MHACBO - QMHA Exam with complete
solutions 2024/2025
What is a QMHA? - ANSWER-Qualified Mental Health Associates (QMHAs) work
within state certified mental health programs, assisting 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?
solutions 2024/2025
What is a QMHA? - ANSWER-Qualified Mental Health Associates (QMHAs) work
within state certified mental health programs, assisting 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?
