CBMT Assessment and Treatment Planning 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following BEST describes a short-term goal in a music therapy treatment plan?
- The client will improve overall quality of life
- The client will independently maintain a steady beat for 8 counts within 4 weeks (Correct answer)
- The client will enjoy music
- The client will learn to play piano
Correct answer: The client will independently maintain a steady beat for 8 counts within 4 weeks
A short-term goal must be specific, measurable, and time-bound; maintaining a steady beat for 8 counts within 4 weeks meets all these criteria.
Question 2: The Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Rating Scales are designed to assess:
- A therapist's clinical competency
- A client's musical relationship and communication in sessions (Correct answer)
- The quality of musical compositions created in therapy
- Client preferences for specific instruments
Correct answer: A client's musical relationship and communication in sessions
The Nordoff-Robbins scales assess the client's musical relationship with the therapist and degree of communication occurring through music in sessions.
Question 3: When assessing a pediatric client's social development in music therapy, the therapist would MOST likely observe:
- Blood pressure response to music
- Turn-taking during a drum circle (Correct answer)
- Pitch discrimination ability
- Grip strength when holding a mallet
Correct answer: Turn-taking during a drum circle
Turn-taking during a group musical activity directly reflects social development skills such as sharing, cooperation, and awareness of others.
Question 4: A music therapist identifies that a client has difficulty with breath support. Which domain does this assessment finding belong to?
- Cognitive
- Physical/Motor (Correct answer)
- Psychosocial
- Communication
Correct answer: Physical/Motor
Breath support is a physical function related to respiratory musculature, placing this finding in the physical/motor domain of the assessment.
Question 5: Which statement about individualized treatment planning in music therapy is TRUE?
- All clients with the same diagnosis should share identical goals
- Goals must be tailored to each client's unique needs and strengths (Correct answer)
- Treatment plans should focus exclusively on musical skills
- Short-term goals are optional if long-term goals are defined
Correct answer: Goals must be tailored to each client's unique needs and strengths
Music therapy treatment plans must be individualized, reflecting each client's unique assessment findings, strengths, needs, and desired outcomes.
Question 6: What is the purpose of including baseline data in a music therapy assessment?
- To document the therapist's observations about session music
- To establish a starting point against which progress can be measured (Correct answer)
- To list the client's favorite songs at intake
- To describe the facility's music therapy program
Correct answer: To establish a starting point against which progress can be measured
Baseline data establishes the client's functioning level at the start of treatment, providing a reference point for measuring future progress.
CBMT Assessment and Treatment Planning 2
Which of the following BEST describes a short-term goal in a music therapy treatment plan?