Client Assessment & Programming Flashcards
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When completing a risk assessment for a client with a history of self-injurious behavior, which factor is MOST critical to document?
Answer: Frequency and severity of past incidents
Documenting the frequency and severity of past self-injurious incidents helps predict future risk and informs the crisis prevention plan.
A client's individualized care plan (ICP) should be reviewed and updated at minimum:
Answer: At regular intervals and after significant behavioral changes
ICPs must be reviewed regularly and revised after significant behavioral changes to remain accurate and effective.
Which assessment domain in CPI focuses on identifying what events or conditions typically precede a client's escalation?
Answer: Antecedent analysis
Antecedent analysis identifies triggers and conditions that occur before problem behavior, enabling proactive intervention strategies.
A staff member notices a client becomes agitated every time a specific peer enters the room. How should this observation be used?
Answer: Documented and incorporated into the client's programming
Behavioral observations about environmental triggers should be documented and used to shape individualized programming and prevention strategies.
In CPI's assessment framework, 'precipitating factors' refer to:
Answer: Immediate triggers that set off a crisis episode
Precipitating factors are the immediate, situational triggers that directly precede and provoke a crisis episode.
Which programming approach is most consistent with CPI's philosophy when a client demonstrates increasing anxiety?
Answer: Providing choices and reducing environmental demands
Offering choices and reducing demands during early anxiety helps the client regain a sense of control, aligning with CPI's least-restrictive principle.
Which data collection method best supports ongoing assessment of a client's behavioral patterns over time?
Answer: Consistent ABC (Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence) data recording
ABC data recording provides objective, consistent behavioral data that supports trend analysis and informed programming decisions.