Clinical Evaluation | Assessment and Screening
Objectives
-
Identify the characteristics of a dangerousness assessment
-
Identify factors associated with a high risk for violence
-
Identify steps in preventing danger to others
-
Review special cases
-
Domestic violence
-
Child Abuse
-
Elder Abuse
-
Substance Abuse
-
Eating Disorders
-
Emergency calls from nonclients
$6.00 for 90 days-
Objectives
- Review the components for the assessment portion of the NCE and NCMHCE
$12.00 for 90 daysObjectives
- Review what a healthy person needs
- Review how different addictions may cause or be caused by
- Mood disorders
- Physical health issues
Based on Counselor Toolbox Episode 185 Effective Assessment of Co-Occurring Issues
$6.00 for 90 daysObjectives
- Review what a healthy person needs
- Review how different addictions may cause or be caused by
- Mood disorders
- Physical health issues
$6.00 for 90 days- Review what a healthy person needs
Objectives
- Describe the function of a mental status exam
- Identify the aspects of emotion, cognition and behavior that are assessed during an exam.
- Differentiate assessment from screening
- List important things to look for when screening for mood disorders, eating disorders, addictions, ADHD or psychotic disorders.
$6.00 for 90 daysObjectives:
- Review a case study for depression assessment and diagnosis using the transdiagnostic, transtheoretical PACER approach
- Learn about illnesses like which may impact mental health and increase depression
- Allergic rhinitis
- Pain
- Diabetes
- Sleep disturbance
$15.00 for 90 daysObjectives:
Review the diagnostic criteria for common mental disorders in the DSM 5 TR
- Elimination Disorders
- Sexual Dysfunctions
- Gender Dysphoria
- Neurocognitive Disorders
- Paraphilic Disorders
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Except ASD and ADHD)
- Other Mental Disorders and Additional Codes
- Medication-Induced Movement Disorders and Other Adverse Effects of Medication
- Other Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention
FIFTEEN One Hour Videos that Review the diagnostic criteria for common mental disorders in the DSM 5 TR. Powerpoint PDFs and other materials provided.
$60.00 for 90 daysObjectives
- Define the framing bias
- Learn about medical diagnoses and symptoms of substance intoxication or withdrawal which mimic mood disorders
Based on Counselor Toolbox Episode 184 Differential Diagnosis and the Framing Bias
$6.00 for 90 daysObjectives:
- Identify the common physical, cognitive, interpersonal and environmental causes of mood disorders.
- Describe the impact of these causes on neurotransmitters and the HPA-Axis
- Develop treatment interventions that address the whole person, not just a single cause of a single symptom.
$6.00 for 90 daysObjectives:
-
Explore issues related to the counseling relationships with people who are culturally different
-
Identify approaches to use with culturally diverse clients
$6.00 for 90 days-
Objectives
- Examine the effects of traumatic stress
- Learn about normal brain development across the lifespan
- Explore the neurobiology of PTSD
- Highlight the changes in cognition and brain structure associated with PTSD
- Identify crucial components to effective PTSD treatment
- Examine the effects of pharmacotherapy on brain function
- Learn about the function hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in the stress response systems, and abnormalities in the HPA axis in persons with PTSD
- Identify specific neurochemicals implicated in the development of PTSD including chatecholamines, serotonin, amino acids (specifically GABA) and peptides.
$18.00 for 90 daysObjectives:
- Define the PACER model
- Explore how PACER dimensions interact
- Examine the transdiagnostic assessment process
$9.00 for 90 daysObjectives:
- Review the changes to the diagnostic criteria of the DSM 5 TR
- Identify other changes in the disorder write up to include more culturally sensitive language and a section on suicidal risk
- Learn how to apply the new diagnosis of Prolonged Grief Disorder
$15.00 for 90 daysObjectives:
- Review the function of the SAP and how the SAP and LPC/LCSW may need to function together on an interdisciplinary team or in a co-occurring disorders treatment facility.
- Review DOT policy on recreational and medical marijuana to ensure all LPCs and LCSWs are familiar with the restrictions on any of their clients who may fall under DOT supervision
- Review the Final Rule that Changes the Definition of 'Service Agent'
- Review the procedures for the Revised Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form (CCF)
- Review the Final Rule: Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs
$6.00 for 90 daysObjectives:
- Review crisis theory and the varying types of crises
- Describe the stages of crisis
- Identify the features of a general crisis assessment
- Differentiate between a crisis and suicide assessment
- Identify factors associated with a high risk of suicide
- Review legal and ethical responsibilities (Tarasoff and Bellah vs. Greenson
- Explore prevention and intervention strategies
$6.00 for 90 daysObjectives:
- Identify the common symptoms for anxiety and depression-based disorders
- Learn how a positive change in one area or symptom can have positive effects on all symptoms or areas.
- Explore
- The function of each of those symptoms
- The potential causes of each of those symptoms
- Interventions for each of those symptoms
$6.00 for 90 days