COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT,
TREATMENT PLANNING, AND
OUTCOME EVALUATION QUESTIONS
WITH CORRCT ANSWERS GRADED
A+ FOR 2026-2027 ASSURED EXCEL!!
1. Psychiatrist Dr. Harold L. McPheeters. Yes, a psychiatrist, and not a social worker, created
human services. Sigmund Freud was the founder of psychoanalysis - also called analysis -
which is a personality theory and type of treatment. Anna Freud, his daughter, helped
popularize child analysis and ego defense mechanisms. Jane Addams has been dubbed
the mother of social work and was the first American woman to snare the Nobel Peace
Prize. She's often praised for starting Hull House in Chicago, IL - the first settlement
house in the US. - CORRECT ANSWERS-1. The founder of human services was
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Anna Freud
C. Harold McPheeters
D. Jane Addams
A. Ask her forthrightly if she is suicidal.
2. When conducting a comprehensive psychosocial history, sometimes known as an initial
assessment or evaluation, you'll examine the client's perception of the problem; her
emotions and behavior; he goals, support systems, social functioning, family interaction,
medical issues, environmental and cultural factors, stressors, coping strategies, and
motivations and resources to help her. Basically, you'll take a tour of the client's
circumstances. The aforementioned information will be amasses from interviews and
observations with the client and family members. the client's chart (also called a record)
can be helpful since it could contain feedback from other agencies and might even have
psychological or diagnostic tests.
,3. The fact that she has two children ages 3 and 9 has nothing to do with the answering the
question and is irrelevant information. If you believe that there is - CORRECT ANSWERS-
2. During your first visit, you will conduct a psychosocial history. This can also be called
an intake interview or an initial assessment. A psychosocial history includes information
about the past, as well as the present, that could have impact on the client and your
approach to treatment. You discover that Victoria is a 29-year-old married female who
has two children, Lauren, 3, and Lydia, 9. She is crying throughout the entire interview
and you can never recall seeing the client this depressed. You should
A. ask her forthrightly if she is suicidal.
B. not ask her if she is suicidal since this could put the idea in her head.
C. use a person centered interview approach to conduct the psychosocial
assessment.
D. us a Rogerian client-centered interview approach.
B. Ask her if she has a plan to commit suicide.
4. The next crisis intervention step is always the same: inquire about the suicide plan. This
can be referred to as conducting a lethality assessment. The more specific the plan, the
greater the likelihood that the client will make an attempt. - CORRECT ANSWERS-3.
Victoria says "yes" when you ask her if she has thought about killing herself. Your next
step would be to
A. spend the next 15 minutes of the interview showing her accurate empathy.
B. spend the next 15 minutes of the interview showing her sympathy.
C. ask her if she has a plan to commit suicide.
D. open your resource guide and give her the name of the reputable psychiatrist
since psychiatrists prescribe psychotropic medications.
E. Have her sign a no-suicide agreement and create a safety plan.
,5. The next crisis intervention step is always the same: Inquire about the suicide plan.
Some experts refer to this step as conducting a lethality assessment (i.e., how likely is it
that the client will try to harm herself). The ore specific the plan, the greater the
likelihood that the client will make an attempt. Although none of the answer stems are
totally wrong in this case, these are called best-answer questions, so read the question
carefully. You'll note that it says immediate plan of action. Thus, the best answer would
be D: to have the client sign a no-suicide agreement
orfcontract.fSomefstatefethicalfbodiesfrequirefthisfstep.f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-
4.fVictoriafmentionsfthatfshefhasfafplan,fbutftheflethalityflevelfseemsflowfandfherfplanfindica
tesfthatfshefwillfnotftryftofhurtfherselffforfanotherf6fweeks.fYourfbestfimmediatefplanfoffacti
