Early Intervention Infant Mental Health Exam Prep Chapter 36

Chapter 36: Early Intervention: A Practice Setting for Infant and Toddler Mental Health

Multiple Choice

1. Stable and responsive relationships within the context of a cohesive family most often contribute to which of the following?

a. Adverse childhood experiences

b. Disruption in self-regulation

c. Development of a strong sense of self

d. Changes in brain architecture associated with chronic conditions such as heart disease

Topic: Infant and Toddler Mental Health

LO: 36.1

2. The philosophy of early intervention programs is best described by which of the following?

a. They are services provided to children aged 0 to 10.

b. They are services provided under Medicare Part C.

c. They are services provided in the hospital.

d. They are services for children at risk for conditions that may impair their ability to participate in occupations associated with their developmental age.

Topic: Early Intervention Programs, Mission, and Philosophy

LO: 36.2

3. You are an occupational therapy practitioner working in early intervention who has adopted a model of care that focuses on the relationship between the provider and family. You recognize the family is the expert on their child’s habits and routines so you want them to be an active member of the intervention team. Which of the following most accurately reflects this model?

a. Primary service provider model

b. Family-centered care model

c. Individualized family service model

d. Dynamic systems model

Topic: Early Intervention Programs, Mission, and Philosophy

LO: 36.2

4. You are working on an early intervention team where the team members engage in more informal communication. Your goals are specific to occupational therapy practice and the only time the team formally discusses their intervention approaches and progress for each child that is being seen occurs in formal team meetings. Which of the following team approaches does this best represent?

a. Multidisciplinary team

b. Interdisciplinary team

c. Transdisciplinary team

d. Interprofessional education collaborative

Topic: Team Members and Approaches to Teamwork

LO: 36.3

5. Which of the following is an important consideration when providing occupational therapy services in early intervention programs?

a. Interventions should occur within a clinical setting.

b. Interventions should focus on preparatory activities.

c. Interventions should focus on adverse childhood experiences.

d. Interventions should occur within the context of the child-caregiver relationship.

Topic: Role of Occupational Therapy

LO: 36.4

6. A child has been referred to your early intervention clinic. As you are developing the child’s occupational profile, you want to gather information about any conditions that may impact his or her developmental outcomes. In addition, you want to gather information on the child’s physical and social environment and how the child interacts within this environment. Which model does this most accurately represent?

a. Dynamical systems approach

b. Psychobiological attachment theory

c. Transactional model

d. Sensory processing model

Topic: Conceptual Practice Models and Theoretical Frameworks

LO: 36.5

7. You are working with a child who has a strong negative reaction to touch but does nothing to modify the environment to avoid being touched by others. This is impacting the child-parent relationship. His mother states she doesn’t know what to do to calm her son. You decide to increase your understanding of both the child’s and mother’s neurological thresholds and self-regulation strategies in order to develop an intervention strategy to improve the child-parent relationship. Which model does this most accurately represent?

a. Dynamical systems approach

b. Psychobiological attachment theory

c. Transactional model

d. Sensory processing model

Topic: Conceptual Practice Models and Theoretical Frameworks

LO: 36.5

8. You are concerned about the interaction between a 2-year-old child you are treating and her caregiver. In particular, you notice when the child tries to interact with her father, the father does not reciprocate. You want to gather more information about this relationship. You incorporate an assessment that allows you to examine the relationship between the father and child during feeding time. Which assessment does this best represent?

a. Ages and Stages Questionnaire

b. Assessment of Dimensions of Caregiving, Infant Contributions to the Relationship, and Dimensions of the Caregiving Environment

c. Psychosocial and Environmental Stressor Checklist

d. Infant and Toddler Sensory Profile 2

Topic: Assessments

LO: 36.6

9. You are an occupational therapy practitioner working with a child who is preparing to transition out of early intervention. Which of the following most accurately reflects your role in this situation?

a. Identify environmental risks that may contribute to developmental delays.

b. Wait until the child turns 3 to begin talking about the transition.

c. Work with the child and family on developing new habits and routines that will occur following the transition.

d. Assess the family’s social/cognitive competence.

Topic: Transition to Early Childhood

LO: 36.7

10. Attending to infant and toddler mental health in early intervention practice is important because of which reason?

a. Social-emotional development affects other developmental domains.

b. Occupational therapy is the only discipline that can address social-emotional development.

c. Little is known about the role of social-emotional development.

d. Attention to this domain of development lends itself well to interdisciplinary teaming.

Topic: Infant and Toddler Mental Health