ACORN tool quiz with verified answers

ACORN tool quiz For reliability, how many questions need to be in the symptom section for adults? For youth? - Correct answer 10 for adults, 15 for youth" "How many questions need to be answered on the symptom portion for the database to run analytics? What is the impact on reliability when you skip questions? - Correct answer 5. Form becomes less reliable." "Are alliance responses included in database analytics? - Correct answer Not in the effect size data" "Who has access to the data in the toolkit? - Correct answer Answer should be organizational and health plan" "How often should you ask the collateral rater to complete an ACORN form? Are there any special instructions they need when completing the ACORN? - Correct answer Every session they attend, not to exceed once a week. SX portion about the identified client, alliance about the collateral and practitioner." "How do I know if a form was filled out by a collateral rater or a client when looking in the toolkit? - Correct answer There will be a green people icon next to the client ID" "What is the workaround for when you have multiple collateral raters and want to distinguish them in the database? - Correct answer Add a letter to the end of the number (e.g. D for dad, A for aunt, G for grandparent)" "How do I know if a registration form has been submitted? - Correct answer Blue check mark next to the client ID, vertical line on the graph, you'll see a link when you go to the graph page" "What is the youngest age the forms have been normed for? What do I do if I have a client that is chronologically or developmentally under that age? - Correct answer 6. Just do collateral rater forms" "How often should practitioners complete registration forms? What are the benefits of using the registration form? - Correct answer At the least: at the start of care. Best practice: any time level of care, treatment setting, or diagnosis changes. Benefits: more nuanced analytics, ability to filter your data and use it for professional development." "What is the form customization process like? - Correct answer Answer should include: question bank, sub-domain requirements, length requirements, agency approval. One round of customization will be paid by the Health Plan then agencies will assume the cost. CCI charges $150 per hour and most forms take about 3 hours to make per version of the form you want" "What are the different ways you can submit ACORNs? What are the HIPAA considerations with each. - Correct answer Fax, text, email, online. Need ROI to be able to text or email." "What does the ACORN measure? - Correct answer Global Distress" "What do I do if the client scribbled on the paper form or crossed off an answer? - Correct answer You can re-fill it out. If they scribbled out a response just make sure the correct response is clearly identified. CCI computer will kick out the form and someone will look at it and hand enter it (Stacy thinks this is still true). If you can re-complete it before submitting it, that'd be ideal" "How often should a client in an outpatient program complete the ACORN? How often should a client in a residential program complete the ACORN? - Correct answer OP: every session not to exceed once a week. Residential: Once a week. Ideally, Monday would be symptom and Friday would be alliance." "What are specific considerations for using ACORN within a residential treatment setting? - Correct answer Form administered once a week. Ideally, Monday symptom, Friday alliance. If form combined, pick a date. Alliance and outcome feedback/data should be about the treatment team vs. an individual practitioner." "What is the minimum number of cases in the clinical range an individual clinician should have before looking at effect size data and using it to inform professional development. Why? - Correct answer CCI says 15 but more is better (ORS equivalent is 40). Need a certain sized N so that outcomes data stabilizes. Otherwise, one client can have a significant impact on what outcomes data looks like. Want it to be a solid representation of the clinician's effectiveness vs an individual client's presentation." "What does an effect size of .8 correlate to? .5? .2? What effect size would we anticipate the average clinician having? - Correct answer .8 = highly effective and on par with randomized clinical trials. .5=effective. .2 = change due to change (low effectiveness). Anticipate the average clinician having an affect size of .7-.8" "What is effect size? What is severity adjusted effect size? - Correct answer Effect size measures magnitude of change. Severity adjusted effect size takes into account initial distress score, age, diagnosis. It allows us to compare effectiveness across programs, clinicians, client types." "Where do you find clinical messages in the toolkit? What are they? How would you use them? - Correct answer In the data and summary view on the grid. Quick way to see who is on track or off track. Gives nuanced information about risk factors or likelihood for additional change with more services." "What is the cases in transition report? What is the high risk report? Where do you find them and how would a clinician or supervisor use them? - Correct answer Cases in transition: folks who may be ready for discharge. High Risk: folks who are not progressing and need attention." "What reports and resources might supervisors be interested in? Where are those found? - Correct answer Cases in transition, high risk, login. CCI YouTube page with explanations and example videos." "