Client Needs Flashcards
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A resident who was an avid reader now has macular degeneration and can no longer read standard print. The activity consultant should FIRST:
Answer: Connect the resident with audiobooks, e-readers with magnification, or large-print books from the library
Assistive technology and adapted formats allow residents with vision loss to continue engaging with meaningful activities like reading.
Which of the following BEST represents a holistic approach to client needs assessment?
Answer: Evaluating physical, cognitive, social, emotional, spiritual, and cultural dimensions together
A holistic assessment addresses all domains of human need — physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and cultural — to create a complete picture of the individual.
When a resident's needs change due to a new diagnosis of depression, the activity consultant should:
Answer: Update the activity care plan and increase outreach with supportive one-on-one engagement
A significant change in condition requires immediate reassessment and care plan revision, with targeted interventions to address the new need.
Purposeful activity is distinguished from general entertainment in long-term care because purposeful activity:
Answer: Has intentional therapeutic goals tied to the resident's individual well-being outcomes
Purposeful activity is defined by intentional, goal-directed programming tied to therapeutic outcomes rather than passive entertainment.
A resident tells the activity consultant, 'I just want to be left alone.' The MOST appropriate response is to:
Answer: Respect the resident's preference, document it, and schedule brief non-intrusive check-ins to monitor well-being
Respecting the right to privacy and solitude while maintaining non-intrusive monitoring balances autonomy with duty of care.
Which of the following is an example of an unmet need that an activity consultant might identify during routine observation?
Answer: A resident sitting alone in their room daily, showing flat affect and no engagement with offered programming
Social withdrawal, flat affect, and disengagement are observable indicators of unmet psychosocial or emotional needs requiring intervention.
The concept of 'therapeutic use of self' in activity consulting means:
Answer: Intentionally using one's personality, empathy, and relationship skills as a therapeutic tool
Therapeutic use of self involves deliberately applying one's interpersonal qualities — empathy, warmth, humor — to foster therapeutic relationships and outcomes.