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CLINICAL VIGNETTE REVIEW
...in preparation for the CALIFORNIA LCSW CLINICAL VIGNETTE WRITTEN EXAM. This workshop includes extensive handouts and a variety of Practice Exam Questions drawn from the various fields of practice covered in the Clinical Vignette Examination. Practice with vignettes based on clients of all ages and a variety of diagnostic formulations. Special attention is given to understanding the logic of the complex question style used for this examination.
* October 10 & 11, 2009 (Saturday & Sunday) in Pasadena, CA
* October 16 & 17, 2009 (Friday & Saturday) in Emeryville, CA
* February 19 & 20, 2010 (Friday & Saturday) in Pasadena, CA
* February 26 & 27, 2010 (Friday & Saturday) in Emeryville, CA
DIAGNOSIS IN DEPTH
A thorough overview of the DSM manual with case studies and videotaped illustrations. Participants learn to...
- enrich their clinical assessments by addressing the full range of diagnostic options
- make more accurate use of the Mental Status Exam for symptom identification
- better distinguish between closely related conditions (differential diagnosis)
- recognize and avoid commonl diagnostic errors such as underdiagnosis of co-occurring conditions and misdiagnosis of mutually exclusive disorders
* March 13 & 14, 2010 (Saturday & Sunday) in Pasadena, CA
* March 26 & 27, 2010 (Friday & Saturday) in Emeryville, CA
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