Engagement
To achieve engagement, you have to begin with this...
You have to begin with preparation
What does assessment focus on?
Gathering information on the client.
What are some possible intervention approaches?
Behavioral approaches, family intervention, group therapy and/or self help groups, program development, etc.
What is a good asset to evaluation?
The social worker has to do this in order to begin work with the client...
Research/background information on the client
In this step, what type of assessment instrument would be used on the client?
Screening instruments- AUDIT
What does the behavioral approaches to intervention do to succeed?
This seeks to change behaviors that are harmful through the use of positive or negative reinforcement.
The ideally follow-up contracts planned from the beginning of the service is called what?
Follow-up evaluations
What type of skills does the social worker need in order to interact?
Interpersonal skills
What does AUDIT do?
It provides data that may point to the existence of hazardous, dependent, and harmful alcohol use.
True or False: Group therapy is conducted JUST by social workers
False- they can also be conducted by psychologists or other professional workers
What is a way a social worker can critically appraise the impact of an intervention?
Having progress notes routinely recorded
True or False: Engagement ends with the initial interview
False- it leads into the next step which would be assessment
How does DSM-5 suggest the assessment of severity of substance use disorder?
Mild disorder: 2-3 symptoms
Moderate disorder: 4-5 symptoms
Severe disorder: 6 or more symptoms
What type of intervention would most likely be used alone?
Prescription medications
In the book, how many common elements of evaluation are listed?
3
What is engagement for?
It is the cornerstone of a constructive, ethical and professional relationship.
True or False: Assessment explores strengths in addition to the negative, problem-focused facts.
True
What are therapeutic communities?
They are live-in programs where the resident is intensely involved in individual and group treatment.
True or False: there is an assessment for baseline functioning in the evaluation category for substance abuse problem solving
True