Understanding Assessments
The first step in the problem-solving process when working with clients.
What is Assessment?
Mental Health Professionals continually seek to create this within a therapeutic relationship.
What is an empathetic and safe environment?
Addictive Disorders Screen.
What is the ADS-7?
A type of communication used within counselling during the change process.
What is motivational interviewing?
Name, Living Arrangements, Age, Martial Status, Education, Work History, and Medical History are examples of this type of information.
What is basic information (for collection during assessment process) ?
This consideration is taken when approaching any clients during the assessment process.
What is the whole person approach/model?
Client who do not follow through due to immediate diagnosis or identification of solutions.
What are ghost clients?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
The 'DSM' in DSM-5.
What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders?
A type of communication skill that helps mental health professionals relate and understand the client's needs.
What is empathy?
Medical, Psychological, Recreational, Social, Educational, and Vocational.
What are areas of client functioning?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Absolutely essential during the assessment process.
What is client involvement?
Used before administering assessment tools or informal assessments.
What are interpersonal and counselling skills?
The collection of points to help determine the severity of an addiction or compulsive behavior through screening tools.
What is a scoring method?
the more practice and coaching you have from an experienced clinician the more tacit skills you will develop
What is experience?
'Is the client eligible for services?' is a question to uncover this type of challenge.
What is environmental challenges?
Assessments always include this type of approach when building client resources and plans.
What is the strength-based approach?
Special luxury of empathizing without needing to respond personally or actively to client's behavior.
What is relative detachment?
ADIS Screening Instrument.
What is the Adolescent Drug Involvement Scale?
When we remove personal feelings and opinions pertaining to a client?
What is detachment?
'What kinds of assistance can the family/support persons give?' is a question to find out this for the client.
What is informal support groups (for the client)?
Assessments always involves this type of discussion with clients.
What is making judgements
The type of response to a client without providing a clinical response.
What is responding to individual's (client's) feelings and concerns?
The screening tool used to determine self-actualization, self-esteem, social needs, safety needs, and basic needs.
What is (Maslow's) Hiearchy of Needs?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Completing a detailed biopsychosocial clinical assessment, using effective screening tools, clinical measures, and clinical referring materials.
What is clinical rigor?
All resources need to be assessed for their availability, adequacy, ___________ , acceptability and accessibility?
What is appropriateness?