NCMHCE Treatment Planning Process 4

Question 1

A client's treatment plan indicates 'weekly individual therapy.' After 4 sessions, the client requests biweekly sessions due to work constraints. The counselor should:

Accepted Answer

Assess clinical appropriateness, discuss with the client, and revise the plan if clinically justified

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Deny the request to maintain fidelity to the plan

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Automatically agree without clinical consideration

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Transfer the client to a group format only

Question 2

Which of the following best illustrates the principle of 'least restrictive environment' in treatment planning?

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Matching the intensity of care to the client's level of clinical need

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Recommending inpatient hospitalization for all clients with suicidal ideation

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Referring all clients with trauma to residential programs

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Using the most intensive evidence-based treatment available

Question 3

A school counselor develops a treatment plan for an adolescent client. FERPA's impact on this plan primarily relates to:

Accepted Answer

Governing how educational records, including treatment plans, may be shared

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Requiring the counselor to use CBT as the primary modality

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Prohibiting the counselor from diagnosing the student

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Mandating group therapy as the preferred format

Question 4

After 12 sessions, a client has achieved all treatment plan goals. The counselor's next step is to:

Accepted Answer

Collaboratively develop a termination plan including relapse prevention strategies

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Continue therapy indefinitely to prevent relapse

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Immediately discharge without further contact

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Add new goals without discussing termination with the client

Question 5

A client with schizophrenia is being transitioned from inpatient to outpatient care. The treatment plan should specifically address:

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Continuity of care coordination, community support linkage, and relapse prevention

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Only psychotherapy goals since medication is managed elsewhere

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Termination of services pending psychiatric stabilization

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Restricting goals to symptom suppression only

Question 6

Cultural humility in treatment planning is best demonstrated when the counselor:

Accepted Answer

Adapts goals and interventions to reflect the client's cultural values, explanatory model, and family context

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Uses the same standardized plan for all clients with the same diagnosis

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Avoids discussing culture to prevent assumptions

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Selects only Western evidence-based interventions

Question 7

A counselor uses the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) criteria when developing a treatment plan for a client with alcohol use disorder. These criteria primarily guide:

Accepted Answer

Determination of the appropriate level of care for substance use treatment

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Diagnosis of co-occurring mental health disorders

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Selection of specific psychotherapy techniques

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Frequency of urine drug screens