Foundational Techniques & Protocols Flashcards
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When transitioning from the Empathize to the Agree phase in LEAP, the therapist's primary task is to:
Answer: Identify at least one shared concern or goal acknowledged by both parties
The transition to Agree requires finding real common ground — even something as simple as both wanting the client to feel less distress.
LEAP distinguishes itself from psychoeducation approaches primarily by:
Answer: Prioritizing the client's lived experience over clinical labels as the starting point
LEAP explicitly avoids leading with clinical labels or education, instead beginning with the client's own language and concerns.
A LEAP practitioner is training a peer support specialist. Which skill should be emphasized most strongly?
Answer: Maintaining reflective listening even when the client says something the peer disagrees with
Reflective listening under disagreement is the hardest and most important LEAP skill for peers and clinicians alike, as it sustains rapport in moments of tension.
In LEAP, what does it mean to 'use the client's language'?
Answer: Repeat back the exact words the client uses to describe their experience rather than clinical terminology
Using the client's language means referencing their own words and framings (e.g., 'the stress you mentioned') rather than substituting diagnostic labels they reject.
A LEAP session ends without the client agreeing to take medication. The most therapeutically appropriate response is to:
Answer: Recognize maintained contact as a success and continue building alliance
In LEAP, maintaining the therapeutic relationship is itself a meaningful outcome — trust built over time is what eventually opens the door to treatment acceptance.
Which ethical principle is most directly reinforced by the LEAP protocol's emphasis on client autonomy?
Answer: Autonomy — respecting the client's right to self-determination even when insight is limited
LEAP operationalizes autonomy by treating clients as partners whose goals and perspectives drive the collaboration, even when those perspectives differ from clinical views.
The LEAP approach was originally developed primarily for use with which population?
Answer: Adults with schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders who refuse treatment
LEAP was developed by Dr. Xavier Amador specifically to address the challenge of engaging individuals with psychotic disorders who lack insight and refuse treatment.