QMHA Exam 2024/2025 (Questions with
100% Correct Answers) (A+ Graded
Verified)
What is a QMHA? - ANSWER Qualified Mental Health Associates (QMHAs) work within state
certfied mental health programs, assistng mental health professionals, Licensed Clinical
Psychologists, and Psychiatrists.
What do QMHA's do? - 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.
Whats required to be a QMHA-I? - ANSWER A bachelors degree in behavioral science, or a
combination of three years of education and relevant behavioral health occupational experience.
Obtain an initial competency assessment from a qualified supervisor at a state certified mental
health agency.
What are the QMHA Domains? - ANSWER 1. Clinical Competency
2. Professional Responsibility
3. Safety
4. Administrative Responsibility
What are the 11 tasks of clinical competency - 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
7. Resource referral
8. Implementing Interventions
9. Enhancing clients participation
10. Assisting with activities of daily living
11. Facilitating family involvement
What is motivational interviewing? - ANSWER - Identifying ambivalence
- Focusing communication on the part of the person that wants to change
- Change Talk
What is the 3rd most needed training for QMHA's? - ANSWER Motivational Interviewing
, What does Orienting clients consist of? - ANSWER - Client Rights
- Confidentiality including mandatory reporting
- Rules and expectations
- Letting people know where things in the facility are located
What is informed consent? - ANSWER To consent to treatment they need to know what they
are consenting to
What is B.A.R.F? - ANSWER Benefits of proposed treatment
Alternatives of treatment
Risk associated with the treatment
Fees for the treatment
What are the two laws regarding confidentiality? - ANSWER 1. HIPPA
2. CFR 42 part 2
What are the exceptions to HIPPA and CFR 42 part 2? - ANSWER - Mandatory reporting
- Non identifying research and education
- Audit
- Harm to self or others
- Crime
- Court order
- Medical emergency
- QSOA
- ROI
What is the reasonable person standard? - ANSWER A legal premise from 1837 that asks
what would a reasonable person do in this circumstance?
What is client inclusion? - ANSWER Using person centered approaches and support from
family and community, respectfully assisting in helping clients with strengths, needs and goals.
What does it mean to be person centered in treatment? - ANSWER Clients are active
participants vs passive recipients of services
What is the modern peer consumer movement? - ANSWER Active participation in treatment
plan that is strengths based and that recognizes trauma and relies on mutual respect and
inclusion of clients support system
What 6 things does monitoring, observing and reporting consist of? - ANSWER 1.
Awareness of current treatment plans, goals and tasks
2. Implements evidence based interventions
3. Observes behavior and verbal content
100% Correct Answers) (A+ Graded
Verified)
What is a QMHA? - ANSWER Qualified Mental Health Associates (QMHAs) work within state
certfied mental health programs, assistng mental health professionals, Licensed Clinical
Psychologists, and Psychiatrists.
What do QMHA's do? - 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.
Whats required to be a QMHA-I? - ANSWER A bachelors degree in behavioral science, or a
combination of three years of education and relevant behavioral health occupational experience.
Obtain an initial competency assessment from a qualified supervisor at a state certified mental
health agency.
What are the QMHA Domains? - ANSWER 1. Clinical Competency
2. Professional Responsibility
3. Safety
4. Administrative Responsibility
What are the 11 tasks of clinical competency - 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
7. Resource referral
8. Implementing Interventions
9. Enhancing clients participation
10. Assisting with activities of daily living
11. Facilitating family involvement
What is motivational interviewing? - ANSWER - Identifying ambivalence
- Focusing communication on the part of the person that wants to change
- Change Talk
What is the 3rd most needed training for QMHA's? - ANSWER Motivational Interviewing
, What does Orienting clients consist of? - ANSWER - Client Rights
- Confidentiality including mandatory reporting
- Rules and expectations
- Letting people know where things in the facility are located
What is informed consent? - ANSWER To consent to treatment they need to know what they
are consenting to
What is B.A.R.F? - ANSWER Benefits of proposed treatment
Alternatives of treatment
Risk associated with the treatment
Fees for the treatment
What are the two laws regarding confidentiality? - ANSWER 1. HIPPA
2. CFR 42 part 2
What are the exceptions to HIPPA and CFR 42 part 2? - ANSWER - Mandatory reporting
- Non identifying research and education
- Audit
- Harm to self or others
- Crime
- Court order
- Medical emergency
- QSOA
- ROI
What is the reasonable person standard? - ANSWER A legal premise from 1837 that asks
what would a reasonable person do in this circumstance?
What is client inclusion? - ANSWER Using person centered approaches and support from
family and community, respectfully assisting in helping clients with strengths, needs and goals.
What does it mean to be person centered in treatment? - ANSWER Clients are active
participants vs passive recipients of services
What is the modern peer consumer movement? - ANSWER Active participation in treatment
plan that is strengths based and that recognizes trauma and relies on mutual respect and
inclusion of clients support system
What 6 things does monitoring, observing and reporting consist of? - ANSWER 1.
Awareness of current treatment plans, goals and tasks
2. Implements evidence based interventions
3. Observes behavior and verbal content
