Treatment Planning & Intervention Strategies Flashcards
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Which of the following best describes a 'strengths-based' approach to treatment planning?
Answer: Identifying client assets, resilience, and support systems to build on in achieving goals
A strengths-based approach recognizes and builds upon clients' existing capabilities, resilience, and supports while still addressing presenting problems.
A BHP wants to evaluate whether an intervention is working. The most appropriate tool for ongoing monitoring of treatment progress is:
Answer: Standardized outcome measures administered regularly throughout treatment
Routine administration of standardized outcome measures allows clinicians to track progress, detect deterioration early, and adjust treatment accordingly.
In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), the 'cognitive triad' associated with depression refers to negative views about:
Answer: Oneself, the world, and the future
Aaron Beck's cognitive triad of depression consists of negative views about oneself, the world (others/environment), and the future.
A client experiencing grief after the death of a spouse is struggling to return to work 14 months later. The BHP should consider assessing for:
Answer: Complicated grief (prolonged grief disorder)
Prolonged grief disorder is characterized by persistent, debilitating grief lasting more than 12 months after bereavement, interfering with daily functioning.
Which of the following interventions is most consistent with a trauma-informed care framework?
Answer: Creating environments of safety, trustworthiness, and client empowerment
Trauma-informed care prioritizes safety, trustworthiness, peer support, collaboration, empowerment, and sensitivity to cultural, historical, and gender issues.
A BHP is using problem-solving therapy (PST) with a client experiencing depression. The first step in the PST model is to:
Answer: Clearly define the problem in concrete, specific terms
Problem-solving therapy begins with clearly defining the problem so that subsequent steps — brainstorming, evaluation, and action — are targeted and relevant.
Which intervention is most appropriate for a client presenting with insomnia as part of a treatment plan for depression?
Answer: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
CBT-I is the first-line evidence-based treatment for insomnia, combining cognitive restructuring of sleep-related beliefs with behavioral techniques like sleep restriction and stimulus control.