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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

Podcast Link:
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Resources Mentioned:
Relax Meditation
ORS and SRS

Music by Thunderbird Ooyy via Epidemic
Therapists Off Script