MENTAL HEALTH ACT
THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES
MEDICATIONS
SOCIAL RECREATION
ADMIN TASKS
100
The document a physician can sign if the client is not complying with their CTO.
What is a Form 47?
*The Form 47 gives the police the authority to bring the person to the doctor (hospital) for an examination. After the examination the doctor can, with consent of the person or the Substitute Decision Maker, issue a new Community Treatment Order, detain the person in a psychiatric facility for an assessment, or release him/her.
100
Technique that utilizes the Miracle Question.
What is Solution Focused?
100
How to write frequency for an injection given every 3 weeks.
What is Q21 days?
100
A fee subsidy that allows low income individuals to access social recreation programs.
What is the Welcome Policy?
100
Expectation for maximum number of days to complete a progress note.
What is three?
200
A document under the Mental Health Act that a Justice of the Peace can issue that allows the police to apprehend and bring the person to a physician for examination.
What is a Form 2?
*It is important to note that a Form 2 does not allow hospital detention. It permits the opportunity for an individual to be examined by a physician. The physician will decide whether or not to sign a Form 1 which authorizes the detention and assessment of an individual who meets the criteria in the Mental Health Act in a psychiatric facility/hospital for up to 72 hours.
* Both a Form 1 and 2 authorize apprehension of the person in the community for a period of seven days, including the day that the form is signed.
200
Technique that involves remaining present, non-judgemental, and doing one thing at a time.
What is Mindfulness?
200
TID, BID, QD, prn, qhs, q6h, PO, IM
What are common medical and prescription abbreviations?
200
Classes in which clients on social assistance pay only $10 per class per term.
What is TDSB Learn4Life?
200
Frequency of OCANs and length of time you have to complete it.
What is every 6 months and one month to complete?
300
The length of time in which a physician can issue a Form 1 after they’ve seen the client.
What is 7 days?
* Both a Form 1 and 2 authorize apprehension of the person in the community for a period of seven days, including the day that the form is signed.
300
Technique that targets ambivalence.
What is Motivational Interviewing?
300
What is Lorazepam (Ativan)
300
Two employment programs with whom Reconnect partners.
What are WIN and CMHA?
300
Tasks to be completed prior to a client discharge.
What are completing a discharge tool, discharge OCAN, discharge note, provide discharge summary to service providers taking over, transfer meds to new pharmacy, and send ticket to Riki?
400
The length of time CTOs are valid.
What is 6 months?
*A Community Treatment Order lasts up to six months. After this time, it expires unless a physician renews it. The Community Treatment Order can be renewed for a period of six months at any time it is still in effect, or within a month of its expiry.
400
Practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing the negative consequences associated with drug use without necessarily requiring people who use substances to abstaining or stop.
What is Harm Reduction?
*It provides people who use substances a choice of how they will minimize harms through non-judgemental and non-coercive strategies in order to enhance skills and knowledge to live safer and healthier lives.
* It is also a movement for social justice built on a belief in, and respect for, the rights of people who use drugs.
400
Three classes of mental health medications.
What are (any of) antipsychotics, antidepressants, mood stabilizers, anti-anxiety medications (e.g., benzodiazepines, stimulants, central nervous depressants (for sleep), substance abuse medications (to aid with withdrawal, decrease use problems)?
400
A program downtown that offers employment programs and social recreation for individuals with mental health issues.
What is Progress Place?
400
Minimum number of people required to do a Coordinated Care Plan (CCP).
What is three (the client, yourself, and another service provider)?
*Client may chose not to attend, but must be aware of and consented to the CCP and must be provided with a copy of the completed CCP document.
500
A doctor's order for a person to receive treatment or care and supervision in the community outlining the medications, medical appointments and other aspects of care the doctor believes is necessary to allow the person to live in the community rather than remain in the hospital.
What is a Community Treatment Order (CTO)?
500
Technique developed for clients with emotional dysregulation using individual 1:1 coaching and group skills training classes to help people learn and use new skills and strategies to develop a life that they experience as worth living.
What is Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)?
500
Haloperidol, Loxapine, Fluanxol, Clopixol, Modecate, Risperidone (Risperdal, Risperdal Consta), Olanzapine (Zyprexa), paliperidone (Invega, Invega Sustenna, Invega Trinza), aripiprazole (Abilify, Abilify Maintenna), quetiapine (Seroquel), clozapine (Clozaril)
What are antipsychotic medications?
500
A program in West Toronto that offers drop-in groups on food, exercise, skill building, and mental health.
What is the Weston Mount Dennis Community Hub?
500
Three tasks completed at intake.
What are (any of) meet with Psychiatrist and Team Lead for intake, transfer meds to Dales, complete Safety Plan, assessments (OCAN, GAINS, TBI screener), discuss privacy policy and completing privacy assessment, give coaching line card, get appropriate consents and update contacts in Treat, determine if there are SDMs and/or a CTO in place, determine visit schedule and inform Team Lead so client gets added to schedule?