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MFT Assessment Questions and Answers 2024
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MFT Assessment Questions andAnswers 2024
Acculturation - ANSWER-refers to the extent to which an individual from one cultural
group has adopted the beliefs, attitudes, values, and other characteristics of another
cultural group and can be conceptualized in terms of four categories:
Integrated
Assimilated
Separate
Marginalized
Active listening - ANSWER-Nonjudgmental and involves monitoring what is being said
remembering important points and judging when or if to respond.
BDI-II - ANSWER-Beck Depression Inventory- Second Edition : is used to assess the
mood, cognitive, behavioral, and physical aspects of depression for individuals ages 13
to 86.
BSI - ANSWER-Brief symptom inventory: brief version of the SCL 90 R that assesses
the same nine symptom domains
CBCL - ANSWER-Child behavior checklist: parent report measure of internalizing an
externalizing behavior of children ages 2 to 18.
Clinical interviews - ANSWER-The most common method for collecting information.
Information that is not available from other sources in for establishing and maintaining a
good working relationship with clients there are three basic clinical interviews structured
semi structured and unstructured.
Cross cutting symptoms measures - ANSWER-Designed to be used in the initial patient
interview and during treatment to monitor progress they provide information on mental
health domains that are important across psychiatric diagnosis.
Cultural concepts of distress - ANSWER-Ways that cultural groups experience,
understand, and communicate suffering, behavioral problems, or troubling thoughts and
emotions. It also distinguishes between three types of cultural concepts cultural
syndrome (cluster of symptoms and attributions that co-occur among individuals from a
particular culture) cultural idioms (used by members of different cultures to express
distress) and cultural explanations (explanatory models that number of a culture used to
explain the meaning and causes of the illness).
Culturally formulation interview - ANSWER-Is a semi structured interview that consist of
16 questions to sign to obtain information on clients views regarding the social - cultural
context of their presenting problem it focuses on four domains: cultural definition of the
, problem, cultural perception of the causes contacts and support, cultural factors
affecting self coping and past help seeking, and cultural factors affecting current help
seeking.
Directive listening responses - ANSWER-Used to focus the interview on specific issues
and include interpretation, reframing, interpretive reflection of feelings, questions, and
confrontation.
Family Life Cycle Stages (Carter & McGoldrick) - ANSWER-2011 family life cycle
distinguishes between seven predictable stages( leaving home, forming a couple,
families with young children, families with adolescents, launching children and moving
into midlife, families in late middle age, and families nearing the end of life) and
identifies the developmental tasks that families face during the transition to each stage.
Inadequate accomplishment of any task can lead to crisis and disequilibrium.
Graphic Assessment Techniques - ANSWER-include the genogram and ecomap. The
GENOGRAM depicts family relationships over several generations and provides
information on significant life events, family structure and roles, etc., while the ECOMAP
provides information on the strength and nature of relationships between family
members and people, institutions, and agencies in the social environment.
H-T-P - ANSWER-House - three - person: projective drying technique for individuals
ages five and older that requires the exam I need to draw a house, tree, and person and
is used to assess developmental level and identify personality or relationship
disturbances.
Initial contact - ANSWER-The primary tasks of contact are
(1) obtain information about the nature of the presenting problem
(2) to acquire identifying and basic demographic information
(3) describe fees cancellation policies
(4) determine who will be attending first therapy session
(5) establish when the first therapy session will take place
Initial interview - ANSWER-the primary goals with new clients are to
1) Establish rapport (ex. By joining the family)
2) Describe the structure and process of therapy
3) Identify and prioritize client problems
4) Clarify client expectations and goals for therapy
5) Define the next steps (who will be attending future session, setting up the next
appointment)
Interviewing children - ANSWER-Use descriptive statements, use reflective statements,
provide labeled praise, ask open ended questions, avoid critical statements, play
therapy, and use appropriate developmental language.
KFD - ANSWER-Kinetic family drawing:
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