Assessing Clients- Getting all the Information

There are several types of assessments, and they generally vary from agency to agency. However, some clinicians report that it is difficult to build enough rapport on a first meeting to get all of the necessary information from people.  There are multitudes of assessments that can be purchased online for private use in practice. This, however, may not always be necessary. This is a good site for public domain assessments for depression, anxiety, etc. You can download assessments for practice use free of charge.

http://www.openpsychassessment.org/

As the DSM changes are nearing, the way we assess clients needs to be changing as well. Start learning about changes now to prepare for the new criteria coming in 2013.

** Do not attempt to administer assessments you have not been trained in or without clinical experience/ knowledge.

Continuing Education is a Must!!!

If you are looking to obtain some of those elusive free CEU's for licensure and credentialing, you're in for a treat today! Although there have been no posts in a while, that is not for lack of research and diligent work over here! Counseling still rocks. And now you can rock it a little harder with more bang for your CEU buck.
Check it out:

http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/ptsd101/pages/continuing-education-credit.asp

http://pathwayscourses.samhsa.gov/

Did I mention these are free? Well they are.
Also, if you need more credit than you get gere here, there are several site that are reputable and offer good deals on CEU's.

Try here: http://elitecme.com/

With our economy and gas prices, we can save money on conference fees and traveling and do some education online. It's not as flashy of a lifestyle, but you can flash more green!
 Until the next post, Rock It Out, because counseling ROCKS.