TTC Treatment Planning and Therapeutic Approaches 4

Question 1

When a client with complex trauma presents with frequent dissociation during sessions, the clinician should:

Accepted Answer

Use grounding techniques to bring the client back to the present before continuing

Answer

Grounding techniques help return the client to the present moment and restore capacity for engagement before proceeding.

Question 2

The Seeking Safety model was developed to treat clients with co-occurring PTSD and:

Accepted Answer

Substance use disorders

Answer

Seeking Safety was designed by Lisa Najavits to address the high co-occurrence of PTSD and substance use disorders simultaneously.

Question 3

Cultural humility in trauma treatment planning requires the clinician to:

Accepted Answer

Continuously examine their own biases and incorporate the client's cultural worldview

Answer

Cultural humility involves ongoing self-reflection and centering the client's cultural context in all treatment decisions.

Question 4

In Somatic Experiencing (SE), the technique of 'pendulation' involves:

Accepted Answer

Oscillating between traumatic material and a resource or sense of safety

Answer

Pendulation rhythmically moves the client's attention between a charged sensation and a place of relative ease, building capacity to tolerate distress.

Question 5

Which assessment tool is commonly used to measure PTSD symptom severity across treatment in adults?

Accepted Answer

PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5)

Answer

The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure that assesses DSM-5 PTSD symptom severity and is widely used to track treatment progress.

(TTC) Trauma Treatment Certification Practice Test

(TTC) Trauma Treatment Certification Practice Test

TTC Treatment Planning and Therapeutic Approaches 4