Domain II - Treatment Planning, Collaboration, and referral Flashcards
What is treatment planning in regards to counseling?
The road map
What is intake?
Process of enrolling a client in a specific course of treatment for a substance use problem
What sort of process is intake?
Administrative
What is considered an extension of the screening process after referral is made?
Intake
What is orientation?
A process which describes the nature and goals of a substance us program to the client and family.
When are rules governing client conduct and consequences for violating said rules explained?
Orientation
When are the hours of operation, costs, terms of payment, and rights/responsibilities explained?
Orientation
What are the four basic functions of the intake process?
1) Establish eligibility; 2) Complete basic data; 3) Identify barriers and assets 4) Establish a treatment or service approach
How should the Intake process be arranged for different clients?
Should be standardized and consistent
Where can a counselor find a client’s rights in some states?
Administrative law or statutes for the profession
What is the right to individual dignity?
Clients are given personal freedoms and not detained against their will without good cause; right to participate in formulation of treatment plan; right to receive services in least restrictive/most appropriate setting
What does Habeas Corpus mean in regards to clients involuntarily committed?
They have the right to be told why they’re being kept and what evidence the court has to detain them
How are changes listed on the treatment plan?
Achievable goals
When goals are listed, what needs to be included with them?
What interventions and counseling methods will be used for each goal and how each goal will be measured for success
Aside from goals, measures, and interventions, what else should the treatment plan include?
Strengths, needs, abilities, and preferences
What is the treatment plan?
A contract between counselor and client
What needs to happen before making a treatment plan?
Assessment and diagnosis
How are the achievable goals selected?
Assess and prioritize the client’s needs based on urgency, motivation to change, and real-world influences on client’s needs
How is the level of care determined?
Evaluation of the diagnosis, strengths, and assets.
How do counselors make sure the treatment plan can be regularly reviewed?
Ongoing assessment and collaboration with the client
What should the treatment plan allow for?
Flexibility and changes
At a minimum, when should the treatment plan be reviewed?
Major points during treatment (intake, transfer, discharge, etc)
In what document is the frequency and duration of services noted?
Treatment plan
What does the counselor need to recognize while developing a treatment plan?
Different settings in which treatment takes place (residential vs outpatient) and that much of recovery is outside of treatment
How can the treatment plan address treatment more managably?
Divide treatment into phases
What phases may the treatment plan be broken into?
Engagement, stabilization, primary treatment, continuing care (aftercare)
How can the client be involved in the treatment planning process?
Help in prioritizing problems, selecting goals and objectives, and signing off on the treatment plan
How can information be shared within an organization?
On a need-to-know basis
What should be done if a client does not improve or fails to improve?
Re-evaluation of the program or level of care during the re-assessment of the treatment plan
What improves retention in regards to treatment planning?
Matching services to a client’s problems
Why is the treatment plan important for stakeholders and 3rd party payors?
Establishes accountability
How else can the treatment plan assist counselors?
Responding to legal/ethical challenges
What are the 4 key elements of the initial treatment plan?
Presenting problems; preliminary goals and objectives; type, frequency, and duration of service; signature and date of the client and counselor
When is the individualized treatment plan developed?
After the preliminary treatment plan has been reviewed, and agreement between counselor, client, and other parties has been reached.
What are key things on an individualized treatment plan in addition to those on the initial treatment plan?
Strengths, strategies, and diagnosis
To whom is the transtheoretical stages of change model attributed?
Procheska and DiClemente
What realms does service coordination and collaboration of services entail?
Administrative, clinical, and evaluative services
Who is included in service coordination/collaboration?
Client, treatment services, community agencies, and other resources
How does service coordination assist in the treatment plan?
Builds a framework of action, enabling the client to achieve specific goals
Why is service coordination necessary?
Client’s may have many other problems, such as HIV or psychiatric problems which need care
What are two key components of service coordination?
Case management and advocacy
How can service coordination help establishing realistic expectations?
Understanding the services, costs, and other important information about an organization
What is the biggest challenge to collaboration?
Each organization may wish to use a different assessment tool
What does the use of multiple assessment tools result in?
Fragmented pictures of clients, or at worst, the client becoming frustrated and leaving treatment
How can collaboration with other service providers help build a complete picture of a client?
Gather different viewpoints from other people who are experts in other areas.
How can fragmentation of information by service coordination be avoided?
Identify a primary contact for the cleint and other agencies which then completes a holistic assessment which will follow client throughout his referral process
On what levels can barriers to collaboration occur?
Personal, professional, and organization
How do personal attributes create barriers to coordination?
A practitioner may have certain perceptions of the world based on their own social and cultural identity which effects the ability to create mutual trust
How do professional factors create barriers to coordination?
Different professionals have different views of addictions, client’s, and the treatment process.
How do organizational factors create barriers to coordination?
Recognizing the need for partnership and developing a shared mission
What is the purpose of case management?
To help individuals identify needed services, select the most appropriate services available in a given georaphical area, facilitate linkage with services, and promote continued retention in CD treatment
What are the four mane objectives of case management?
1) Continuity of care; 2) accessibility; 3) accountability; and efficiency