New Client
The number of days you have to contact a new client once they have been assigned to you.
What is 1-2 days?
What is major depressive disorder?
MSE stands for
What is mental status exam?
True or false: the quarterly review is due every 90 days
True
ISP stands for
What is individualized service plan?
Things you should review during the first in-person contact
What is your contact information, meeting days/times, safety planning, ISP, etc.
What is schizophrenia?
The timeframe in which daily progress notes should be entered
What is within 24 hours?
True or false: the quarterly review should be completed with the client.
True
True or false: Discharge planning is supposed to happen towards the end of the client's services.
False, discharge planning starts from the beginning of services. The idea is for the client to meet their goals and discharge back into the community with improved independence and stability, when possible.
Examples of boundaries and expectations for new clients
Calling, leaving a voice message, if texting is okay, hours of availability, drug/alochol use before/during session, appropriate linkages into the community, etc.
Rapid speech, impulsivity, irritability, angry outbursts, overspending, gambling, risky sexual behaviors, goal-directed, less need for sleep, elevated mood.
What is mania?
BIRP stands for
What is behavior (MSE), intervention (what you did), response (how the client responded), and plan (the plan for the next session)?
True or false: the quarterly review should only be written in the client's words
False, you should also include your observations for each objective in addition to the client's feelings on their individual progress.
SMART stands for
specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound
This is REQUIRED before communicating with anyone the client may be involved with.
What is a release of information?
Flashbacks, nightmares, irritability, angry outbursts, hypervigilance, etc.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder?
Provide an example of how to word an intervention for taking a client to the doctor's office.
The purpose of the quarterly review is to
What is review the client's progress towards their treatment plan and justify the continued need for services?
Provide an example of a SMART objective.
Any example that is specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound.
People who should be notified that a client has started skill building services
What is the case manager, psychiatrist/med prescriber, ALF, PSR, PCP, therapist, or any other provider where there is a signed release of information.
Characterized by symptoms of schizophrenia and a mood disorder
What is schizoaffective disorder?
Provide an example of an intervention related to monitoring a client for increased/worsening mental health symptoms
Any response that includes buzz word monitored.
Things to be included in the new information section
What is any changes in medical or behavioral health symptoms, dates, of appointments and participation with other providers, incidents or hospitalizations.
Provide an example of an objective that is NOT a SMART objective.
Any example that is NOT specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound.