Diagnoses
This anxiety disorder involves a persistent failure to speak in certain social situations despite speaking comfortably in others
What is Selective Mutism?
This widely used therapy focuses on changing negative thought patterns and behaviors to manage difficult feelings
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
This acronym describes my current licensure level. It is the second highest licensure available in Massachusetts, but the acronym stands for the highest level available in Illinois.
What is a License Certified Social Worker (LCSW)?
This U.S. law sets standards for protecting sensitive patient health information
What is HIPAA?
This 5-stage motivational theory proposes that humans must meet basic needs such as food and safety before advancing to higher-level goals. It often takes the form of a triangle.
What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need?
This chronic form of depression is mild to moderate in severity and lasts for at least two years
What is Dysthymia / Persistent Depressive Disorder?
This brief, strengths-based approach emphasizes finding solutions and fostering a positive mindset
What is Solution Focused Therapy?
This acronym describes the current licensure level I am eligible to recieve. It is the highest licensure available in Massachusetts, and does not exist as an acronym in Illinois.
What is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)?
This ethical standard requires protecting a client’s privacy and can only be broken in cases of safety concerns
What is Confidentiality?
This pop-psychology theory suggests there are five primary ways people express and receive love: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts, Acts of Service, and Physical Touch
What is the 5 love languages theory?
This personality disorder is marked by severe emotional instability, impulsive behavior, unstable self-image, and chaotic relationships
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
This therapeutic approach helps clients reframe life experiences and develop new, empowering personal stories
What is Narrative Therapy?
This acronym describes my current role in my agency.
What is an Outpatient Therapist (OPT)?
Social workers are legally obligated to do this if they suspect child abuse or neglect
What is Mandated Reporting?
This theory suggests there are many distinct forms of intelligence, such as musical, interpersonal, and bodily-kinesthetic
What is the Theory of Multiple Intelligences?
This OCD-related disorder involves compulsive picking at one’s skin.
What is Excoriation/Dermatillomania?
This therapy combines cognitive strategies with skills training in mindfulness, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness
What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy?
This acronym describes a comprehensive evaluation by a clinician that examines a person's biological, psychological, and social factors to understand their health from a broad perspective.
What is a Biopsychosocial Assessment (BPSA)?
This legal duty requires breaching confidentiality if a client poses a threat to an identifiable victim
What is the Duty to Warn and Protect?
This psychosocial theory outlines eight stages of human development, each marked by a key conflict that must be resolved
What is Erik Erikson’s Theory of Development?
This personality disorder involves pervasive mistrust and suspicion of others without sufficient justification
What is Paranoid Personality Disorder?
This therapy involves identifying and engaging with sub-parts of the mind in order to heal the core “Self.”
What is Internal Family Systems?
This Acronym stands for the largest organization of professional social workers in the world, and governs the code of ethics that I am required to follow.
What is the National Association of Social Workers (NASW)?
This set of professional standards guides the conduct of social workers in the United States
What is the NASW Code of Ethics?
This color-wheel spectrum model identifies six unique love styles: Eros, Ludus, Storge, Mania, Pragma, and Agape
What is Lee’s Color of Love Theory?