Counsellor's Role as a Liaison

In a session, it is encouraged to include family relative in the session to translate on behalf of client when facing difficulty during counselling session.

• True

• False

Linguistic proficiency is more important than knowledge in counselling when counsellor become an interpreter in the session.

• True

• False

People who do not belong to the group are the ones who will be most likely able to change the status quo of the oppressed group.

• True

• False

A well-documented evidence is needed when the counsellor become a mediator to resolve conflict in the workplace.

• True

• False

It is an assumption by majority that discrimination is an inevitable part of the society

• True

• False

Which of the following is included in multicultural counselling competency? (You may select more than one option.)

• Awareness of personal culture and biases

• Awareness and knowledge of clients' unique traits and world views

• Skills or strategies in working with diverse client

• All of the above

In becoming a social advocate, counsellor is not accounted if something went wrong in a counselling session.

• True

• False

Untrained interpreters can cause incorrect diagnoses, as well as under-referral to counselling services.

• True

• False

- Requires the interpreter to sit closely behind the client, whispering into the ear, while looking directly at the counsellor, in the same directions as the client.

- The client speaks only to counsellor, and does not turn round.

The statements above are best describes __________ .

• Face-to-face interpreting

• Diplomatic interpreting

• Simultaneous translation/interpreting

• Telephone interpreting

A counsellor may have to disclose the information pertaining mediation when his or her ways of mediating conflict is questionable.

• True

• False