Self Care as Clinicians
Why is self care important as clinicians?
Practicing self care can enhance your self awareness.
What does Mindfulness mean?
the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something. (being present & in the moment)
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
A. This Modality focuses on changing thinking patterns
B. This Modality focuses on play
C. This Modality focuses on processing trauma.
A. This Modality focuses on changing thinking patterns.
What assessment would you use if a client were to express suicidal ideations?
A. PHQ9
B. CSSRS
C. Stanley Brown Safety Plan
D. Vanderbilt
B. CSSRS
Autonomy: To make choices based on another person
False!! Autonomy: To have will and freedom to make independent choices.
How do you practice professional self care? (3 answers)
1. Take Breaks throughout the Work Day. (TAKE YOUR LUNCH)
2. Stay Organized
3. Work vs. Life Balance
How do you practice mindfulness?
Focus your attention slowly and deliberately on each part of your body, in order, from toe to head or head to toe.
What is Art Therapy/ Expressive Arts Therapy?
A. Talk Therapy
B. Therapy while utilizing play
C. Art techniques are a way to help clients understand and process their thoughts and feelings.
C. Art techniques are a way to help clients understand and process their thoughts and feelings.
What assessment would you use for a parent who wants an evaluation for ADHD?
A. PHQ9
B. SCARED
C. Vanderbilt
D. SPENCE
Vanderbilt- You will provide a parent assessment as well as a teacher assessment.
you don't have to create a safety plan when a child is high risk as long as you tell their parents.
False!!!!
How do clinicians take care of themselves within the field?
recognize signs of burnout
How would you teach Box Breathing to a client?
Box breathing is a breathing exercise where you breathe in for four counts, hold your breath for four counts, then breathe out for four counts.
Draw a box in your mind as you count to stay grounded — four seconds per side.
What is EMDR mostly used for?
A. mostly used for Anxiety.
B. mostly used for post-traumatic stress disorder.
C. mostly used for OCD.
B. mostly used for post-traumatic stress disorder.
During a session, the client recalls a traumatic event under the therapist's guidance, while moving their eyes in a specific pattern. This can help the patient to reduce the stress associated with the event.
What does the SPENCE (SCAS) scale not assess for in children?
A. Separation Anxiety
B. Fears of physical Injury
C. Obsessive compulsive disorder
D. Depression
D. Depression
Confidentiality is important to explain to EVERYONE that comes through your door for therapy.
True!!
What are the four categories of self care?
emotional, physical, psychological, and spiritual health.
What is the 54321 technique?
5 things you see
4 things you can touch/feel
3 things you can hear
2 things you can smell (or wish to smell)
1 think you can taste (or wish to taste)
What is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy?
A. Focuses on depressive symptoms
B. Focuses on the present problems
C. is future-focused, goal-directed, and focuses on solutions, rather than on the problems that brought clients to seek therapy.
C. is future-focused, goal-directed, and focuses on solutions, rather than on the problems that brought clients to seek therapy.
What age range does the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) assess for?
A. pre-school age
B. 8-18 years old
C. 5-7 years
D. 19-21 years old
B. 8-18 years old
you should practice within your areas of competence and develop and enhance their professional expertise; but if you don't that's okay too.
False!! Stay within your scope of practice. Continue to take trainings throughout your time in the field to stay up to date and increase your knowledge.
1.Get enough sleep (8 hours a day)
2. Listen to music/podcast
3.yoga/meditate/exercise
4.Journaling
5. Reading
What is progressive muscle relaxation (PMR)?
a two-step relaxation practice to reduce stress and build awareness of sensations of tension and deep relaxation in various muscle groups.
The first step in this practice is to create tension in specific muscle groups and begin to notice what tension feels like in this body part.
What is trauma informed therapy?
A. integrates an awareness of trauma into every aspect of treatment while making safety a priority for clients.
B. Completely ignores some's trauma, making clients feel uncomfortable.
A. trauma-informed treatment integrates an awareness of trauma into every aspect of treatment while making safety a priority for clients.
Instead of saying "what's wrong with you?" You would say "what happened to you?"
What is the best anxiety tool to use for children ages 3-6 years old (pre-school age)?
A. Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED)
B. GAD-7
C. SPENCE Children's Anxiety Scale
D. DES-II
C. SPENCE is best used for children ages 3-6 years old. This should be administered to the parents for completion.
Your primary goal is to help people in need and to address social problems
True!