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Continuing Education Quiz

Getting Fathers Involved in Child and Family Therapy (Phares et al., pp. 42–52)

If you answer 6 out of 8 questions correctly, you will be awarded 1 CE credit.

See p. 119 for instructions and evaluation form.

1. Regarding the inclusion of mothers versus fathers inresearch on therapeutic outcomes and in actualpractice:○ a. Mothers are included in research more

often than fathers but fathers are includedin actual practice more often than mothers.

○ b. Mothers are included in actual practicemore often than fathers but fathers areincluded in research more often thanmothers.

○ c. Fathers are included more often thanmothers in both research and actual practice.

○ d. Mothers are included more often thanfathers in both research and actual practice.

2. When fathers are included in behavioral parenttraining, results at the end of treatment suggest thatchildren’s therapeutic gains are:○ a. Usually evident regardless of whether the father

or the mother is involved in treatment.○ b. Only evident when the mother is involved in

treatment.○ c. Only evident when the father is involved in

treatment.○ d. Rarely evident even when both mothers and

fathers are involved in treatment.

3. Which of the following findings support the inclusionof fathers in therapeutic interventions?○ a. There are significant associations between

paternal and child psychopathology.○ b. When fathers are involved in treatment, the

family is less likely to terminate the therapyprematurely.

○ c. Preliminary evidence suggests that treatmentgains in child behavior are more evident atlong-term follow-up when fathers are involved intreatment.

○ d. All of the above.

4. When greater gains are found with fathers’ inclusion intreatment, it may be because the inclusion of fathers intreatment:○ a. allows the therapist to work on co-parenting

issues, such as consistency of discipline.○ b. allows the therapist to work on decreasing

interparental conflict.○ c. allows the child to be exposed to more consistent

parenting in more varied settings because boththe mother and the father are instituting the newskills acquired in therapy.

○ d. All of the above.

5. Fathers are more likely to take part in their child’stherapy if:○ a. they had a chaotic childhood themselves.○ b. they view their own father as being a good parent.○ c. they are divorced from their child’s mother and

there are high levels of interparental conflict.○ d. the treatment occurs at the child’s school during

regular school-hours.

6. When clinicians make a point of asking fathers toparticipate in therapy:○ a. Fathers are equally as likely as mothers to

participate in the therapy.○ b. Fathers are more likely than mothers to

participate in the therapy.○ c. Fathers are less likely than mothers to participate

in the therapy.○ d. None of the above.

7. Therapists are more likely to include fathers intreatment if the therapist:○ a. is male.○ b. offers flexible hours for therapy appointments.○ c. has completed more family-related courses in

graduate school.○ d. All of the above.

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8. Regarding strategies to engage fathers into treatment,the article concludes:○ a. It is highly unlikely for fathers to become

engaged in treatment, so it is a waste of timefor clinicians to try to engage fathers intotreatment.

○ b. Because fathers are more likely to seek femaletherapists, we should try to discourage malesfrom becoming therapists.

○ c. Strategies such as increasing family therapytraining in graduate programs, inviting fathersto participate in therapy, and creating afather-friendly therapy environment might helpincrease fathers’ likelihood of participating intherapy.

○ d. There are no known strategies that can helpengage fathers into treatment.