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 self
·Principles and techniques of interviewing
·Clients/client systems in problem identification
·Assessment tools and mapping methods
·Sensitive and/or confidential information
·Resilience and coping abilities
·And methods of assessing motivation
·Mental status examination
·Clients’/client systems’ communication skills
·Information from records and evaluations
·Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental

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, and no account needed to read it.

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What this chapter covers

·Risk of harm to self

·Principles and techniques of interviewing

·Clients/client systems in problem identification

·Assessment tools and mapping methods

·Sensitive and/or confidential information

·Resilience and coping abilities

·And methods of assessing motivation

·Mental status examination

·Clients’/client systems’ communication skills

·Information from records and evaluations

·Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental

Topic names are our own paraphrases of the published applied knowledge statements.