Service Planning & Coordination Flashcards
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When coordinating services for an individual with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, the ANSA-based service plan should:
Answer: Integrate both conditions simultaneously in a unified service plan
Integrated, simultaneous treatment of co-occurring disorders produces better outcomes than sequential or parallel approaches.
In the ANSA framework, 'actionable' needs are best described as:
Answer: Needs rated at level 2 or 3 that should drive service plan development
In the ANSA, ratings of 2 (interfering) or 3 (disabling/dangerous) indicate actionable needs that must be addressed in the service plan.
A care coordinator notices that a client's ANSA score for 'residential stability' has worsened since the last assessment. The MOST appropriate next step is to:
Answer: Update the service plan to add or intensify housing-related interventions
ANSA reassessments are used to update service plans in real time when a domain worsens, ensuring interventions remain responsive.
Which principle best characterizes the role of natural supports in an ANSA-informed service plan?
Answer: Natural supports are mobilized and incorporated alongside formal services to strengthen recovery
ANSA service planning emphasizes leveraging natural supports (family, peers, community) in conjunction with formal services to build lasting recovery.
A service plan review meeting includes the client, care coordinator, psychiatrist, and peer support specialist. This structure reflects which ANSA service planning principle?
Answer: Individualized, team-based, person-centered planning
ANSA-informed planning emphasizes person-centered, multidisciplinary team meetings where the individual is an active participant.
When using the ANSA to plan transition from inpatient psychiatric care to community living, which domain is MOST critical to address first?
Answer: Safety and risk management
Safety and risk management must be prioritized in transition planning to prevent crisis and readmission immediately after discharge.
Which statement about ANSA-guided service plan goals is MOST accurate?
Answer: Goals should be measurable and written in language the individual understands and agrees with
Person-centered ANSA planning requires goals to be co-created, measurable, and expressed in plain language meaningful to the individual.