Client Care
Staff Specialties
Industry Pratices
Game Changers
100

Studies conducted in the last decade show that people with mental health and/or addiction disorders die at a ________ age than those in the general population.

Younger

100

True or Fals

By way of role definition, a counselor is a person with significant life-altering experience. This is also referred to as "lived experience". These specialists support individuals with struggles pertaining to mental health, psychological trauma or substance use.

False.

A Certified Peer Support Specialist

C

100

Integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture, and preferences is known as?

Evidenced Based

100

Class Action Lawsuit that transformed the Child Serving System in Arizona.  Adopted the CFT model and Arizona's 12 Guiding Principals

J.K. v. Humble
(originally filed as J.K. v. Eden)

200

The majority of medical problems seen in primary care practices are undeniably linked with...

Behaviors

Mental health and behavioral health are sometimes used interchangeably, we conceptualize them as different constructs.

Behavioral health applies to patients whose primary diagnosis is somatic and whose psychological symptoms, if present, are subclinical and related to the primary diagnosis.

Mental health applies when the focus of treatment is psychiatric; there may or may not be an accompanying medical condition.

200

A ___________/___________ finds solutions based on practical rather than theoretical considerations. Connects clients to resources in the community. Teaches and helps develop life skills.  Helps navigate various child serving systems.

Case Manager/Counselor

200

The systematic coordination of general and behavioral healthcare.

Integrated care

Integrating mental health, substance abuse, and primary care services produces the best outcomes and proves the most effective approach to caring for people with multiple healthcare needs.

200

What Act has these 3 primary goals:

  • Make affordable health insurance available to more people. The law provides consumers with subsidies (“premium tax credits”) that lower costs for households with incomes between 100% and 400% of the federal poverty level.
  • Expand the Medicaid program to cover all adults with income below 138% of the federal poverty level. (Not all states have expanded their Medicaid programs.)
  • Support innovative medical care delivery methods designed to lower the costs of health care generally.

Affordable Care Act of 2010

300

Numerous studies have demonstrated that the benefits of integrated care are? (Name 3).


  1. Improve access to mental health care
  2. Enhance quality of care
  3. Decrease health care costs
  4. Improve overall health
  5. Decrease the burden on primary care providers (PCPs)
  6. Improve PCPs' ability to address patients' mental health needs
300

What are Behavioral Health Technicians?

Behavioral health technicians help doctors and nurses by carrying out treatment plans for people with behavioral problems. These professionals usually hold either a certificate or an associate's degree in mental health technology or psychiatric technology. Licensure or certification is sometimes required.

300

This allows candidates who hold an out-of-state license to earn a license in a receiving state, subject to meeting state-specific requirements.

Licensure Reciprocity

300

Considered to be the father of psychiatry.

Greatest contributions to psychology was talk therapy, the notion that simply talking about our problems can help alleviate them

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)

400

What are Risk and Protective Factors?

400

One of the major functions of this professional is to be an advocate for the client and systematic improvements in Behavioral Health.

Social Worker

400

System typically used exclusively to document “medical treatment”.

and

Adopted in integrated settings to document treatment that is not limited to medical treatment. 

(2 answers)



Electronic Medical Record (EMR): Typically used exclusively for “medical treatment”.

Electronic Health Record (EHR): Adopted in integrated settings that are not limited to medical treatment


400

Her efforts on behalf of the mentally ill and prisoners helped create dozens of new institutions across the United States and in Europe and changed people's perceptions of these populations.

Dorothea Lynde Dix (1802-1887)

500

________________ is a way of thinking and doing things that sees the people using health and social services as equal partners in planning, developing and monitoring care to make sure it meets their needs.

Person-Centered Care

500

Jan comes into your office and reports significant shifts in mood.  Client shared that she has tried adjusting her diet and sleeping patterns.  Client reports having a regular workout routine and denies any recent stressors.  Client reports that she has extreme moments of happiness and shift to sadness or worry.  What behavioral professional would you explore with client.

Psychiatrist 

Nurse Practicioner

Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to diagnosing, preventing, and treating mental disorders.[1][2] These include various maladaptations related to mood, behavior, cognition, and perceptions.

500

What is The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA)?

The Privacy Rule, or Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information, establishes national standards for the protection of certain health information.

-Storage and security safeguards must be in place

-System used must meet regulatory guidelines

500

The introduction of this treatment intervention, allowed more people struggling with mental illness to live in the community with their family.

Psychiatrist

600

Name one Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) standard.

Governance, Leadership, and Workforce

1.  Train staff in CLAS

2.  Recruit a workforce representative of community served

2.  Create and support a designated CLAS position

Communication and Language Assistance

1.  Offer comprehensive language assistance services

2.  Require interpreters’ skills to be certified or assessed

3.  Use advanced technology for interpretation services

Engagement, Continuous Improvement, and Accountability

1.  Improve collection of race, ethnicity, and language data

2.  Conduct organizational assessments

3.  Incorporate CLAS into mission, vision, and strategic plans

600

Your adolescent client is struggling in school. There are some concerns regarding the client's cognitive and emotional development.  What professional would you refer your client to?

School Pscychologist:

Apply psychological principles and techniques to education disorders and developmental disorders. They may address student learning and behavioral problems; design and implement performance plans, and evaluate performances; and counsel students and families. They also may consult with other school-based professionals to suggest improvements to teaching, learning, and administrative strategies.

600

True or False

Progress Notes are granted special protection under HIPAA due to the likelihood that they contain particularly sensitive information.


False

1. Psychotherapy notes are granted special protection under HIPAA due to the likelihood that they contain particularly sensitive information.

2. Progress notes are limited to medication information, modality and frequency of treatment, and a summary of diagnosis, functional status, symptoms, prognosis, and progress to date. Unlike psychotherapy notes, these notes are part of the medical record.

Release of Information (Required) to share client's record.

600

A former patient who was institutionalized for three years. He led national and international efforts to improve institutional care, challenge the stigma of mental illness, and promote mental health. His efforts resulted in a major shift in attitudes toward mental illness.

Founded what is known as Mental Health America.

Clifford Beer

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