Question 1

Unlike symptom based plans,clinical treatment plans are based solidly in theory and include client perspective,which includes ____________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  client long-term plans 
B)  client reflection on the past and the relationship to the problem 
C)  agreement to, and concern about, the plan 
D)  the problem in emotional rather than operational terms 
A)  client long-term plans 
B)  client reflection on the past and the relationship to the problem 
C)  agreement to, and concern about, the plan 
D)  the problem in emotional rather than operational terms C

Question 2

Which of the following is the best example of a measurable goal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Client will increase sobriety. 
B)  Client will increase sobriety over a period of 6 months. 
C)  Client will sustain sobriety for a period of 6 months. 
D)  Client will demonstrate sobriety. 
A)  Client will increase sobriety. 
B)  Client will increase sobriety over a period of 6 months. 
C)  Client will sustain sobriety for a period of 6 months. 
D)  Client will demonstrate sobriety. C

Question 3

Third party payers often require goals to be "measurable",which means _____________ _______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the counselor and client will know when the goals is achieved 
B)  the client can demonstrate improvement in functioning 
C)  symptom reduction 
D)  they are able to be measured on a standardized scale 
A)  the counselor and client will know when the goals is achieved 
B)  the client can demonstrate improvement in functioning 
C)  symptom reduction 
D)  they are able to be measured on a standardized scale A

Question 4

Counselors are responsible to choose a theory and techniques which best fit the client and the situation,and to develop a treatment plan that does all of the following,EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  is consistent with the counselor's world view. 
B)  considers the evidence base. 
C)  considers client demographics. 
D)  is consistent with a specific theory. 
A)  is consistent with the counselor's world view. 
B)  considers the evidence base. 
C)  considers client demographics. 
D)  is consistent with a specific theory.

Question 5

Writing client goals is challenging because it requires the counselor to conceptualize the interplay between all of the following factors EXCEPT: ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the diagnosis 
B)  the presenting problem 
C)  personal and relational dynamics 
D)  psychiatric symptoms 
A)  the diagnosis 
B)  the presenting problem 
C)  personal and relational dynamics 
D)  psychiatric symptoms

Question 6

The first and often the most difficult step in treatment planning is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Writing a theory-specific case conceptualization. 
B)  Deciding the techniques to be used to address client goals. 
C)  Using your own experiences to conceptualize treatment. 
D)  Identifying a formula which can help reduce the need for critical thinking and reflection. 
A)  Writing a theory-specific case conceptualization. 
B)  Deciding the techniques to be used to address client goals. 
C)  Using your own experiences to conceptualize treatment. 
D)  Identifying a formula which can help reduce the need for critical thinking and reflection.

Question 7

Initial phase client goals should involve all of the following EXCEPT: _________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  stabilizing crisis symptoms 
B)  managing child, dependent adult, or elder abuse issues 
C)  addressing substance and alcohol abuse issues 
D)  making a note to address self-harming behaviors at a later time 
A)  stabilizing crisis symptoms 
B)  managing child, dependent adult, or elder abuse issues 
C)  addressing substance and alcohol abuse issues 
D)  making a note to address self-harming behaviors at a later time

Question 8

Symptom based treatment plans are developed from the medical model and focus on symptoms,making them relevant to the medical community but limiting ________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the client's ability to understand diagnosis 
B)  counselors from conceptualizing treatment in useful ways 
C)  development of a step-by-step plan 
D)  counselors to using more relevant methods. 
A)  the client's ability to understand diagnosis 
B)  counselors from conceptualizing treatment in useful ways 
C)  development of a step-by-step plan 
D)  counselors to using more relevant methods.

Question 9

Two tasks that are almost always present in the initial phase of treatment are ________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  assigning a diagnosis and providing referrals 
B)  establishing a therapeutic relationship and clarifying boundaries 
C)  establishing a therapeutic relationship and assessing individual, family, and social dynamics 
D)  providing a diagnosis and assessing individual, family, and social dynamics 
A)  assigning a diagnosis and providing referrals 
B)  establishing a therapeutic relationship and clarifying boundaries 
C)  establishing a therapeutic relationship and assessing individual, family, and social dynamics 
D)  providing a diagnosis and assessing individual, family, and social dynamics

Question 10

List and describe two differences between symptom-based treatment plans and clinical treatment plans.

