Hang Out with Jen & Alyx as we discuss the ins and outs of mental health assessments 😊
In this episode Jen & Alex talk about:
- Assessment
- Unraveling the Client Narrative
- Incorporating Games
- Building Rapport
- Preliminary Diagnosis
- Meeting Medical Necessity
- Holistic versus Medical Mindsets
- Housekeeping Discussions (Legal and Ethical)
- Setting the Framework of Session One
- Building the Foundation before the House
- Issuing a Superbill
- Suicidal Ideation (SI) and Homicidal Ideation (HI)
- Safety Response Plans
- Making the Most of Your Time as an Associate
- To Diagnose or Not?
- Functional Baseline
- Self-Pay versus Insurance
- Documentation (Assess, Diagnose, and Treat)
- How to Handle Cancellations, No Shows, and Reschedules
- Sick Policy
- The Clinical Loop
- Psychiatric Emergencies
- Therapist and Client Social Run In Policy via Confidentiality
- Healthy Boundaries
- Therapist Timer to Conclude Sessions
- Establishing Assessment Timing and Session Timing
- Physical and Mental Health Overlap
- FIDO Scores
- Scaling Domains
- Theoretical Orientations
- Gathering Allergies and Sensory Sensitivities
- Barriers to Change within a Session
- Proxmetrics
- PHQ-9 and GAD7
- Keyboard Clicking while in Session
- LGBTQIA+
- ORS/ SRS via Scott D. Miller
- Generallist versus Specialist
- Integrative versus Purist
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Jen at StormHaven_CounselingWellness
Alyx's at AlyxAuthentically
Jen's Practice
Jennifer Hyatt
Jen's Group Practice
Storm Haven, Counseling & Wellness
Alyx's Practice
Alyx Duckering
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Resources Mentioned:
Relax Meditation
ORS and SRS
Music by Thunderbird Ooyy via Epidemic
Therapists Off Script