Deck 7: Assessment, Formulation and Goal Setting

Question 1

Technology-assisted assessment:

A)Is too impersonal to be used in clinical work.
B)Has no advantages over in-person interviews.
C)Is very time consuming.
D)Can provide both the client and clinician with immediate feedback.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Germaine has been referred to the school counselor because of his angry outbursts in class. Bertrand wants to know what situations set off Germaine's anger. He can best assess that by:

A)Asking the teachers what they think is causing Germaine's behavior.
B)Observing Germaine's behavior on the playground.
C)Observing Germaine in a lab where there is a one-way mirror, and watching him interact with other children.
D)Conducting a formal lifespace observation in the classroom.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Daniella is conducting an assessment of Petra. Daniella has a list of topics that she wants to be sure she covers during the initial assessment conversation. Daniella is using:

A)An unstructured interview.
B)A semi-structured interview.
C)A structured interview.
D)Formal observation.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What are SOAP notes and how are they different from the clinical record?

Question 5

The DSM 5 provides a questionnaire of some cultural issues to consider before diagnosing "disorders". This includes the cultural identity of the individual, cultural explanations of the individual's behavior and the cultural elements in the clinical relationship. This is called:

A)The Cultural Formulation Interview
B)The Cultural Relativism Interview
C)The Cultural Universalism Interview
D)The Culture-bound Syndrome Checklist

Question 6

Donna says she wants to overcome her shyness. The clinician asks her to give some specific examples of the ways she would behave differently if they were effective in their work together. The clinician and Donna are:

A)Partializing.
B)Prioritizing.
C)Defining objectives.
D)Contracting.

Question 7

The clinical record includes:

A)Assessment data
B)Formulation
C)Treatment plans
D)HIPAA documentation
E)All of the above

Question 8

Discuss 4 guidelines that clinicians should follow in assessment interviewing.

Question 9

Assessment should focus on:

A)Individual problems and difficulties.
B)Cultural strengths.
C)Environmental supports.
D)Societal factors that may hinder the client's problem-solving abilities.
E)All of the above

Question 10

Discuss the difference between the process of assessment and the content of assessment. Give examples of some of the questions that would be asked at each level.

Question 11

HIPAA requires all of the following EXCEPT:

A)That detailed psychotherapy notes be a part of the clinical record.
B)That clients have access to their clinical record if they request it.
C)The clinician must be sure that those people, including agency and office staff, who come in contact with the clinical record be trained about how to handle confidential information.
D)That the clinical record should be kept for a period of 7 years.

Question 12

Brothers Sam, age 7, and Ben, age 9, are always fighting. The clinician Ali decides to observe the interactions between Sam and his brother Ben at home. She notes the antecedents and consequences of their fights. Ali asked her colleague, Veronica, to observe Sam and Ben at the same time. There was a high rate of agreement in what they observed. From this we can say that there was a high rate of:

A)Validity.
B)Test-retest reliability.
C)Inter-rater reliability.
D)Diagnostic reliability.

Question 13

List five principles that clinicians should follow when setting goals for clinical work.

Question 14

List three advantages of using technology-assisted assessment.

Question 15

The methods of assessment include interviews, observations, testing and:

A)Review of life records.
B)Contracting.
C)Partializing.
D)Case formulation.