An evaluation tool that provides measurable opportunities for clients to exceed their treatment goals is:

a. An individualized rating scale
b. Target problem scaling
c. Goal attainment scaling
d. Satisfaction scaling


c
Feedback to correct answer: On the continuum of -2 to +2, the middle measure of 0 is the expected client outcome, or the client goal that the social worker and client have set. Adding additional levels of attainment beyond the expected goal leaves open the possibility for greater success for the client.

Social Work & Human Services

You might also like to view...

Which of the following statements is FALSE about open adoptions?

a. The birth mother participates in choosing a family for her baby. b. The birth mother may stay in contact with the child. c. Visits between the birth mother and the child may be arranged. d. More problems are associated with open adoptions.

Social Work & Human Services

The Dawes Act provided Native American's retention of their land once they accepted an individual plot. Although the act provided some protection to Native Americans, it enabled the settlers to take land from the Native Americans by

A. coercing them to sell their land for minimal prices. B. confiscating their land by federal edict. C. appropriating funds that settlers could use to buy Native American lands. D. coercing the five major tribes to merge land holdings.

Social Work & Human Services

_____ is a form of impression management defined as behavior that attempts to

avoid being accountable for the full consequences of one’s negative behavior, decisions, and performance.

A. Ingratiation B. Self-promotion C. Face-saving D. Distortion

Social Work & Human Services

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

Epidemiology is an approach used to understand only physical health and does not consider the person’s psychosocial influence.

Social Work & Human Services