PSY 661: PREPARATION FOR PRACTICUM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Someone comes in and they report that someone under the age of 16 is being
abused, do we have to report? - Answers - Yes
Someone comes in saying they are experiencing domestic violence, can we report? -
Answers - No, unless a child is involved
3. If a pregnant woman comes in, and is using heroin, can we report? - Answers - no
4. An elderly person is being abused financially, can we report? - Answers - yes
Someone with an intellectual disability is being abused, do we report? - Answers - yes,
age doesn't matter
know this: When you are making a mandated report, you will use the abuse hotline and
the child abuse hotline for YOUR state. You know that you are reporting to the child line
of the abuse hotline. - Answers -
If you are unsure if you should report, you should consult with the child or abuse hotline.
In practicum, consult with your supervisor and professor/class. CONSULT. - Answers -
If someone says they are self harming, do you report? - Answers - No
If someone has an infected wound due to self-harm, and is under 18, you must report
cause if it may kill them it Is a safety issue. With minors, lean on the side of caution -
Answers -
Know that If there is NO correlation with self-harm and suicide. - Answers -
How would you handle a situation if someone came in and told you they were in a
domestic violence relationship? - Answers - -Assess for the need for medical treatment
-Inquire about the degree of threat/ intimidation
-Prepare client for securing safe setting
-Activate social and/or legal support
How would you support an individual who is using substances? - Answers - -Determine
the client's position on modifying relationship to substances
-Assess for previous attempts with treatment.
How would you handle someone who's engaging in self harm? - Answers - -Investigate
ambivalence
-Does the client have a plan?
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Someone comes in and they report that someone under the age of 16 is being
abused, do we have to report? - Answers - Yes
Someone comes in saying they are experiencing domestic violence, can we report? -
Answers - No, unless a child is involved
3. If a pregnant woman comes in, and is using heroin, can we report? - Answers - no
4. An elderly person is being abused financially, can we report? - Answers - yes
Someone with an intellectual disability is being abused, do we report? - Answers - yes,
age doesn't matter
know this: When you are making a mandated report, you will use the abuse hotline and
the child abuse hotline for YOUR state. You know that you are reporting to the child line
of the abuse hotline. - Answers -
If you are unsure if you should report, you should consult with the child or abuse hotline.
In practicum, consult with your supervisor and professor/class. CONSULT. - Answers -
If someone says they are self harming, do you report? - Answers - No
If someone has an infected wound due to self-harm, and is under 18, you must report
cause if it may kill them it Is a safety issue. With minors, lean on the side of caution -
Answers -
Know that If there is NO correlation with self-harm and suicide. - Answers -
How would you handle a situation if someone came in and told you they were in a
domestic violence relationship? - Answers - -Assess for the need for medical treatment
-Inquire about the degree of threat/ intimidation
-Prepare client for securing safe setting
-Activate social and/or legal support
How would you support an individual who is using substances? - Answers - -Determine
the client's position on modifying relationship to substances
-Assess for previous attempts with treatment.
How would you handle someone who's engaging in self harm? - Answers - -Investigate
ambivalence
-Does the client have a plan?
