Week 3

Question 1

State the weird acronym for the main component of the MSE

Answer 1

A - M - S - A // T - T - P - I // I - J - A

Question 2

What is A - M - S - A ?

Answer 2

Appearance
Motor activity
Speech
Affect

Question 3

What is T - T - P - I

Answer 3

Thought content
Thought process
Perception
Intellect

Question 4

What is I - J - A

Answer 4

Insight
Judgement
Attitude towards clinician

Question 5

What does Evidence Based Practice (EBP) incorporate?

Answer 5

1) Available research evidence
2) Client needs, values, and preferences
3) Practitioner wisdom
4) Theory

Question 6

Transdisciplinary Model

Answer 6

Ecological framework based on shared decision making wherein the interventions utilize EBP

Measurement instruments: acceptable, reliability, validity, sensitivity, specificity

Question 7

What is a SMART goal?

Answer 7

SPECIFIC (simple, sensible, significant)
 What does the client want to accomplish?

MEASURABLE (meaningful, motivating)
 How will the client and therapist know when it’s accomplished?

ACHIEVABLE (agreed, attainable)
 How can the client accomplish this goal?

RELEVANT (reasonable, realistic, results based)
 Is it the right time?
 Is the client able to reach this goal?

TIME BOUND (time-based, time limited)
 By when will the client achieve this goal?

Question 8

What types of evaluation exist?

Answer 8

1) Controlled outcome research: designed to examine efficacy of an intervention in control environment.

2) Evaluation research: designed to compare 2 interventions under the same condition.

3) Naturalistic evaluation: designed to examine effectiveness of an intervention under real world conditions AKA issues of internal validity! (EX: someone got a boyfriend, someone lost housing)

Question 9

Examples of practice evaluation techniques…

Answer 9

Treatment plans

Assessment/Outcome measures (PHQ-9; GAD-7; PTSD Checklist)

Supervision

Consultants