Clinical Intervention Strategies Flashcards
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A social worker is working with a child using Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). Which component involves the child creating a detailed account of their traumatic experience?
Answer: Trauma narrative
The trauma narrative component of TF-CBT has the child gradually construct and process a detailed account of the traumatic event to reduce distress.
When using the strengths-based perspective, a social worker reframes a client's excessive worry as:
Answer: Evidence of the client's care and attention to their responsibilities
A strengths-based reframe identifies the positive intention or capacity embedded in a problematic behavior, here recognizing worry as evidence of responsibility.
In Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD, 'stuck points' are best defined as:
Answer: Maladaptive beliefs that maintain PTSD symptoms
Stuck points are specific negative beliefs about oneself, others, or the world that are reinforced by the trauma and prevent natural recovery.
A social worker facilitating a psychoeducation group for clients with bipolar disorder focuses on identifying early warning signs of mood episodes. This is consistent with which treatment goal?
Answer: Relapse prevention
Teaching clients to recognize prodromal symptoms enables early intervention, which is a core relapse prevention strategy in bipolar disorder management.
Which interviewing technique involves the social worker summarizing both sides of a client's ambivalence about change before asking a key question?
Answer: Double-sided reflection
A double-sided reflection acknowledges both the client's reasons for and against change, validating ambivalence while opening space for movement.
A social worker notices that a client who was abused by a male authority figure is becoming increasingly hostile toward the male supervisor in their workplace. This dynamic best illustrates:
Answer: Transference generalization
Transference generalization occurs when feelings and reactions originally directed at a past figure are applied to a current person who shares similar characteristics.
In Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), the 'installation' phase primarily aims to:
Answer: Strengthen the positive belief the client wants to hold about themselves
The installation phase of EMDR uses bilateral stimulation to strengthen and consolidate the positive cognition identified earlier in the protocol.