onfwouldfbefto
6. A.freferfherftofafcompetentfclinicalfpsychologist.
7. B.fReferfherftofafcompetentflicensedfcounselor.f
8. C.freferfheftofafcompetentflicensedfclinicalfsocialfworker.
9. D.fHavefherfsignfafno-suicidefagreementfandfcreatefafsafetyfplan.
10. D.fChoicesfAfandfC.
11. Alwaysfgivefclientsfthefnumberfoffthefsuicidefpreventionfhelpline/hotlinefinfyourfarea.fAlso,f
althoughfanyfcontractforfagreementfisfbetterfthanfnone,fwrittenfagreementsfarefgenerallyfc
onsideredfsuperiorftoforalfones.fGivefthefclientfafcopyfoffthefagreementfwheneverfpossible.f
Whenfafclientfisfevenfmoderatelyfsuicidal,fit'sfbestfiffanotherfindividualfcanfstayfwithfthatfpa
rticularfclient.f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-5.fWhenfyoufwritefupfVictoria'sfno-
suicidefagreement,fyoufshould
12. A.fgivefherfthefnumberfoffthefsuicidefpreventionfhotline.f
13. B.fNotfgivefherfthefnumberfoffthefsuicidefpreventionfhotlinefsincefitfisfunethicalftofburdenft
hemfwithfyourfclient'sfproblems.
14. C.fUsefafwrittenfratherfthanfanforalfagreementfiffyoufarefseeingfherfface-to-face.
15. D.fChoicesfAfandfC.
16. B.fShouldfreferfherftofaflicensedftherapistfandfafpsychiatrist.
, 17. Infourffield,fitfisfoftenfassumedfthatfthefclient'sfproblemsfarefcausedfonlyfbyfpsychological,fs
ocial,fandfenvironmentalffactors,fbutfthisfisfoftenfwrong.fThus,fforfthefwell-
beingfoffthefclientfandftofcoverfyourselffethically,fafreferralfshouldfalwaysfbefmadeftofafpsyc
hiatristf(afmedicalfdoctor,fanfMDforfDO)for,fatfthefveryfleast,fafgeneralfmedicalfdoctor.f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERS-6.fAfterfyoufhavefVictoriafsignfafno-suicidefagreement,fyou
18. A.fshouldfreferfherftofaflicensedfclinicalfsocialfworkerfforfpsychotherapy
19. B.fshouldfreferfherftofaflicensedftherapistfandfafpsychiatrist
20. C.fshouldfreferfherftofaflicensedfmarriagefandffamilyfcounselorfsofthefchildrenfcanfbefhelped
,fasfwell.
21. D.fcouldfperformfanyfoffthefchoicesfabove.fTheyfarefallfethicalfandfappropriate.
22. D.fAnfautoplasticfapproach.
23. Allfoffthesefanswersfdescribefthefdecisionsfthefhumanfservicesfworkerfmustfmakefwhenfwo
rkingfwithfdiversity.fTheftermsfalloplasticf(alsofcalledfalloplasty)fandfautoplasticf(alsofcalledf
autoplasty)farefveryfcommonfinfmulticulturalfcircles.fAutoplasticfmeansfthefclientfmustfcha
ngefhimselfforfherself.fThus,finfanfautoplasticfapproach,fPatrickfwouldfneedftofchangefhisfo
wnfthinkingfandfcopingfskills.f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-7.fPatrickfisfaf33-year-
oldfconstructionfworkerfwhofcameftofthefstatesfformfthefDemocraticfRepublicfoffthefCongo,
fAfrica.fHisfpresentingfcomplaint,fvoicedfduringfthefinitialfassessmentfitfthatfhisfcurrentfemp
loyerfisfdiscriminatingfagainstfhim.fInfhumanfservices,fthefpresentingfcomplaintfisfalsofkno
wnfasfthefpresentingfproblem,fandfisfthefreasonfthefclientfgivesfyoufforfwantingftreatment.f
YourfsupervisorftellsfyoufthatfyoufshouldfhelpfPatrickfimprovefhisfcognitivefskillsftofbetterfco
pefwithfthisfsituation.fYourfbestfcoursefoffactionfwouldfbeftofuse
24. A.fanfalloplasticfapproach.
25. B.fanfemicfapproach.
26. C.fanfeticfapproach.
27. D.fanfautoplasticfapproach.
28. A.fAnfalloplasticfapproach
TREATMENT PLANNING, AND
OUTCOME EVALUATION QUESTIONS
WITH CORRCT ANSWERS GRADED
A+ FOR 2026-2027 ASSURED EXCEL!!
