Why It Matters
This is the primary reason outcome measures are used in mental health services.
What is measuring client progress?
This tool is commonly used to measure depression symptoms in youth.
What is the PHQ-A?
Outcome measures should be connected to these.
What are treatment goals and objectives?
Anxiety score changes from 16 to 10. The trend is ________.
What is improvement?
Outcome measures should be administered at intake and at this later point.
Due dates listed on student list.
Outcome measures help demonstrate this requirement for continued services.
What is medical necessity?
This tool measures anxiety symptoms.
What is the GAD-7?
A good objective should be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and this.
What is time-bound?
Depression score changes from 8 to 18. The trend is ________.
What is worsening symptoms?
Outcome measures provide evidence to support this in documentation.
What is progress toward goals?
These individuals often want objective evidence that treatment is working.
Who are families, schools, funders, auditors, or insurance providers?
This tool is commonly used to assess ADHD symptoms.
What is the Vanderbilt Assessment?
A client's PHQ-A decreases from 18 to 8. This indicates this type of change.
What is improvement?
Scores of 12, 12, 11, 12 represent this pattern.
What is little or no change?
This is a common audit finding when outcome measures are collected but never reviewed.
What is failure to use data in treatment planning?
When symptoms worsen on an outcome measure, clinicians should do this.
What is review and adjust the treatment plan?
This tool helps assess strengths and needs across multiple life domains. This is helpful in applying for Ohio Rise.
What is the CANS?
If scores remain unchanged for several months, staff should consider this.
What is modifying interventions or reassessing treatment needs?
A student reports feeling better, but outcome scores worsen. Staff should do this.
What is further assess and gather additional information?
The best documentation links outcome measures to this.
What are treatment interventions and goals?
Outcome measures complement this important clinical skill.
What is clinical judgment?
This tool screens for emotional and behavioral concerns in children. We are required to use this for every student.
What is the PSC-35?
Outcome measures help determine when this treatment phase may be appropriate.
What is discharge or step-down services?
A student's symptoms improve but school attendance decreases. This suggests staff should examine this.
What are multiple data sources and functioning areas?
True or False: Collecting outcome measures is enough even if they are never discussed or used.
What is False?