CCTC - Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator Psychosocial Assessment and Support Questions and Answers Flashcards
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A transplant candidate reports feeling "numb" and detached since receiving their diagnosis. Which psychosocial concept best describes this response?
Answer: Dissociative reaction as a grief response
Emotional numbing or dissociation is a recognized grief response to a life-threatening diagnosis and is distinct from a psychiatric disorder.
When assessing a transplant candidate's social support network, which factor is MOST predictive of post-transplant adherence?
Answer: Presence of at least one reliable caregiver committed to post-transplant care
Having at least one reliable, committed caregiver is the strongest social-support predictor of post-transplant medication adherence and outcomes.
A pediatric transplant patient's parents consistently override the 16-year-old's expressed preferences about treatment. The CCTC's best initial action is to:
Answer: Facilitate a family meeting to explore the adolescent's developing autonomy within the care plan
Adolescent assent and developing autonomy should be respected; a facilitated family meeting balances parental authority with the patient's emerging decision-making role.
Which validated tool is MOST commonly used to screen transplant candidates for alcohol use disorder?
Answer: AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test)
The AUDIT is the WHO-endorsed, validated 10-item tool most widely used for alcohol use disorder screening in transplant evaluations.
A liver transplant candidate with a history of alcohol use disorder has 18 months of documented sobriety. The ethics committee is debating listing. The CCTC should present:
Answer: A comprehensive psychosocial risk profile including relapse risk factors, support systems, and engagement with treatment
Ethical listing decisions require a holistic psychosocial risk profile rather than sobriety duration alone, as no single factor predicts relapse with certainty.
Post-transplant, a patient expresses survivor's guilt after learning a peer on the waitlist died. The CCTC's most therapeutic response is to:
Answer: Acknowledge the patient's feelings as a normal response and explore referral to counseling
Survivor's guilt is a recognized psychological response after transplant; acknowledging feelings as valid and offering counseling is the most supportive and therapeutic approach.
A transplant coordinator identifies that a listed patient has stopped attending required pre-transplant support group sessions. The MOST appropriate first step is to:
Answer: Contact the patient to assess barriers to attendance and problem-solve solutions
Proactively reaching out to assess and address barriers maintains the therapeutic relationship and gives the patient an opportunity to re-engage before escalating consequences.