Intakes & First Sessions Form

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What is a reasonable goal for the first session?*

Give patients the experience of relating to us

Feel what it’s like to be in a relationship with this person(s)

Gather biographical information

All of the above

What is an example of what therapists should evaluate in the first session?*

Which member of a couple is causing most of the problems

Whether a patient can be trusted to socialize with the therapist

How patients typically make decisions

How well the patient’s and therapist’s political views match

A good outcome for an intake session would be a patient feeling:*

“This therapist is willing to connect with me whether we are similar or different”

“This therapist is afraid of my history”

“This therapist realizes that psychotropic medication is a hoax”

“This therapist cares more about women than about men”

A common source of tension built into intake sessions is:*

The patient wants help, but is uncomfortable acknowledging personal failings out loud

The patient thinks the therapist is lying about mandated reporting

The patient wishes they had chosen a different therapist

All of the above

According to the presenter,*

The most important consideration in intakes is not upsetting the new patient

We shouldn’t bring up sex in the first session

An excellent question to set the goals of the therapy is “What would you like to accomplish in our work together?”

Sarcasm can be useful in establishing rapport

Especially during intake sessions, therapists should:*

Ignore how they feel

Tell patients how they feel

Pay attention to how they feel

Tell patients how to help the therapist feel competent

What is an example of modeling during an intake session?*

The therapist dresses the way they want the client to dress

The therapist listens carefully to patients’ answers before asking the next question

The therapist compliments the patients’ hair or eyeglasses

The therapist states their credentials clearly

What is a good reason a therapist might feel inhibited from asking difficult questions?*

The therapist doesn’t want to look foolish

The therapist doesn’t want to invite an ethics complaint

The therapist feels men shouldn’t ask women certain questions

None of the above

What would be an error in an intake session?*

Doing too much therapy

Not doing enough therapy

Not clearly stating billing, cancellation, and confidentiality policies

All of the above

According to the speaker, the most important task in an intake session is persuading the patient you don’t discriminate by race or gender.*

True

False

According to the speaker,*

How we feel while with a patient is a good source of information

We should ignore how we feel while with a patient

We should tell patients to ignore how they feel when they’re in session

People who have strong feelings during session are poor candidates for therapy

Which of the following is a special challenge of doing intakes by video?*

People are rarely honest in a video session

Most patients don’t believe a real therapist would use video for sessions

Couples are forced to sit shoulder-to-shoulder instead of facing each other

None of the above

According to the speaker, therapists can disempower themselves by:*

Charging too much

Unintentionally getting caught in a couple’s power struggles

Sitting in an uncomfortable chair

Getting too much training

According to the speaker,*

It’s unimportant to know who referred a new patient

It’s unimportant to know why someone is starting therapy now

It’s unnecessary to discuss confidentiality in the first session

None of the above

According to the speaker, most patients will subtly resist the therapist’s focus on existential dilemmas.*

True

False

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CE certificates will be sent within 30 days of receiving this form.

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