400 LEVEL B - 9 CE HOURS WITH 6 PRIVATE TELECONFERENCES - ASSESSMENT AND PSYCHO-SOCIAL EVALUATION
Welcome to Level A Assessment and Psycho-Social Evaluation
In this series of modules, Mental Health Professionals will practice delivering essential elements of Assessment and Psycho-Social Evaluation in Spanish. When completing levels A and B, therapists will practice topics such as: applied mental health assessment techniques using the 4P's model; therapist questions; psycho-educational statements; reflecting statements; preparation for common client responses; therapist-client dialogue and role play.
This module is suitable for Mental Health Professionals, Interns and Graduate Students with Intermediate to Advanced Spanish.
This module contains:
- Nine (9) CE Hours
- Six (6) Private Teleconferences of one hour each
- Three (3) videos
- Three (3) workbooks with reading comprehension and repetition practice.
- Three 3) Verification of Hours forms
- Three (3) Tests
- Three (3) Course Evaluation Forms
- One Certificate of Completion
- Text or email support
Module 1 - INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF ABUSE
This video (time 23:04) helps Mental Health Professionals improve confidence with an Initial Assessment and Counseling Session that may involve physical and/or sexual abuse issues. This module covers:
Verbs and Verb Conjugations having to do with Physical and/or Sexual Abuse such as hit, kick, bite, touch, shoot, rape, choke, stab. (Verbal, Emotional and Neglect are covered in a separate module.)
Words and sentences that focus on Parts of the Body. Sentences combine Verbs like Tocar (to touch), Manosear (to rub) and Nouns for parts of the body, for example mis partes privadas (private parts), mi pierna (my leg).
Additionally we practice Therapist Statements:
° To elicit information: For example "Can you tell me about what happened? What type of things occurred? I hope you will feel comfortable telling me the whole story."
° If it's reportable: Be prepared if you discover that something reportable has occurred with appropriate statements.
° To provide the intervention of Reflecting Feeling: practice emotional words vocabulary and form into reflecting statements to provide relief to the client.
° Counsel with normalizing statements such as "Unfortunately physical and sexual abuse is common," "This is not your fault." Practice several basic statements to help client process abuse experiences.
Module 2 - ASSESSMENT OF MEDICATIONS AND SUBSTANCES
This module covers common and street vocabulary, phrases, questions and sentences to begin substance use assessment. Prepare for vocabulary that may occur in client responses. Use the correct verb conjugations, direct and indirect objects to address a client. Practice mental health assessment around substance use.
Module 3 - ASSESSMENT OF IMMIGRATION STRESS
Please note this video does not provide legal advice to clinicians or clients. If you need to suggest to your client that he or she consult with an attorney, you can use: "Le recomiendo que consulte con un abogado." (I recommend that you consult with an attorney.)
This video covers psycho-social impact of migration on the family. Join us as Doctor Carla receives her client Mr. Fernandez and handles the situation when he unexpectedly brings family members to the session! Explore Mr. Fernandez' presenting problems; Therapist-Client dialogue; cultural construct Familismo; therapist vocabulary and phrases; principal reasons for immigration; exploring hopes upon immigration; explore situation in home country.
Practice vocabulary, phrases and questions using the usted form for disappeared persons; expressions of time; therapist reflecting statements; threats and exile; family member separation reflecting statements; latin american nationalities and countries; explore things missed in home country; methods and problems crossing the border; problems with immigration status; effects of move on family members; repeat and clarify; close the session.