Accepted Answer

Symptom-based treatment plans focus on a

Question 11

Why is it important for clinicians to write a theory-specific case conceptualization?

Accepted Answer

It is important for clinicians to write

Question 12

The primary treatment task of the working phase is ________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  establishing a therapeutic relationship 
B)  assessing the system 
C)  implementing interventions 
D)  monitoring the quality of the therapeutic relationship 
A)  establishing a therapeutic relationship 
B)  assessing the system 
C)  implementing interventions 
D)  monitoring the quality of the therapeutic relationship

Question 13

What are some key differences between initial phase client goals and working-phase client goals?

Accepted Answer

In the context of therapy, counseling, o

Question 14

Where do interventions come from?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intervention come from collaboration between the client and counselor. 
B)  Interventions come from the third party payer or agency for which the counselor works. 
C)  Interventions come from the treatment plan. 
D)  Interventions come directly from the counselor's theory. 
A)  Intervention come from collaboration between the client and counselor. 
B)  Interventions come from the third party payer or agency for which the counselor works. 
C)  Interventions come from the treatment plan. 
D)  Interventions come directly from the counselor's theory.

Question 15

Once the counselor has conceptualized a treatment plan and identified counseling tasks and client goals,the counselor then ______________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  identifies useful interventions 
B)  identifies client actions that lead to the problem 
C)  determines if working with client is within the scope of practice 
D)  writes an assessment for submission to the third party payer 
A)  identifies useful interventions 
B)  identifies client actions that lead to the problem 
C)  determines if working with client is within the scope of practice 
D)  writes an assessment for submission to the third party payer

Question 16

The primary function of client goals in the working phase is to address ____________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  crisis issues and stabilize crisis symptoms 
B)  dynamics that create and/or sustain client symptoms or problems 
C)  the global issues which move the client toward greater heath 
D)  monitoring the quality of the therapeutic relationship 
A)  crisis issues and stabilize crisis symptoms 
B)  dynamics that create and/or sustain client symptoms or problems 
C)  the global issues which move the client toward greater heath 
D)  monitoring the quality of the therapeutic relationship

Question 17

Which of the following statements best describes the value of the goal writing worksheet?

Accepted Answer

A)  It combines key elements from the client's description of the problem and findings from the case conceptualization to help the counselor identify key dynamics that can be targeted for change. 
B)  It combines key elements from the clinical treatment plan to help the counselor identify key dynamics that can be targeted for change. 
C)  It combines key elements from the counselor's diagnosis of the client problem finding from the research on the diagnosis to help the counselor identify key dynamics that can be targeted for change. 
D)  It combines key elements from the counselor's theory and the client's description of the problem to help the counselor identify key dynamics that can be targeted for change. 
A)  It combines key elements from the client's description of the problem and findings from the case conceptualization to help the counselor identify key dynamics that can be targeted for change. 
B)  It combines key elements from the clinical treatment plan to help the counselor identify key dynamics that can be targeted for change. 
C)  It combines key elements from the counselor's diagnosis of the client problem finding from the research on the diagnosis to help the counselor identify key dynamics that can be targeted for change. 
D)  It combines key elements from the counselor's theory and the client's description of the problem to help the counselor identify key dynamics that can be targeted for change.

Question 18

The counselor need not address diversity issues with each treatment task,as long as diversity is addressed by some tasks in the working phase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Unlike symptom based goals which do not describe what the counselor will do,working phase clinical goals address the theoretical conceptualization that will directly guide _______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the therapist's theoretical perspective 
B)  client actions 
C)  symptom reduction 
D)  the treatment plan 
A)  the therapist's theoretical perspective 
B)  client actions 
C)  symptom reduction 
D)  the treatment plan

Question 20

Clinical treatment plans consist of ___________,___________,and __________ phases of treatment.

Accepted Answer

A)  first; second; third 
B)  beginning; middle; end 
C)  initial; working; closing 
D)  primary, middle; ending 
A)  first; second; third 
B)  beginning; middle; end 
C)  initial; working; closing 
D)  primary, middle; ending

Unlike symptom based plans,clinical treatment plans are based solidly in theory and include client perspective,which includes ____________________________.

Which of the following is the best example of a measurable goal?

Third party payers often require goals to be "measurable",which means _ ___________.

