Multiple Choice
1. Deinstitutionalization directly led to which change in the planning and implementation of treatment plans:
a.
More reasonable goals
b.
Family involvement in the process
c.
The mixture of therapy and more effective drugs
d.
Less involvement in planning by the treating professional
2. As regards the treatment plan, if no complications are foreseen, a review should be conducted ____________after
initial creation.
a.
14 days
b.
30 days
c.
60 days
d.
90 days
d
Creating the Treatment or Service Plan
3. The DSM diagnostic section of the treatment plan is meant to be filled in:
a.
b.
c.
d.
c
Creating the Treatment or Service Plan
4. Treatment-related issues that people encounter due to the difficulties of life situations—those not related to mental
illness—are found in the ______ section of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.
a.
E-Codes
b.
“Other Conditions that May be a Focus of Clinical Attention”
c.
Index
d.
Diagnosis
b
Creating the Treatment or Service Plan
5. When assessing for strengths in all clients, particularly children, it is highly useful to present them with:
a.
Choice
b.
Prompts
c.
Open-ended questions
d.
Verbal and nonverbal cues
a
How to Identify the Client’s Strengths
6. A hobby:
a.
Has only a superficial connection to strengths
b
Involving the Client and the Family
b.
According to most experts, should remain just that: a pleasurable pastime
c.
Is a legitimate area for strength-based assessment
d.
Is not strongly linked to treatment; however, it is a good segue into deeper areas of strength assessment
7. Which of the following is not a question that might typically be asked in a client’s strength assessment?
a.
“What’s your turtle’s name?”
b.
“If you could spend Saturday afternoon with any member of your family, who would it be?”
c.
“What TV programs do you watch with your friends Tony and Alfredo?”
d.
“Having not succeeded as you would have liked to at pottery, would you be interested in painting?”
d
How to Identify the Client’s Strengths
8. Lack of resources, culture, language, and mental illness all constitute potential ______________ to achieving goals.
a.
Impediments
b.
Obstacles
c.
Barriers
d.
Limitations
c
Understanding Barriers
9. Lack of resources as a barrier to goal achievement would constitute all of the following except:
a.
The client only possesses sneakers and t-shirts
b.
The client’s level of English is insufficient for job interviews
c.
The client owns an old automobile; however, he cannot afford insurance
d.
The single-parent client wishes to work but cannot afford childcare
b
Understanding Barriers
10. Intellectual Disability is most likely to affect which part of the service plan?
a.
Follow through
b.
Conception
c.
Signing
d.
Planning
a
Understanding Barriers
Subjective Short Answer
11. List 2 goals for a client that has become unemployed and is in danger of loosing the family apartment.
Answers will vary
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12. Name 3 common barriers that can prevent a case manager from fully understanding a client.
Answers will vary
c
How to Identify the Client’s Strengths
13. What are 3 areas that a case manager might look to find strengths?
Essay
14. Using blank Treatment/Goal Plan, prepare a plan for the following person:
Joe is a 48 year old married father of 4. He recently lost his job of 15 years. His wife works and
the children are doing well in school. He is mildly depressed. Joe has a number of contacts in
the community and regularly volunteers at the food bank. He has deep concerns about being
able to support his family though his wife’s salary will cover some of the bills. Joe tells you that
his father was unemployed and he grew up in poverty. Joe would like to find work ASAP and is
willing to work at anything. However, he has a college degree that makes him over qualified for
most jobs.