Group Facilitator Training

Co-Facilitation

100

What should you and your facilitator do after a group session?

Debrief

Bonus 100: What do you personally think would be a useful debrief topic? 

200

True or false: The administrative code states that only female-male co-facilitation is permitted. 

False. Male-female co-facilitation teams recommended, but also two women can co-facilitate together. Two men cannot co-facilitate together.

Group Dynamics

100

True or False: If you know how to do an individual session then you know how to conduct groups.

False: While many skills used in individual counseling are useful in group sessions, group work requires a special set of skills and processes. 

Challenging

100

True or False: Letting clients vent in length about the frustrations with the system and their partner is cathartic.

False! Not only is it not cathartic, it can reinforce other group's members blaming of their partners.

IDHS Code

100

Truth or False: Pastoral counseling is recommended in conjunction with PAIP services as it's culturally sensitive 

False: The IDHS protocol indicates pastoral counseling is an inappropriate model

Bonus 100: Why do you think that is?

200

True or False: Working with the criminal justice and child welfare is recommended, but optional for PAIP programs.

False: PAIPs must work in collaboration with criminal justice and child welfare agencies.

300

Name 3 pieces of information collected at intake: 

1) Obtaining general identification and demographic data:

A) Date of screening;

B) Age;

C) Race/ethnicity;

D) Address;

E) Telephone number;

F) Marital status;

G) Number of children;

H) Educational level;

I) Employment;

J) Income; and

K) History of military service/law enforcement.

400

If a client has a substance abuse disorder, and refuses treatment, can they be denied PAIP services? 

Participants who refuse substance abuse treatment must not be refused service by the PAIP, unless substance use impairs a participant's ability to benefit from PAIP services.  

500

If a client is deemed inappropriate for PAIP services due to not being able to participate appropriate due to being under the influence in group, what recommendations should the assessor make? 

In this case, PAIPs must refer the participant to the referral source and criteria for re-entry into PAIP.

HIPPA & Mental Health Code

100

True or false: The counselor has a DUTY TO WARN. 

True, Duty to warn/protect means that there are situations where a counselor may need to break confidentiality to help protect someone from serious harm or kill someone. 

200

Is HIPPA a federal or state law? 

HIPAA is a federal law

300

True or False: The Illinois Mental Health Code requires counselors to obtain a valid release of information signed by the client in order to disclose client information.

True

400

How would you explain HIPPA to a client? 

HIPPA helps protect the privacy of your health information. It sets rules about when your information can be used or shared and gives you certain rights over your records.

500

Name at least 3 essential pieces of information needed for a release of information

 (b) Every consent form shall be in writing and shall specify the following:
        (1) the person or agency to whom disclosure is to be made;

        (2) the purpose for which disclosure is to be made;
        (3) the nature of the information to be disclosed;
        (4) the right to inspect and copy the information to be disclosed;

    (5) the consequences of a refusal to consent, if any; and
        (6) the calendar date on which the consent expires, provided that if no calendar date is stated, information may be released only on the day the consent form is received by the therapist; and

        (7) the right to revoke the consent at any time.