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Mental Health Concepts

Mental Health Concepts

March 8, 2009

This one (thanks II, Susan!) looks to be available only through iTunes. It's Dr. David Cecil's "Mental Health Concepts." Includes Powerpoint slides (please ignore these if listening while driving). UPDATE: Resource gone.






Psych at Berkeley

Psych at Berkeley

March 8, 2009

A reader (thanks, Susan!) points out a load of psych courses from Cal Berkeley are available as podcasts via iTunes U. Psych 140--Developmental Psych--is the suggested starting point. More psych podcasts listed at About.com [now Very Well Mind] here.






Teen Reporting CA

Teen Reporting CA

March 6, 2009  |  knowledge

LCSW bound (meaning licensed in California)? You need to know this stuff. Here, for everyone else USA, are the reporting numbers and websites nationwide. ALWAYS REPORTABLE:• Under 18 (14-17 years)1.



knowledge



68 Flash Cards and Counting...

68 Flash Cards and Counting...

March 4, 2009  |  flash cards

Sixty-eight flash cards and counting... Card-front examples:  Piaget's stages (ages) Flight of Ideas (MSE) Pica (DSM) Reaction Formation Paradoxical Interventions. You get the idea.



flash cards



The Perfect Social Worker

The Perfect Social Worker

March 1, 2009  |  exam day  |  tips and tricks

Just finished my 800th online test question (that's four of the five exams). Doing okay--not as well as I'd like--not yet test-ready. [Sigh.] On some questions, seems it's all too easy to get dragged into answers by personal experience--



exam day  |  tips and tricks



Delusions of...

Delusions of...

March 1, 2009  |  knowledge  |  quiz




knowledge  |  quiz



Defense Mechanisms

Defense Mechanisms

March 1, 2009  |  extra knowledge  |  video

Encountered while making flash cards--hadn't seen this elsewhere, but seems helpful (and wouldn't fit on a card)--Vaillant's Levels of Defense Mechanisms: Level I - psychotic defences (i.e. psychotic denial, delusional projection) Level II -



extra knowledge  |  video



Safety First

Safety First

February 25, 2009  |  tips and tricks

Here's another oft-repeated rule of thumb that bears repeating:  What the board is testing for is basic competence.  That means that if you become licensed, they want to be sure you will do no harm. How do they test for this?



tips and tricks



Wisdom of the Licensed I

Wisdom of the Licensed I

February 22, 2009  |  tips and tricks

There's probably a licensed person or two kicking around in your life somewhere. Your supervisor, for one. How'd they get there? How'd they get through the test?



tips and tricks



Wisdom of the Licensed III

Wisdom of the Licensed III

February 22, 2009  |  tips and tricks

This from a PsyD: The questions on the practice tests are the same as the ones on the exam. Run the practice questions over and over and over...and over. It's worth it. On exam day, you'll know the questions, you'll know the answers.



tips and tricks





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