Treatment Planning Flashcards
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An MFT is working with a family where the parents disagree about whether their child needs therapy. How should this conflict be addressed in treatment planning?
Answer: Engage both parents in the goal-setting process to build shared investment in the treatment
Engaging both parents collaboratively in goal-setting increases treatment alliance and reduces the risk of premature dropout.
Which of the following best illustrates the principle of 'parsimony' in MFT treatment planning?
Answer: Selecting the simplest, least intrusive intervention likely to produce the desired change
Parsimony in treatment planning means choosing the least invasive and most straightforward approach that is likely to be effective.
A treatment plan for a family dealing with grief and loss should incorporate:
Answer: Recognition of each member's unique grieving style and the family's shared mourning rituals
Grief treatment plans must account for individual variation in grieving styles and the family's collective meaning-making and mourning practices.
When integrating Narrative Therapy into a treatment plan, the therapist focuses goals around helping clients:
Answer: Re-author dominant problem-saturated stories and construct preferred identity narratives
Narrative Therapy treatment planning centers on externalizing problems and co-creating alternative, preferred narratives that align with the client's values.
A treatment plan that includes a 'no-harm contract' as the sole safety intervention is considered inadequate because:
Answer: Research does not support no-harm contracts as effective standalone safety tools
Evidence does not support no-harm contracts as effective safety tools; comprehensive safety planning with means restriction and support systems is required.
An MFT notices that despite three months of treatment, client goals remain unmet and the client appears to be deteriorating. The most appropriate next step is to:
Answer: Conduct a thorough treatment plan review, consider new assessment, and explore barriers to progress
Lack of progress requires a systematic review of the treatment plan, reassessment, and collaborative exploration of what is interfering with goal attainment.
When discharging a client from therapy, best practice in treatment planning includes:
Answer: Reviewing progress toward goals, identifying relapse warning signs, and creating a maintenance plan
Termination planning involves reviewing gains made, anticipating future challenges, and equipping the client with a relapse prevention and maintenance strategy.