Definitions
A healthcare provider who specializes in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health conditions.
What is a mental health professional.
The frequency of supervision required to be provided and documented for staff meeting the definition of mental health intern.
What is weekly.
Why is an assessment important?
A comprehensive plan for services and supports provided to or coordinated for an individual or their family, as applicable, and that is reflective of the assessment and intended outcomes of service.
What is a service plan, or what we call a treatment plan.
The written record of services and supports provided, including documentation of progress toward intended outcomes consistent with timelines in the treatment plan.
What is a service note, individual session or DAP note, and/or case mgt or memo to chart or any other records in Carelogic.
A designation for mental health workers who have the necessary training and experience to provide mental health services to individuals with psychiatric diagnoses,
What is a QMHP (Qualified Mental Health Professional).
What are the roles and responsibilities of QMHP?
What is provides mental health services, including case management, skills training, and crisis intervention, to individuals with mental health conditions, often working in community settings and collaborating with treatment teams to develop and implement individualized service plans.
Required to be provided to individual's prior to start of services.
What is informed consent, reporting in mandated state data system(MOTS), ROI's for insurance, program information (client handbook), individual's privacy rights (limits of confidentiality), opportunity for MH declaration, opportunity to vote, individual's consumer rights and grievance policy (client handbook) .
What is treatment plan objectives that are individualized, measurable with a baseline evaluation, include specific services and supports being used to meet objectives, a projected schedule for service delivery that includes frequency and duration of each service or support and a projected schedule for re-evaluating the plan.
Items that must be included in each service note.
What is specific services rendered, service plan objectives being met, date, time and amount of time services were rendered, setting where services were rendered, qualifications and signature of personnel rendering services, and relationship of services to treatment objectives.
The delivery of behavioral health services, referral services, and case management services in non-traditional settings including but not limited to the individual's residence, shelters, streets, jails, transitional housing sites, drop-in centers, single room hotels, educational settings, child welfare settings or medical settings.
What is Outreach.
Do both parents have to consent to therapy for their child?
Unless there is a court order, divorce decree, etc. with language to the contrary, treatment can be authorized by either parent.
Required, along with sufficient information collected in an assessment to determine there is an appropriate medical need for services.
What is a DSM-5 diagnosis.
When a service plan must be completed by QMHP for an individual who is seeking mental health services.
What is prior to the start of services.
Must be included in service notes when decision is made to transfer individuals from services.
What is reason for the transfer, referrals for follow-up services and other behavioral health providers, and outreach efforts made, as indicated by definition n OARS.
A collaborative process that assesses, plans, implements, and monitors the options and services needed to meet a client's health and human services needs, aiming to improve outcomes and achieve personal goals.
What is case management.
The time provided to each individual providing services to clients to increase skills within scope of practice, improve quality of services to individuals and ensure compliance with program policies and procedures.
What is supervision.
Required to document if there are changes in clinical circumstances.
What is update to the treatment plan.
Length of time within which QMHP who is also a licensed health care professional must sign a service plan for mental health services.
What is 10 days.
What is by end of day, at minimum by end of each week.
Means treatment for mental health, substance use disorders, and problem gambling.
What is behavioral health treatment.
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Who is Dr. Jennifer Melfi, the Sopranos.
The frequency an individual is required to receive an assessment by a QMHP if they are continuing to receive mental health services.
What is every year.
Must be included in the individual's record when the assessment indicates risk to health and safety of the individual or to others.
What is a safety plan.
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