Treatment Planning & Goal Setting Flashcards
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In CBT for adolescents, treatment planning differs from adult planning primarily because:
Answer: Developmental stage, family involvement, and school context must be incorporated
Adolescent CBT plans must account for developmental factors, parental/guardian collaboration, and school-based stressors unique to this population.
Which outcome measure is MOST commonly used in CBT treatment plans to track depression symptom progress?
Answer: PHQ-9
The PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) is the standard brief self-report measure for tracking depression severity in CBT.
A client from a collectivist cultural background resists individual-focused goals. The culturally competent CBT approach is to:
Answer: Adapt goal framing to include family and community well-being
Cultural adaptation of CBT goals—framing them around relational or community values—maintains fidelity while improving engagement and relevance.
The 'problem list' generated during CBT assessment serves primarily to:
Answer: Organize all presenting concerns so treatment targets can be prioritized collaboratively
The problem list catalogs all client concerns, enabling therapist and client to collaboratively rank priorities and select initial treatment targets.
When a CBT treatment plan includes 'homework assignments' as a goal component, the rationale is that:
Answer: Between-session practice generalizes skills to the client's natural environment
Between-session assignments extend learning beyond the therapy room, which is essential for generalizing CBT skills to real-life situations.
A treatment plan for PTSD based on CBT would MOST likely include which core intervention as a primary goal?
Answer: Trauma-focused cognitive restructuring and/or prolonged exposure
Evidence-based CBT for PTSD centers on trauma-focused cognitive restructuring (as in CPT) and/or prolonged exposure to the traumatic memory and cues.
Which of the following BEST illustrates the collaborative nature of CBT treatment planning?
Answer: Therapist and client together review assessment data, negotiate priorities, and co-author goals
Collaborative empiricism requires that both therapist and client actively contribute to identifying problems, setting goals, and designing interventions.