Counselors are responsible to choose a theory and techniques which best fit the client and the situation,and to develop a treatment plan that does all of the following,EXCEPT:

Writing client goals is challenging because it requires the counselor to conceptualize the interplay between all of the following factors EXCEPT: ______________________.

The first and often the most difficult step in treatment planning is which of the following?

Initial phase client goals should involve all of the following EXCEPT: _________________________.

Symptom based treatment plans are developed from the medical model and focus on symptoms,making them relevant to the medical community but limiting ________________________________.

Two tasks that are almost always present in the initial phase of treatment are ________________________________.

List and describe two differences between symptom-based treatment plans and clinical treatment plans.

Why is it important for clinicians to write a theory-specific case conceptualization?

The primary treatment task of the working phase is ________________________.

What are some key differences between initial phase client goals and working-phase client goals?

Where do interventions come from?

Once the counselor has conceptualized a treatment plan and identified counseling tasks and client goals,the counselor then ______________________________.

The primary function of client goals in the working phase is to address ____________________________.

Which of the following statements best describes the value of the goal writing worksheet?

The counselor need not address diversity issues with each treatment task,as long as diversity is addressed by some tasks in the working phase.

Unlike symptom based goals which do not describe what the counselor will do,working phase clinical goals address the theoretical conceptualization that will directly guide _______________________.

Clinical treatment plans consist of _____,_,and ______ phases of treatment.

Counseling Theory, Competency, Research, and You: Connecting the Dots

Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Counseling and Psychotherapy

Jungian Analytic Psychology

Adlerian Individual Counseling

Person-Centered Counseling and Psychotherapy

Existential Counseling and Psychotherapy

Gestalt Counseling and Psychotherapy

Foundational Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches

Evidence-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches: Dialectic Behavior Therapy and Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Systemic Family Counseling and Therapy

Solution-Based Approaches

Narrative and Collaborative Approaches

Feminist and Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy

Introduction to Theoretical Integration

Integrative Case Conceptualization

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Exam 2: Treatment Planning

Unlike symptom based plans,clinical treatment plans are based solidly in theory and include client perspective,which includes ____________________________.

Which of the following is the best example of a measurable goal?

Third party payers often require goals to be "measurable",which means _____________ _______________________.

Counselors are responsible to choose a theory and techniques which best fit the client and the situation,and to develop a treatment plan that does all of the following,EXCEPT:

Writing client goals is challenging because it requires the counselor to conceptualize the interplay between all of the following factors EXCEPT: ______________________.

The first and often the most difficult step in treatment planning is which of the following?

Initial phase client goals should involve all of the following EXCEPT: _________________________.

Symptom based treatment plans are developed from the medical model and focus on symptoms,making them relevant to the medical community but limiting ________________________________.

Two tasks that are almost always present in the initial phase of treatment are ________________________________.

List and describe two differences between symptom-based treatment plans and clinical treatment plans.

Why is it important for clinicians to write a theory-specific case conceptualization?

The primary treatment task of the working phase is ________________________.

What are some key differences between initial phase client goals and working-phase client goals?

Where do interventions come from?

Once the counselor has conceptualized a treatment plan and identified counseling tasks and client goals,the counselor then ______________________________.

The primary function of client goals in the working phase is to address ____________________________.

Which of the following statements best describes the value of the goal writing worksheet?

The counselor need not address diversity issues with each treatment task,as long as diversity is addressed by some tasks in the working phase.

Unlike symptom based goals which do not describe what the counselor will do,working phase clinical goals address the theoretical conceptualization that will directly guide _______________________.

Clinical treatment plans consist of ___________,___________,and __________ phases of treatment.

Counseling Theory, Competency, Research, and You: Connecting the Dots

Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Counseling and Psychotherapy

Jungian Analytic Psychology

Adlerian Individual Counseling

Person-Centered Counseling and Psychotherapy

Existential Counseling and Psychotherapy

Gestalt Counseling and Psychotherapy

Foundational Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches

Evidence-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches: Dialectic Behavior Therapy and Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Systemic Family Counseling and Therapy

Solution-Based Approaches

Narrative and Collaborative Approaches

Feminist and Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy

Introduction to Theoretical Integration

Integrative Case Conceptualization

Filters

Third party payers often require goals to be "measurable",which means _ ___________.

Clinical treatment plans consist of _____,_,and ______ phases of treatment.