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Treatment and Intervention Planning Flashcards

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  1. A client from a collectivist cultural background resists a treatment plan focused on individual autonomy. The LMSW should:

    Answer: Adapt the plan to incorporate family involvement and collective values

    Culturally competent practice requires adapting treatment plans to align with the client's cultural values and worldview.

  2. The concept of 'treatment fidelity' in intervention planning refers to:

    Answer: Implementing an evidence-based intervention as it was designed and tested

    Treatment fidelity means delivering an evidence-based intervention with adherence to its established protocol to ensure effectiveness.

  3. A client repeatedly fails to complete homework assignments between sessions. The LMSW should FIRST:

    Answer: Explore barriers to completing assignments collaboratively

    Exploring barriers collaboratively identifies practical or motivational obstacles and supports treatment engagement.

  4. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is MOST indicated for clients presenting with:

    Answer: Borderline Personality Disorder and chronic suicidality

    DBT was developed specifically for Borderline Personality Disorder and targets emotional dysregulation and chronic suicidal behavior.

  5. Which statement BEST reflects the strengths-based approach to treatment planning?

    Answer: Identify and build upon client's existing resources and capabilities

    A strengths-based approach centers the client's own resources, resilience, and competencies as the foundation for change.

  6. A client's treatment plan includes 'increase social support.' To make this an effective intervention goal, the LMSW should:

    Answer: Add specific, measurable steps such as 'client will attend one community group per week'

    Operationalizing vague goals into specific, measurable actions makes them clinically useful and trackable.

  7. In Motivational Interviewing, the LMSW's role during the planning process is to:

    Answer: Collaboratively develop a change plan the client feels ownership over

    MI's planning phase emphasizes evoking and co-constructing a change plan that strengthens the client's intrinsic motivation.