Admissions
The process by which the client is determined appropriate and eligible for admission to a particular program.
SCREENING
This procedure is not acceptable by MCOs and RNOW as it allows for non-individualized and "cookie cutter" treatment planning.
COPY AND PASTE
This counseling technique helps people find the motivation to change their behavior by addressing ambivalence and insecurities.
MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING OR MI
Crisis Intervention in regards to substance abuse only has to do with relapse or overdose.
FALSE
This action comes after a clinician identifies the needs of a client that cannot be met by the counselor or agency and assisting the client to utilize the support systems and community resources available.
REFERRAL
The administrative and initial assessment procedures for admission to a program.
INTAKE
The procedures by which a counselor/program identifies and evaluates an individual's strengths, weaknesses, problems and needs for the development of a treatment plan.
ASSESSMENT
The utilization of special skills to assist individuals, families or groups in achieving objectives through exploration of a problem and its ramifications, examination of attitudes and feelings; consideration of alternative solutions; and decision-making.
COUNSELING
The methods used to offer immediate, short-term help to individuals who experience an event that produces emotional, mental, physical, or behavioral distress.
CRISIS INTERVENTION
Charting the results of the assessment and treatment plan, writing reports, progress notes, discharge summaries and other client-related data.
RECORD KEEPING OR DOCUMENTATION
Describing to the client the following: genera nature and goals of the program; rules governing client conduct and infractions that can lead to disciplinary action or discharge from the program; in a non-residential program, the hours during which services are available; treatment costs to be borne by the client, if any; and client’s rights.
ORIENTATION
Process by which the counselor and the client identify and rank problems needing resolution; establish agreed upon immediate and long-term goals; and decide upon a treatment process and the resources to be utilized.
TREATMENT PLANNING
Activities which bring services, agencies, resources, or people together within a planned framework of action toward the achievement of established goals. It may involve liaison activities and collateral contacts.
CASE MANAGEMENT
Provision of information to individuals and groups concerning alcohol and other drug abuse and the available services and resources.
CLIENT EDUCATION
This is a collaborative meeting with in-house staff, specific care teams or outside professionals to assure comprehensive, quality care for difficult client cases.
TREATMENT TEAM
This qualitative measure is used to determine drugs in a client's system, providing a baseline when done at intake
URINE DRUG SCREEN OR UDS
This criteria can be used to determine appropriate levels of care at entry into treatment and during transitions to different levels of care on the continuum.
ASAM CRITERIA
Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, and Maintenance are all components of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) and also known as this.
STAGES OF CHANGE
The answers to this help clinicians identify whether someone is at risk for suicide, assess the severity and immediacy of that risk, and gauge the level of support that the person needs.
COLUMBIA-SUICIDE SEVERITY RATING SCALE OR C-SSRS
This is a structured assessment that clinicians use to evaluate a patient's mental capacity and behavioral and cognitive functioning. It assists in determining any inconsistencies in behaviors or lapses in thoughts.
MENTAL STATUS EXAM OR MSE
The process in which a program/clinician educates a patient about the risks, benefits, and alternatives of a given procedure or intervention in a program.
INFORMED CONSENT
This treatment planning model focuses on a person's abilities and needs, rather than their condition or disability. The clinician and client work together to provide more targeted goals.
PERSON-CENTERED or CLIENT-CENTERED
Detox, PHP, IOP, Residential/Inpatient and Outpatient Services are all considered this
LEVELS OF CARE
This approach has the goal of identifying and addressing high-risk situations that may lead to relapse and assisting clients in maintaining desired behavioral changes.
RELAPSE PREVENTION
This is a form that allows a person to choose what information from their medical/behavioral health records can be released, who can receive it, and how long it can be shared. It also specifies the guidelines and statutes under which the information can be released.
RELEASE OF INFORMATION OR ROI