Chapter 15 Treatment Planning

Chapter 15  Treatment Planning

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Sample Questions

The type of treatment planning the vast majority of MFTs must complete in order to receive third-party payment and, arguably, to maintain standard practice of care in the 21st century is derived from which of the following?
Treatment model
Theory model
Factious model
Medical model

ANS: D
REF: A Brief History of Mental Health Treatment Planning (p. 582)

Which of the following treatment plan focuses solely on clients’ medical symptoms?
Diagnosis-based treatment plans
Symptom-based treatment plans
Theory-based treatment plans
Outcome-based treatment plans

ANS: B
REF: A Brief History of Mental Health Treatment Planning (p. 582)

Clinical treatment plans provide a straightforward, comprehensive overview of treatment. Which of the following is NOT a part of clinical treatment plans?
Therapeutic tasks
Client goals
Interventions
Therapist perspective

ANS: D
REF: Clinical Treatment Plans (p. 583)

According to the author, therapeutic tasks serve what primary purpose in a treatment plan?
To inform the client of what they need to do for therapy to be successful
To satisfy third party payers
To help the therapist fully conceptualize their tasks
To guide people unfamiliar with therapy along

ANS: C
REF: Writing Useful Therapeutic Tasks (p. 585)

Which of the following would be considered an initial phase therapeutic task?
Monitoring the working alliance
Establish a therapeutic relationship
Developing aftercare plans
Completing treatment goals

ANS: B
REF: Writing Useful Therapeutic Tasks (p. 585-586)

For each treatment task, you should also note how you will address diversity issues such as culture, race, sexual orientation, and gender orientation. Which of the following examples might be a way to address diversity in treatment tasks?
Use of humor with teens
Use of personalismo with Hispanic/Latino clients
Inclusion of spirituality and religious resources
All of the above

ANS: D
REF: Writing Useful Therapeutic Tasks (p. 586-587)

Increasing the frequency of social interaction and reengagement in music, sports, and hobbies to reduce the severity of depressed mood is an example of which of the following?
A therapeutic task
Joining
A goal
An assessment

ANS: C
REF: Writing Useful Client Goals (p. 590)