Treatment and Intervention Planning Flashcards
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A client discloses mid-treatment that they have been experiencing suicidal ideation with a plan. The LMSW should FIRST:
Answer: Conduct a thorough suicide risk assessment immediately
Immediate, thorough suicide risk assessment is the required first response when a client discloses active suicidal ideation with a plan.
Behavioral Activation (BA) as a treatment intervention is MOST grounded in which theoretical framework?
Answer: Behavioral theory
Behavioral Activation is derived from behavioral theory, targeting depression by increasing engagement in rewarding activities.
A client with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is beginning treatment. The gold-standard intervention the LMSW should recommend is:
Answer: Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is the evidence-based gold standard for OCD treatment, supported by extensive clinical research.
When using a task-centered approach in treatment planning, the LMSW and client focus on:
Answer: Completing specific, agreed-upon tasks to resolve target problems within a time limit
Task-centered practice is structured around collaboratively identifying problems and completing specific tasks within a defined, brief time frame.
A client who recently immigrated presents with symptoms consistent with depression. Before finalizing a treatment plan, the LMSW should:
Answer: Assess for acculturative stress and its role in the client's presentation
Acculturative stress can significantly contribute to or mimic depressive symptoms; culturally competent assessment must account for immigration-related factors.
In a family treatment plan, the identified patient (IP) concept is MOST important because it reminds the clinician to:
Answer: See the individual's symptoms as a product of the family system dynamics
The IP concept in family systems theory holds that one person's symptoms often reflect dysfunction in the broader family system, not just individual pathology.
A client in the contemplation stage of change is BEST served by which intervention strategy?
Answer: Exploring ambivalence and enhancing the client's motivation to change
In the contemplation stage, clients are ambivalent about change, so MI techniques that explore and resolve ambivalence are most effective.