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19 Cards in this Set
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What is risk? |
Likelihood of an adverse event happening |
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What is risk factors? |
Features of a mental illness that increase risk |
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What is risk management? |
Attempt to minimise likelihood of adverse event happening |
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What is risk formulation? |
Process of summary and organisation of risk data and risk factors |
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Why is risk assessment important? |
Risk assessment forms the platform for SAFE AND EFFECTIVE care |
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Why is risk assessment important? |
Risk assessment forms the platform for SAFE AND EFFECTIVE care |
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What things do you need to consider for a risk assessment? |
- the person's current mental state and level of insight - risk fluctuates and is influenced by the experiences, perceptions and interactions that the person is subject to at any given time - so risk management plans need to be constantly reevaluated and amended as risk levels increases or decreases |
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Why is risk assessment important? |
It forms the platform for SAFE AND EFFECTIVE care |
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What things do you need to consider for a risk assessment? |
- the person's current mental state and level of insight - risk fluctuates and is influenced by the experiences, perceptions and interactions that the person is subject to at any given time - so risk management plans need to be constantly reevaluated and amended as risk levels increases or decreases |
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What is the aim of risk assessment? |
To minimise likelihood of an adverse event happening in the context of the overall management of the person, to achieve best possible outcomes and provide safe and effective care |
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Risk assessment is a ...... process? |
Collaborative, interactive and dynamic process rather than something that is 'done' to the person |
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The person conducting the risk assessment is more important than the tool being used. True or false? |
TRUE! |
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What are the 3 main approaches to risk assessment? |
- clinical: decisions are made on basis of clinicians experiences and judgement (inaccurate) - actuarial: using formal assessment tools which lead to probability statement of risk (ratings scales, ineffective because based on population rather than the individual) - structured professional judgement approach: clinical assessment in structural way using evidence based knowledge of risk factors and clinical judgement to produce risk formulation |
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The risk assessment identifies factors which are either...? |
- static: cannot be changed - dynamic: can be changed, can include internal and situational/external factors |
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What are static factors? |
Age and gender Events that have happened that you can't take back e.g child abuse |
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What are some examples of internal dynamic factors? |
the person's mental state and its ability to change, improve or worsen |
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What are some examples of internal dynamic factors? |
the person's mental state and its ability to change, improve or worsen |
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What are some examples of external/situational dynamic factors? |
- what is going on around the person? - what is the person doing in their environment? - what do they have available/don't have available? |
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What are some risk statements? |
"The person is at risk of.." "When they are experiencing..." "Protective factors include..." |
