Exam Prep Ch.12 Evaluation and Accountability

Chapter 12

1. Evaluation of the helping relationship
   1. Is optional if the client’s goal is achieved
   2. Should begin in the first session
   3. Should only be completed in the final session
   4. Is something mandated only in internships as a student
2. The following may be considered a type of evaluation
   1. Feedback from a client
   2. A survey
   3. Data about the progress of a goal
   4. All of the above
3. When developing SMART goals, the practitioner will be sure
   1. The goals sound smart
   2. The goals are lofty so that the client will be sure to stretch and grow
   3. The goals are measurable
   4. The goals are broad
4. Using the BASIC ID, the practitioner will be able to
   1. Conceptualize the client’s issues and select the best interventions
   2. Make the client comfortable by addressing the client in the way preferred
   3. Discover the basics of which the client is capable of
   4. None of the above
5. Records kept by the practitioner may
   1. Include a discharge summary
   2. Be released without the client’s knowledge
   3. Not be electronic
   4. Not be useful for goal attainment
6. The following is true concerning client information
   1. Information can be collected prior to informed consent
   2. Information cannot be collected prior to informed consent
   3. Information kept in a school setting may not be eliminated
   4. Information such as a client’s address in not considered confidential
7. If client information is stored on a computer
   1. It is considered secure without any other safeguards
   2. The practitioner is not acting ethically
   3. Precautions should be taken for confidentiality
   4. The practitioner should not let the client know where records are kept
8. The ethical practitioner will
   1. Keep clear, objective notes
   2. Not keep notes so they cannot be subpoenaed
   3. Not differentiated between fact and opinion in notes because they cannot be subpoenaed
   4. Write sketchy notes in case someone sees them
9. S.O.A.P. notes are helpful because they help to differentiate between
   1. Specific objectives and approved plans
   2. Action and progress
   3. Subjective and objective information
   4. Appropriate and inappropriate goals
10. When considering treatment goals,
    1. Use the information the client shares in the first session, as it is the most important
    2. Develop the goal so that one main intervention may be used
    3. Use either formative or summative evaluation
    4. Consider many perspectives on the interventions and outcomes
11. Considering record keeping,
    1. Records should be maintained only until the termination of the helping relationship
    2. Records will only ever be seen by the practitioner
    3. Only information pertinent to the delivery of services should be kept
    4. Only worry about it if you have time
12. When thinking about formative and summative evaluations,
    1. Practitioners only need summative evaluations
    2. Formative and summative evaluations can be helpful
    3. Formative evaluations are not necessary in short-term counseling
    4. Summative evaluations are not necessary if the client meets the specified goal