Intervention Techniques Flashcards
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During a pre-surgical evaluation, a client minimizes emotional eating to appear ready for surgery. What is the counselor's best intervention strategy?
Answer: Normalize honest disclosure by explaining that the goal is support, not gatekeeping
Framing the evaluation as supportive rather than pass-fail reduces impression management and encourages honesty.
Which intervention best addresses a couple's conflict when one partner sabotages the bariatric client's food plan by bringing home junk food?
Answer: A joint session to educate the partner and negotiate a supportive home food environment
Involving the partner directly builds a supportive environment, which is a key predictor of post-surgical success.
A client six weeks post-op reports feeling "mourning" over the loss of food as comfort. Which intervention approach is most appropriate?
Answer: Validate the grief and help the client build alternative coping and pleasure sources
Grieving the loss of food's emotional role is common after surgery and responds to validation plus new coping-skill development.
Which technique from acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) helps a client observe food cravings without acting on them?
Answer: Cognitive defusion, such as noting "I'm having the thought that I need chocolate"
Defusion creates distance from cravings by labeling them as passing thoughts rather than commands.
A counselor notices a post-op client showing symptoms of clinical depression with passive suicidal ideation. What is the appropriate intervention?
Answer: Conduct a suicide risk assessment and coordinate referral to appropriate mental health care
Suicidal ideation requires immediate risk assessment and referral, which takes priority over weight-focused counseling.
To prevent weight regain at 18 months post-op, which combination of intervention components has the strongest evidence?
Answer: Continued self-monitoring, regular follow-up contact, and problem-solving support
Long-term contact, ongoing self-monitoring, and problem-solving are the best-supported components for maintaining weight loss.
A client repeatedly cancels sessions after weight regain begins. Which outreach approach aligns best with client-centered intervention principles?
Answer: A nonjudgmental check-in expressing concern and inviting the client back without shame
Avoidance after regain is usually shame-driven, so nonjudgmental outreach lowers the barrier to re-engagement.