1. Psychiatrist Dr. Harold L. McPheeters. Yes, a psychiatrist, and not a social worker, created
human services. Sigmund Freud was the founder of psychoanalysis - also called analysis -
which is a personality theory and type of treatment. Anna Freud, his daughter, helped
popularize child analysis and ego defense mechanisms. Jane Addams has been dubbed
the mother of social work and was the first American woman to snare the Nobel Peace
Prize. She's often praised for starting Hull House in Chicago, IL - the first settlement
house in the US. - CORRECT ANSWERS-1. The founder of human services was
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Anna Freud
C. Harold McPheeters
D. Jane Addams
A. Ask her forthrightly if she is suicidal.
2. When conducting a comprehensive psychosocial history, sometimes known as an initial
assessment or evaluation, you'll examine the client's perception of the problem; her
emotions and behavior; he goals, support systems, social functioning, family interaction,
medical issues, environmental and cultural factors, stressors, coping strategies, and
motivations and resources to help her. Basically, you'll take a tour of the client's
circumstances. The aforementioned information will be amasses from interviews and
observations with the client and family members. the client's chart (also called a record)
can be helpful since it could contain feedback from other agencies and might even have
psychological or diagnostic tests.
,3. The fact that she has two children ages 3 and 9 has nothing to do with the answering the
question and is irrelevant information. If you believe that there is - CORRECT ANSWERS-
2. During your first visit, you will conduct a psychosocial history. This can also be called
an intake interview or an initial assessment. A psychosocial history includes information
about the past, as well as the present, that could have impact on the client and your
approach to treatment. You discover that Victoria is a 29-year-old married female who
has two children, Lauren, 3, and Lydia, 9. She is crying throughout the entire interview
and you can never recall seeing the client this depressed. You should
A. ask her forthrightly if she is suicidal.
B. not ask her if she is suicidal since this could put the idea in her head.
C. use a person centered interview approach to conduct the psychosocial
assessment.
D. us a Rogerian client-centered interview approach.
B. Ask her if she has a plan to commit suicide.
4. The next crisis intervention step is always the same: inquire about the suicide plan. This
can be referred to as conducting a lethality assessment. The more specific the plan, the
greater the likelihood that the client will make an attempt. - CORRECT ANSWERS-3.
Victoria says "yes" when you ask her if she has thought about killing herself. Your next
step would be to
A. spend the next 15 minutes of the interview showing her accurate empathy.
B. spend the next 15 minutes of the interview showing her sympathy.
C. ask her if she has a plan to commit suicide.
D. open your resource guide and give her the name of the reputable psychiatrist
since psychiatrists prescribe psychotropic medications.
E. Have her sign a no-suicide agreement and create a safety plan.
,5. The next crisis intervention step is always the same: Inquire about the suicide plan.
Some experts refer to this step as conducting a lethality assessment (i.e., how likely is it
that the client will try to harm herself). The ore specific the plan, the greater the
likelihood that the client will make an attempt. Although none of the answer stems are
totally wrong in this case, these are called best-answer questions, so read the question
carefully. You'll note that it says immediate plan of action. Thus, the best answer would
be D: to have the client sign a no-suicide agreement
orfcontract.fSomefstatefethicalfbodiesfrequirefthisfstep.f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-
4.fVictoriafmentionsfthatfshefhasfafplan,fbutftheflethalityflevelfseemsflowfandfherfplanfindica
tesfthatfshefwillfnotftryftofhurtfherselffforfanotherf6fweeks.fYourfbestfimmediatefplanfoffacti
