RTT Client Assessment & Goal Setting 4

Question 1

During RTT intake, a client says they want to stop procrastinating at work. Which follow-up question BEST deepens the assessment?

Accepted Answer

'What do you believe about yourself that causes you to procrastinate?'

Answer

RTT assessment seeks the underlying belief driving the behavior, not surface-level descriptions, because the belief is what the therapy targets.

Question 2

A client describes their problem using very intellectual language and avoids emotional expression. What should the RTT practitioner do during assessment?

Accepted Answer

Gently guide the client to connect with the feelings underneath their story

Answer

Intellectualization can be a defense mechanism; skilled RTT practitioners compassionately guide clients toward emotional access needed for transformational work.

Question 3

In the RTT framework, why is it important to assess whether a client's goal is 'toward' or 'away from' motivated?

Accepted Answer

Because moving toward a desired state creates stronger, more sustained motivation than moving away from a problem

Answer

Toward-motivated goals align with the brain's approach system, producing more durable change; RTT goal setting steers clients toward positive desired states.

Question 4

A client reports that their anxiety began after a specific traumatic incident five years ago. How does this information affect RTT goal setting?

Accepted Answer

It suggests the regression should explore both the recent incident and any earlier sensitizing events that may have primed the response

Answer

RTT recognizes that a triggering event often activates earlier sensitizing experiences, so assessment and regression address the full timeline of the issue.

Question 5

Which ethical principle must guide an RTT practitioner when setting goals collaboratively with a client?

Accepted Answer

Autonomy — the client's self-determined goals must be respected and central to the process

Answer

Respecting client autonomy means the client's own goals drive the therapeutic contract, with the practitioner serving as a skilled guide.

(RTT) Rapid Transformational Therapy Certification Practice Test

(RTT) Rapid Transformational Therapy Certification Practice Test

RTT Client Assessment & Goal Setting 4