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For an episode to be considered THIS, there must be an interval of at least 2 consecutive months between separate episodes in which criteria are not met for a major depressive episode.
Major Depressive Disorder Recurrent
3,000 supervised hours of experience over at least 104 weeks
Hours to complete for LMFT licensure
It's Tuesday morning and you are running late for group supervision who do you inform?
Your direct individual supervisor and your group supervisor.
palpitations, pounding heart, accelerated heart, sweating, trembling, shaking, sensations of shortness of breath, feelings of choking, chest pain, nausea, abdominal distress, feeling dizzy, chills, numbness, tingling sensations, derealization, depersonalization, feeling like going crazy, fear of dying.
Panic Attack Specifier
A diagnosis should be included in the treatment plan but also in this category in AMD
Problem section
Depressed mood most of the day, diminished interest or pleasure in all activities, significant weight loss when not dieting, insomnia/hypersomnia, psychomotor agitation or retardation, fatigue, loss of energy, feelings of worthlessness, excessive or inappropriate guilt, diminished ability to think or concentrate, recurrent thoughts of death, recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or suicide attempt or specific plan for committing suicide.
MDD Single Episode
You may submit your Re–Exam application any time after attempting the exam. However, your eligibility will not be sent to Pearson Vue until...
the 90–day waiting period from your last exam attempt has elapsed.
You are in a session with your 11 year old client and they just disclosed being hit on their back with a belt by their parent. Who do you inform and report this to?
Inform your supervisor and call CPS/DCFS.
Marked fear or anxiety about one or more social situations in which the individual is exposed to possible scrutiny by others. Examples include social interactions, being observed, and performing in front of others. Note: in children, the anxiety must occur in peer settings and not just during interactions with adults. The individual fears that they will act in a way or show anxiety sxs that will be negatively evaluated.
Social Anxiety Disorder (social phobia)
You are reviewing the treatment goals with a weekly client and see that they have made progress. Your client reports that they're work schedule is getting busier but that they want to do not want to end treatment. What steps would you take next...?
1.) Assess for any risk factors (SI, HI, S/H, drug use)
2.) discuss the progress with your individual supervisor.
3.) Upon supervisor review, assess if biweekly sessions are appropriate and update the treatment plan accordingly.
Daily Double
A prominent and persistent period of depressed mood, diminished interest, evidenced from history, physical exam or laboratory findings that the disturbance is the direct pathophysiological consequence of another medical condition. The disturbance is not better explained by another mental disorder
Registrations issued by the board are valid for this many years.
6 year life span
1(800)540-4000
LA county Child Protective Hotline
recurrent and unexpected, an abrupt surge of intense fear or intense discomfort that reaches a peak within minutes and during which time four or more of the following occurs: palpitations, pounding heart, accelerated heart, sweating, trembling, shaking, sensations of shortness of breath, feelings of choking, chest pain, nausea, abdominal distress, feeling dizzy, chills, numbness, tingling sensations, derealization, depersonalization, feeling like going crazy, fear of dying.
Panic Disorder
Once you are done with your note, you would add this to the note (hint: this is how you document you are covered by a licensed individual)
Add your supervisor as a cosigner
This is when full criteria is met, or if full criteria is not met for a major depressive episode, most recent episode of major depression if onset of mood symptoms occurs during pregnancy or in the 4 weeks following delivery.
Major depressive disorder with peripartum onset
Registrants who have not completed all hours of supervised experience within the 6-year life span must do this...
Must apply for a subsequent registration numbers to continue the path toward licensure.
Your in a couples session with your client and her husband. He discloses to you that the paternal grandmother punished their children by making them stand in the sun without water. The grandmother resides in Victorville where the summers are hot. The children reported to their parents that they are scared of going back to their grandmother's home. Who MUST you call?
San Bernardino Child Protective Hotline (800)827-8724
Developmentally inappropriate and excessive fear or anxiety concerning separation from those to whom the individual is attached, as evidenced by: 1) recurrent excessive distress when anticipating or experiencing separation from home or from major attachment figures 2.) persistent and excessive worry about losing major attachment figures or about possible harm to them such as illness injury disaster or death 3.) persistent and excessive worry about experiencing an untoward event that causes separation from a major attachment figure 4.) persistent reluctance or refusal to go out 5.) reluctance or fear to be alone 6.) persistent reluctance or fear to to sleep away from home or attachment figure 7.) repeated nightmares involving theme of separation 8.) repeated complaints of physical symptoms when separation occurs
Separation Anxiety Disorder
These two assessments are used to measure anxiety and depression (exclusively)
GAD 7 and PHQ 9
During one of these specific episodes the individual presents with delusions or hallucinations that do not involve typical depressive themes or personal inadequacy , guilt, disease, death, nihilism, or deserved punishment, or the content is a mixture.
Major depressive disorder with mood incongruent psychotic features
Registrants must renew annually from their original month of issuance and must. . .
must complete a minimum of 3 hours of Continuing Education in the subject of Law & Ethics each year and Take the Law and Ethics Exam for the renewal to be approved, Renew online
You just conducted an intake with your 17 year old client, her mother and father. They disclose that client was sexually abused by a family member who is no longer in this country. Client reports that she is unsure if it was reported but recalls the police being involved. Client's mother and father report that DCFS and Police were involved, that they acquired a police report and restraining order. Who should you inform and who must you call?
You should inform your direct supervisor and you must report this disclosure of child sexual abuse to CPS.
a presentation in which symptoms characteristic of an anxiety disorder that cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning predominate but do not meet full criteria for any of the disorder in the anxiety disorder diagnostic class. this is used in situations in which the clinician chooses NOT to specify the reason that the criteria are not met for a specific anxiety disorder.
Unspecified Anxiety Disorder
Here is where you document any communication with a client that is not in a session, a cancelation, reschedule, no show or phone call.
Quick Memo