Deck 13: Assertive Community Treatment: An Evidence-Based Practice and Its Continuing Evolution

Question 1

Assertive Community Treatment is an evidence-based practice.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The recommended size of a multidisciplinary ACT team is

A)5-10 staff to 50 clients
B)15 staff to 30 clients
C)10-12 staff to 100 clients
D)20-25 staff to 100 clients
E)there are no specific recommendations for staff-to-client ratios with ACT

Answer 2

10-12 staff to 100 clients

Question 3

ACT has been shown to be effective with

A)eating disorders
B)veterans
C)depression
D)young children
E)prison inmates

Answer 3

veterans

Question 4

A small staff-to-consumer caseload is an example of which broad category of ACT?

A)administrative
B)clinical
C)fidelity
D)structural
E)case management

Question 5

ACT has often been referred to as

A)case management
B)institutionalization
C)fidelity model
D)court-mandated reform
E)hospital without walls

Question 6

A goal of ACT is to

A)assist adult patients with SMI maintain the gains they achieved on inpatient units when they were discharged
B)focus on the environment, not the client
C)bring the consumer to treatment services in order to increase treatment compliance
D)increase the availability of inpatient care
E)step-down to less intensive care for clients

Question 7

ACT programs are not cost-effective.

Question 8

ACT should not be combined with other treatment modalities.

Question 9

To protect client confidentiality, ACT team members do not intervene with the families of clients.

Question 10

Fidelity to the ACT model is a requirement when using it with the homeless population.

Question 11

ACT has been listed by the National Institute of Mental Health as a recommended treatment for schizophrenia.

Question 12

ACT services are delivered by a mobile team.

Question 13

Match either the component or core service of ACT with its description.

-Core ACT Service

A)Illness management and recovery or ->recreational and leisure planning
B)Client-centered services
C)Flexible service delivery
D)Fidelity to the ACT model
E)Recreational and leisure planning or ->illness management and recovery

Question 14

Match either the component or core service of ACT with its description.

-Clinical Core Component

A)Illness management and recovery or ->recreational and leisure planning
B)Client-centered services
C)Flexible service delivery
D)Fidelity to the ACT model
E)Recreational and leisure planning or ->illness management and recovery

Question 15

Match either the component or core service of ACT with its description.

-Structural Core Component

A)Illness management and recovery or ->recreational and leisure planning
B)Client-centered services
C)Flexible service delivery
D)Fidelity to the ACT model
E)Recreational and leisure planning or ->illness management and recovery

Question 16

Match either the component or core service of ACT with its description.

-Administrative Core Component

A)Illness management and recovery or ->recreational and leisure planning
B)Client-centered services
C)Flexible service delivery
D)Fidelity to the ACT model
E)Recreational and leisure planning or ->illness management and recovery

Question 17

Match either the component or core service of ACT with its description.

-Core ACT Service

A)Illness management and recovery or ->recreational and leisure planning
B)Client-centered services
C)Flexible service delivery
D)Fidelity to the ACT model
E)Recreational and leisure planning or ->illness management and recovery