Treatment Modalities-TEST 1
Continuum of care for psychiatric clients - correct answer-Hospitalisation that is voluntary or
involuntary (committed) as an inpatient or an outpatient
To living in the community independently or with some degree of supervision
Commitment - correct answer-last resort based on behavior (a voluntary client may be
committed if status changes) when the client is found to be: a danger to self or to others or
unable to care for personal health and safety or unable to make informed decisions about
treatment
Origin of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) - correct answer--Deinstitutionalization of
psychiatric clients to community settings with limited support
-Multiple service providers, if they existed, did not communicate with each other
-High relapse and readmission rates resulted and the revolving door patient' emerged
ACT - correct answer-team of professionals: social work, rehabilitation, counseling, nursing
and psychiatry
ACT services - correct answer-case management, initial and ongoing assessments;
employment and housing assistance;
family support and education;
substance abuse services;
available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year
Psychiatric Emergency Screening Services (PESS) - correct answer-emergency/urgent
walk-in evaluation and crisis phone services available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for
people of all ages, Wide variety of staff
Secondary prevention provides - correct answer-psychiatric evaluation and treatment
recommendations and referrals (where and how to treat)
crisis intervention
Sullivan - correct answer-described the treatment environment "therapeutic milieu" which is
possible in both inpatient and outpatient settings
The therapeutic environment is treatment - correct answer-All aspects of the client's
experience are meant to provide meaningful opportunities to regain/maintain mental balance
therapeutic milieu - correct answer--Personal responsibility for behavior; focus on problem
solving
-Group rules enforced, schedules followed, patients assigned unit responsibilities
-Based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs are met
Interdisciplinary team (IDT) is used
Interdisciplinary team (IDT) - correct answer-Manages the client's care (roles; role modeling)
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