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MHACBO - QMHA 1 STUDY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER S (NEW
UPDATE)
Question : What is a QMHA?
CORRECT ANSWER: Qualified Mental Health
Associates (QMHAs) work within state certfied mental health programs, assistng mental health professionals, Licensed Clinical Psychologists, and Psychiatrists.
Question : What do QMHA's do?
CORRECT ANSWER: QMHA's communicate with
clients receiving mental health services, assist in gathering information for evaluations, help clients reach mental health goals and report back to professionals, assist them in overcoming barriers to participation, instruct in various living skills, provide navigation, and do safety checks.
Question : Whats required to be a QMHA-I?
CORRECT ANSWER: A bachelors degree in
behavioral science, or a combination of three years of
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education and relevant behavioral health occupational experience. Obtain an initial competency assessment from a qualified supervisor at a state certified mental health agency.
Question : What are the QMHA Domains?
CORRECT ANSWER: 1. Clinical Competency2.
Professional Responsibility 3. Safety 4. Administrative Responsibility
Question : What are the 11 tasks of clinical competency
CORRECT ANSWER: 1. Engaging Clients 2. Orienting
Clients 3. Collecting information for assessments 4.Supporting Clients 5. Monitoring, Observing and reporting 6. Teaching basic and community living skills
- Resource referral 8. Implementing Interventions 9.
Enhancing clients participation 10. Assisting with activities of daily living 11. Facilitating family involvement
Question : What is motivational interviewing?
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CORRECT ANSWER: - Identifying ambivalence -
Focusing communication on the part of the person that wants to change - Change Talk
Question : What is the 3rd most needed training for
QMHA's?
CORRECT ANSWER: Motivational Interviewing
Question : What does Orienting clients consist of?
CORRECT ANSWER: - Client Rights - Confidentiality
including mandatory reporting - Rules and expectations - Letting people know where things in the facility are located
Question : What is informed consent?
CORRECT ANSWER: To consent to treatment they
need to know what they are consenting to
Question : What is B.A.R.F?
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CORRECT ANSWER: Benefits of proposed treatment
Alternatives of treatment Risk associated with the treatment Fees for the treatment
Question : What are the two laws regarding
confidentiality?
CORRECT ANSWER: 1. HIPPA 2. CFR 42 part 2
Question : What are the exceptions to HIPPA and CFR 42
part 2?
CORRECT ANSWER: - Mandatory reporting - Non
identifying research and education - Audit - Harm to self or others - Crime - Court order - Medical emergency -
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Question : What is the reasonable person standard?
CORRECT ANSWER: A legal premise from 1837 that
asks what would a reasonable person do in this circumstance?