Advanced Treatment Methods Flashcards
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During an advanced LEAP session, a client becomes angry and says, 'You're just like everyone else who thinks I'm crazy.' The therapist should:
Answer: Acknowledge the client's frustration and express genuine understanding
Acknowledging anger empathically de-escalates tension and reinforces that the therapist is on the client's side.
In advanced LEAP practice, 'strategic self-disclosure' by the therapist is used primarily to:
Answer: Build common ground and reduce the client's sense of isolation
Selective self-disclosure creates human connection that lowers defensiveness and reinforces the therapeutic alliance.
A family member asks the LEAP-trained therapist how to respond to a relative's delusional statement at home. The best guidance is:
Answer: Empathize with the feeling expressed and avoid direct confrontation of the content
Family members using LEAP principles reduce household conflict and preserve relationship capital needed for long-term influence.
Which question type is most useful in LEAP's Listen step to elicit the client's perspective?
Answer: Open-ended questions that invite narrative
Open-ended questions give the client control of the narrative and produce richer information about values and concerns.
When is it appropriate for a LEAP therapist to voice a direct clinical opinion?
Answer: Only after reflective listening and with explicit permission from the client
After deep listening and establishing trust, eliciting permission before sharing opinion honors the client's autonomy and keeps them receptive.
In the context of LEAP, 'sustain talk' refers to:
Answer: Statements supporting maintaining the status quo or resisting change
Sustain talk is language that favors staying the same; therapists minimize engagement with it rather than arguing against it.
An advanced application of LEAP with clients who have recurrent psychosis involves:
Answer: Developing a Psychiatric Advance Directive collaboratively during a stable period
Psychiatric Advance Directives created during stability give clients agency over future care and are a natural LEAP partnership product.