Community & Social Supports Flashcards
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In the ANSA, 'social connectedness' is best understood as:
Answer: The degree to which an individual has meaningful relationships and a sense of community belonging
Social connectedness in ANSA reflects the quality and depth of meaningful relationships and the individual's genuine sense of belonging within their community.
On the ANSA scale, what distinguishes a rating of '1' from a rating of '2' on a social support item?
Answer: Rating 1 indicates a mild or emerging need warranting monitoring; Rating 2 indicates a moderate need requiring planned action
On the ANSA 0–3 scale, 1 signals a mild or emerging need warranting watchful waiting, while 2 indicates a need of sufficient intensity to be actively addressed in the service plan.
How does the ANSA approach formal and informal social supports?
Answer: It recognizes both formal and informal supports as potentially valuable and assesses each accordingly
The ANSA takes a comprehensive view, recognizing that both formal (agency/professional) and informal (family/friend) supports are valuable resources that should be assessed and leveraged in care planning.
When an assessor finds that a client has social supports available but consistently does not use them, the most appropriate ANSA action is to:
Answer: Rate based on the functional effectiveness of those supports, not just their existence
ANSA ratings reflect the actual functional use and effectiveness of supports; supports that exist but are not utilized may still represent an unmet need requiring attention in the care plan.
The ANSA social support domain most directly informs which aspect of service planning?
Answer: Identification of natural supports to complement or reduce reliance on formal services
ANSA social support assessment directly guides planners in identifying how existing natural supports can be built upon, strengthened, or supplemented by formal services to promote recovery.
Which scenario would most likely receive the highest ANSA social support need rating?
Answer: A person who is completely socially isolated with no identified support network
Complete social isolation with no identified support network represents a severe, unmet need that would warrant the highest ANSA rating, triggering intensive intervention in the care plan.
The ANSA philosophy regarding social supports reflects which broader principle of care?
Answer: Strengths and social supports are as important as clinical needs in guiding care planning
ANSA's strengths-based philosophy holds that social supports and individual assets are equally critical to identifying needs when developing effective, person-centered care plans.