MDT Assessment Processes

Abstract

In Part 2, a step-by-step practical guide is provided to educate and guide practitioners in the correct application of the mode deactivation methodology, starting from the client typology survey, to the rest of the assessment process—Fear Assessment, Compound Core Beliefs Questionnaire (CCBQ)—to the supplementary mindfulness practice exercises, case conceptualization, Validation–Clarification–Redirection (VCR) treatment step, and final reinforcement and wrap-up before Mode Deactivation Therapy (MDT) program completion. In this chapter the client typology survey, Fear Assessment, and CCBQ is explained in terms of construct, structure, contents, objective, application, preparation, administration, scoring, and interpretation, noting any special considerations or focus areas along the way. The typical overall session-by-session schedule that was covered in Chap. 1 (Introduction and Cost–Benefit Analysis), will also be briefly repeated, followed by these interviews and assessments that are conducted in the first four sessions or so. As such, this chapter will enable the clinician to conduct his or her own family-based MDT evaluations in the correct order and interpreted appropriately to follow an accurate and meaningful case conceptualization.