In the context of treatment monitoring, which practice involves asking clients to rate their depression or anxiety on a 1- to 10-point scale at the start of each session?

• A. Assessment for signal clients
• B. Treatment monitoring
• C. Diagnostic interview
• D. Formative evaluation

Answer: (B)

Tracking how a client is doing over time is the idea here. In treatment monitoring, the goal is to keep a regular read on symptom levels to see if therapy is helping. Asking clients to rate their depression or anxiety on a simple 1–10 scale at the start of each session gives a quick, consistent snapshot of current distress. This brief measure can be tracked session by session, often graphed to show trends, so the therapist and client can spot improvement, stagnation, or worsening and adjust the treatment plan accordingly. It also supports collaborative decision-making and evidence-based practice by providing concrete data on progress rather than relying on memory or general impressions. The other options describe different activities: a diagnostic interview is about establishing disorders, formative evaluation refers to improving a program or curriculum rather than tracking an individual client’s progress, and the term “assessment for signal clients” isn’t a standard method for routine session-by-session monitoring.