CLT Client Communication & Education Flashcards
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Which educational tool is most effective for helping CLT clients understand which restaurant menu items are safe during Phase 1?
Answer: A pocket-sized safe food card and simple rules for ordering at restaurants (e.g., ask about ingredients, choose simple preparations)
A practical, portable safe food card with simple ordering rules empowers clients to navigate restaurants independently without overwhelming them with technical information.
When teaching label reading to CLT clients, which skill is most critical for Phase 1 compliance?
Answer: Identifying hidden names and derivatives of reactive ingredients in ingredient lists
Identifying hidden names and derivatives of reactive foods in ingredient lists is essential because reactive ingredients appear under multiple names and in unexpected products.
A CLT client reports dining at a family event and unintentionally consuming a reactive food. How should the CLT practitioner respond?
Answer: Use it as a learning opportunity to problem-solve future social situations without shaming the client
Treating accidental exposures as learning opportunities to build problem-solving skills for future social situations maintains the therapeutic relationship and improves long-term compliance.
Which phase transition in the LEAP protocol requires the most careful client education to prevent symptom relapse?
Answer: The transition from Phase 1 to Phase 2, including how to properly introduce new foods one at a time
The Phase 1 to Phase 2 transition requires careful education on systematic single-food challenges with adequate spacing to identify reactive foods without triggering symptom relapse.
How should a CLT practitioner address a client's request to share their MRT results and LEAP meal plan on social media?
Answer: Explain that MRT results are highly individualized and sharing could be misleading to others whose reactivity profiles differ
MRT results and LEAP meal plans are highly individualized; educating clients about this individuality prevents others from self-diagnosing based on another person's reactive foods and reactivity levels.
What is the most effective approach for educating clients about the difference between food sensitivities (addressed by LEAP) and food allergies?
Answer: Explain that food allergies are IgE-mediated and cause immediate reactions, while food sensitivities involve delayed immune mediator release causing chronic symptoms
Clearly distinguishing IgE-mediated immediate food allergies from delayed non-IgE food sensitivities helps clients understand why their symptoms are chronic rather than acute and why MRT (not allergy testing) is appropriate.