onfwouldfbefto
6. A.freferfherftofafcompetentfclinicalfpsychologist.
7. B.fReferfherftofafcompetentflicensedfcounselor.f
8. C.freferfheftofafcompetentflicensedfclinicalfsocialfworker.
9. D.fHavefherfsignfafno-suicidefagreementfandfcreatefafsafetyfplan.
10. D.fChoicesfAfandfC.
11. Alwaysfgivefclientsfthefnumberfoffthefsuicidefpreventionfhelpline/hotlinefinfyourfarea.fAlso,f
althoughfanyfcontractforfagreementfisfbetterfthanfnone,fwrittenfagreementsfarefgenerallyfc
onsideredfsuperiorftoforalfones.fGivefthefclientfafcopyfoffthefagreementfwheneverfpossible.f
Whenfafclientfisfevenfmoderatelyfsuicidal,fit'sfbestfiffanotherfindividualfcanfstayfwithfthatfpa
rticularfclient.f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-5.fWhenfyoufwritefupfVictoria'sfno-
suicidefagreement,fyoufshould
12. A.fgivefherfthefnumberfoffthefsuicidefpreventionfhotline.f
13. B.fNotfgivefherfthefnumberfoffthefsuicidefpreventionfhotlinefsincefitfisfunethicalftofburdenft
hemfwithfyourfclient'sfproblems.
14. C.fUsefafwrittenfratherfthanfanforalfagreementfiffyoufarefseeingfherfface-to-face.
15. D.fChoicesfAfandfC.
16. B.fShouldfreferfherftofaflicensedftherapistfandfafpsychiatrist.
, 17. Infourffield,fitfisfoftenfassumedfthatfthefclient'sfproblemsfarefcausedfonlyfbyfpsychological,fs
ocial,fandfenvironmentalffactors,fbutfthisfisfoftenfwrong.fThus,fforfthefwell-
beingfoffthefclientfandftofcoverfyourselffethically,fafreferralfshouldfalwaysfbefmadeftofafpsyc
hiatristf(afmedicalfdoctor,fanfMDforfDO)for,fatfthefveryfleast,fafgeneralfmedicalfdoctor.f-
ffCORRECTfANSWERS-6.fAfterfyoufhavefVictoriafsignfafno-suicidefagreement,fyou
18. A.fshouldfreferfherftofaflicensedfclinicalfsocialfworkerfforfpsychotherapy
19. B.fshouldfreferfherftofaflicensedftherapistfandfafpsychiatrist
20. C.fshouldfreferfherftofaflicensedfmarriagefandffamilyfcounselorfsofthefchildrenfcanfbefhelped
,fasfwell.
21. D.fcouldfperformfanyfoffthefchoicesfabove.fTheyfarefallfethicalfandfappropriate.
22. D.fAnfautoplasticfapproach.
23. Allfoffthesefanswersfdescribefthefdecisionsfthefhumanfservicesfworkerfmustfmakefwhenfwo
rkingfwithfdiversity.fTheftermsfalloplasticf(alsofcalledfalloplasty)fandfautoplasticf(alsofcalledf
autoplasty)farefveryfcommonfinfmulticulturalfcircles.fAutoplasticfmeansfthefclientfmustfcha
ngefhimselfforfherself.fThus,finfanfautoplasticfapproach,fPatrickfwouldfneedftofchangefhisfo
wnfthinkingfandfcopingfskills.f-ffCORRECTfANSWERS-7.fPatrickfisfaf33-year-
oldfconstructionfworkerfwhofcameftofthefstatesfformfthefDemocraticfRepublicfoffthefCongo,
fAfrica.fHisfpresentingfcomplaint,fvoicedfduringfthefinitialfassessmentfitfthatfhisfcurrentfemp
loyerfisfdiscriminatingfagainstfhim.fInfhumanfservices,fthefpresentingfcomplaintfisfalsofkno
wnfasfthefpresentingfproblem,fandfisfthefreasonfthefclientfgivesfyoufforfwantingftreatment.f
YourfsupervisorftellsfyoufthatfyoufshouldfhelpfPatrickfimprovefhisfcognitivefskillsftofbetterfco
pefwithfthisfsituation.fYourfbestfcoursefoffactionfwouldfbeftofuse
24. A.fanfalloplasticfapproach.
25. B.fanfemicfapproach.
26. C.fanfeticfapproach.
27. D.fanfautoplasticfapproach.
28. A.fAnfalloplasticfapproach
