated professional sexual ethical standards were ______________ who had sex with ______________ clients.
10. From " Media": In some young girls and women, increased media attention to the appearance of females on television and in advertising leads to an increased preoccupation with weight, shape, and appearance. Such media attention appears to impact ____________ women the most and impacts ___________ women less.
11. From "Biopsychosocial aspects of reproduction": The report confirms that menopause is commonly associated with depression, irritability, and mood swings.
12. From "Biopsychosocial aspects of reproduction": Women who lack social and/or financial support are particularly at risk for the effects of:
13. From "Biopsychosocial aspects of reproduction": The report proposes that an integrated biopsychosocial regarding reproduction should:
14. From "Elderly Women": The report cites which of the following positive effects that some women experience as they age.
15. From "History and development of the guidelines": When considering revision of the Division 17 Principles concerning the Counseling/Psychotherapy of Women: Rationale and Implementation it was deemed that future guidelines needed which of the following changes.
16. From "Definitions": The term ___________ refers to psychological, social, and cultural experiences and characteristics associated with the biological aspects of being female or male.
17. From "Guideline 1": Decrements in the performance and aspirations of women and girls has been shown to be produced by:
18. From "Guideline 1": Research has shown that particular experiences can make women less vulnerable to the negative effects of stereotypes. Which of the following was/were found to have this buffering effect?
19. From "Guideline 2": In this Guideline, double or triple jeopardy refers to:
20. From "Guideline 3": Bias and discrimination through organizational, institutional and social structures. The report cites three primary ways such bias and discrimination are relevant to clinicians working with girls and women. Which is/are cited?
21. From "Guideline 3": This guideline encourages clinicians to strive to educate themselves to recognize and understand the pervasive impact that structural and power inequities in a wide variety of societal arenas may have on the lives of diverse girls and women. To what end(s) does the guideline suggest such recognition and understanding be aimed?
22. From "Guideline 4": "overvaluing individualism and autonomy and undervaluing relational qualities" - "overvaluing rationality instead of viewing mental health from a holistic perspective" - "paying inadequate attention to context and external influences on girls' and women's lives" - "portraying mothering in problematic ways". The above are cited as examples of:
23. From "Guideline 4": Studies show that _______ receive more prescriptions than ________ for anxiolytics and antidepressants, and most drug treatment regimens have been developed on _______ participants.
24. From "Guideline 4": In the area of testing and diagnosis, when research support is limited on assessment and diagnostic tools for a particular problem or circumstance, the report encourages clinicians to use multiple methods of assessment.
25. From "Guideline 5": Achieving self-awareness by self-examination alone may not be sufficient for clinicians to avoid imposing their values and biases on clients. Is there evidence to support this perspective?
26. From "Guideline 6": Which of the following factors have been found to be associated with health and well-being in adolescent girls?
27. From "Guideline 7": "cooperative mutuality and connection - therapists who prioritize issues of power with their clients - active participation of clients in therapy". These factors have all been found to facilitate _______________ of clients.
28. From "Guideline 8": In the assessment process why are clinicians encouraged to explore information about the strengths of girls and women, their coping capacities, and their past accomplishments?
29. From "Guideline 9": Does this guideline encourage clinicians to facilitate girl's and women's explorations of how they may have internalized negative or positive societal messages about their minority group statuses and how these messages may influence their problems and coping resources?
30. From "Guideline 11": To help change institutional and systemic bias that may impact girls and women clinicians are encouraged to participate in three kinds of activities. They are:
Women and girls live within sometimes complex cultural contexts and multiple cultural contexts. Clinicians can engage more effectively in psychological practice with women and girls when they possess contextual knowledge, understanding, and expertise. This course provides evidence that there is a need for such informed psychological practice. In addition it provides specific guidelines for working with women and girls and provides applications of those guidelines.
  • Describe factors in the lives of women and girls that indicate a need for contextual knowledge, understanding, and expertise to work effectively with women and girls in psychological practice.
  • Summarize guidelines for informed, effective psychological practice with women and girls.
Click Here Joint Task Force of American Psychological Association - Divisions 17 and 35