What is a QMHA? - ANSWER Qualified Mental Health Associates (QMHAs)
work in state-certified mental health programs, assisting mental health
professionals, licensed clinical psychologists, and psychiatrists.
What do QMHAs do? - ANSWER QMHAs communicate with clients receiving
mental health services, help gather information for evaluations, help clients
achieve mental health goals and report back to professionals, assist them in
overcoming barriers to participation, teach various living skills, provide
navigation, and perform safety checks.
What is required to become a QMHA-I? - ANSWER A bachelor's degree in
behavioural science or three years of education and applicable behavioural
health work experience. Request an initial competency exam from a qualified
supervisor at a state-certified mental health agency.
What are the QMHA domains? - ANSWER: 1. Clinical competence 2.
Professional responsibility.
3. Safety.
4. Administrative responsibility.
What are the eleven tasks of clinical competency? 1. Client Engagement 2.
Client Orientation
3. Collecting data for assessments
4. Supporting Clients
5. Monitoring, observing, and reporting 6. Teaching fundamental and
communal life skills.
7. Providing resources 8. Implementing interventions.
9. Increasing client engagement 10. Assistince with regular activities
11. Promoting family involvement.
, What is a motivating interview? - Identify ambivalence - Communicate with the
person who wants to change - Use Change Talk.
What is the third-most important training for QMHAs? - ANSWER
Motivational Interview
What does client orientation entail? - Client Rights - Confidentiality and
obligatory reporting.
- Rules and Expectations
- Informing individuals where goods in the facility are located.
What exactly constitutes informed consent? - ANSWER To consent to therapy,
people must understand what they are agreeing to.
What is B.A.R.F.? - ANSWER Benefits of Proposed Treatment
Alternative treatment options
Risks linked with treatment
Treatment fees
What are the two laws on confidentiality? - ANSWER 1. HIPAA
2. CFR 42 Part 2
What are the exclusions to HIPAA and CFR 42 Part 2? - ANSWER: Mandatory
reporting, non-identifying research and education, audits, harm to self or others,
and crime.
- Court order - Medical emergency.
- QSOA - ROI
What constitutes the reasonable person standard? - ANSWER A legal premise
from 1837 asks what a reasonable person would behave in this situation.
What is client inclusion? - ANSWER Using person-centred approaches and
family and community support, I gently assist clients in identifying their
strengths, needs, and objectives.
What exactly does it mean to be person-centred in treatment? - ANSWER
Clients are active participants, not passive users of services.
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