A nurse is a member of the committee that oversees a program that directly provides comprehensive, individualized consumer services to those with severe and persistent mental illness. What service delivery model does this describe?
A) Fairweather treatment
B) Clubhouse treatment
C) Assertive community treatment
D) Community living treatment
Ans: C
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Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a service delivery model that provides comprehensive, locally based treatment to people with SPMI. Unlike other community-based programs, ACT is not a linkage or brokerage case-management program but rather a direct provider of highly individualized consumer services.
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