Documentation
This type of note is written by a counselor to summarize what happened in session and how the client is progressing in their treatment goals
What is a progress note?
This is what the letters CBT stand for
What is Cognitive Behavior Therapy?
The ACA Code of Ethics states counselors should use one of these to guide their decisions when faced with ethical dilemmas
What is an ethical decision making model?
This diagnosis is given to individuals who are experiencing clinical significant distress due to their current gender not matching their actual gender identity
What is gender dysphoria?
Per CACREP standards, this is the number of direct hours required to complete the practicum portion of field experience
What is 40 hours?
This term refers to notes taken by the counselor during session and is usually shredded after the session is over
What is a process note (or psychotherapy note)?
Who is Carl Rogers?
Per HIPAA, this is the length of time a release of information (ROI) remains valid before it is considered expired
How long is 1 year?
The criteria for this diagnosis includes experiencing a sense of anxiety and worry in multiple life areas (not just 1 or 2 specific things) for at least 6 months
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
An indirect, subtle, and unintentional act of discrimination against a marginalized group (e.g. asking about gender on an intake form and only listing "male" and "female")
What is a microaggression?
This what each of the letters of a SOAP note stands for
What is Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan?
The theory that the ABC model originated from
What is Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)?
This term from the ACA Code of Ethics refers to the limitations of what issues a counselor can and cannot ethically treat based on experience and training
What is scope of competence?
The criteria for this disorder includes at least 2 of the following: disorganized thinking, negative symptoms (e.g. diminished emotional expression), delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized or catatonic behavior
What is schizophrenia?
This is the preferred treatment method for symptoms of borderline personality disorder
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
A document that details presenting problems from the client, their goals for counseling, and interventions that will be used by the counselor
What is a treatment plan (or counseling plan)?
A guiding principle of this theory is to quickly identify resolutions to the client's problem and short-term interventions to get there, using interventions such as "the miracle question"
What is Solution Focused Brief Therapy?
This term describes the responsibility counselors have to take reasonable measures to protect others from harm, such as if a client is suicidal or a child is in danger of abuse
What is duty to protect?
This commonly used diagnosis can be assigned to those who are experiencing clinically significant distress because of an identified stressor that isn't severe enough to meet the criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder
What is an adjustment disorder?
What is Suboxone?
A document that explains to the client the risks and benefits to your counseling approach, your qualifications, parameters of confidentiality, and other important information about the counseling process
What is informed consent?
Common in substance use counseling, this approach is shown to be effective in helping clients work through ambivalence
What is Motivational Interviewing?
The amount of time from last professional contact before a counselor is permitted to engage in a sexual relationship with a former client, per the ACA Code of Ethics
What is 5 years?
The criteria for this mental disorder includes history of at least 1 hypomanic episode, no history of any manic episodes, and at least 1 major depressive episode
What is bipolar II?
People of this type of culture typically identify themselves in relation to a larger group and consider the wellbeing of the group when making personal decisions; going against the norm is typically looked down upon
What is a collectivist culture?