Chapter 5 · IIB

Assessment Methods and Techniques

Part of II. Assessment and Planning, which is 33% of the exam (32% on the clinical exam). 10–11 lessons, depending on your exam category · 193 practice questions, each with a full rationale.

What this chapter covers

·Risk of harm to self1,694 words · 18 questions
·Principles and techniques of interviewing2,188 words · 18 questions
·Clients/client systems in problem identification1,968 words · 18 questions
·Assessment tools and mapping methods2,220 words · 18 questions
·Sensitive and/or confidential information1,864 words · 18 questions
·Resilience and coping abilities1,536 words · 18 questions
·And methods of assessing motivation2,008 words · 18 questions
·Mental status examination1,642 words · 18 questions
·Clients’/client systems’ communication skills1,424 words · 18 questions
·Information from records and evaluations1,962 words · 18 questions
·Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental2,190 words · 13 questions · only on Clinical

20,696 words across the chapter. 1 of these 11 topics are not on every outline, which is why the lesson count moves with your exam category. Topic names are our own paraphrases of the published applied knowledge statements.

Chapter 1 is free and complete

8 written lessons — 15,926 words — and 192 questions with full rationales. Not a sample. The lessons read without an account; a free account opens the questions.

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