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Official Publication of the Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia
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JANUARY 2018
WHAT’S INSIDE . . .
LPCA 30th Annual
Convention Early Bird
Registration Form page 3
VA Releases Veteran
Suicide Statistics page 4
The War at Home:
Assessing and
Treating PTSD page 7
Mental Health
in Rural U.S.
(with map) page 12
A Teletherapy
Case Study page 5
Changes to the
DSM-5 page 7
Directed Experience:
It’s Not Just About
Getting Hours page 6
LPCA President-Elect
Report page 4
LPCA Executive
Director Report page 2–3
CE Workshops pages 8–11
Supervisors page 15
Office Space page 14
LPCA Dinner Addresses Futureof Mental Healthcare in Georgia
LPCA Lobbyist Julianna McConnell, Senator Mike Dungan, Fred Richards, LPCA President-Elect Lisa King,Senator Renee Unterman, and Jeff Davis.
LPCA ended 2017 by sponsoring a dinner at Sutton’s
Restaurant in Carrollton, Georgia. In attendance were
LPCA President-elect Lisa King, Senator Renee Unterman,
LPCA Lobbyist Juliana McConnell, Senator Mike Dugan,
Dr. Fred Richards, Dr. Larry Schor, Jeff Davis as well as
members of Tanner Medical Center's administration. Prior
to the dinner, Senator Unterman spoke informally about her
background in healthcare, the state of mental healthcare in
Georgia, the opioid crisis, issues involving providing care in
rural Georgia, and telemental health. Later in the evening,
Senator Unterman spoke about current and future policies
and legislation affecting our healthcare in Georgia. She
outlined the innovative ideas that the Health and Human
Services Committee she leads is exploring. These ideas
address the healthcare needs of underserved rural Georgians
as well as our Veterans and the elderly. This dinner provided
a wonderful opportunity for LPCs to ask questions regarding
the status of mental healthcare in our state.
Senator Renee Unterman andLPCA President-Elect Lisa King
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTORGale Macke [email protected]
Clinical Supervision�The Supervision Chair has sent out
the first monthly bulletin alertingSupervisors to ethics concerns andproblematic issues that superviseesare engaging in. This is an effort tohave supervisors ask questionsbefore they proceed on “assuming.”
� Supervisors who have received reprimands from theLicensing Board are writing about their experiences andallowing LPCA to publish these so that other ClinicalSupervisors will not make the same mistakes.
� LPCA has been working with seven new CPCS trainerswho can be added to the list of those who provide theirCE trainings to LPCs. The goal is to make sure there aretraining sites/providers throughout the state before thedeadline to become credentialed. They are not connectedin any way to LPCA. This is an effort to encourage thosein the field to provide their expertise to expand optionsfor trainings. Prefer in-person training vs. online.
� Items pending: Committee work will resume in early 2018.
� Supervisor Complaint Process
� Supervisor Remediation Program
� Jurisprudence Exam #3
� Peer Support List
� Trainers of the Trainers
Website Resource LibraryThe newest draft to our Library is about how to meet theLicensing Board’s “approved site” requirement.
� Client Wants to Record Session—Non RecordingAgreement by Howard Gold, Esq.
� Cultural and Linguistic Mental Health StudentCommittee Report 2017
� What is Involved in Becoming Credentialed for InsurancePanels
� NHSC Load Repayment Program Rural Georgia
� Private Practice for LPCs
� TMH and the Cloud
� Client Records: How to Write Your Will and Testament,CPH & Associates
Goverment and Legislative ConcernsLegislators: Special Study Committees—Final reports due in late December/early January 2018
Barriers to Georgians’ Access to Adequate Healthcare:Senator Renee Unterman, 45th District, Chaired the SenateHealth and Human Services Committee study on Barriers toGeorgians’ Access to Adequate Healthcare. The hearings werecompleted on November 27, 2017.
Senate Rural Georgia Study Committee (Senate Res. 392)
Opioid Abuse Study Committee
Surprise Billing Practices Study Committee (aka “Claw-Back”) This is when you receive a notice that the insurancecompany is taking back payments they have made to you.
Study Committee on Higher Education Affordability
Division of Family and Children ServicesChange in Policy that Might Affect You
Last month the Division of Family and Children Services(DFCS) changed their contract policy to notify providers thatonly licensed psychologists are allowed to completepsychosexual evaluations.
DFCS leadership was instructed by their “advisors” that theterm “psycho” is privileged. The “advisors” stated the term“psycho” has always been protected and psychologists are theonly ones allowed to do psychological (correct according toO.C.G.A.–Official Code Georgia–the Law) neuro-psychological(also correct according to O.C.G.A.), and psychosexual (notstated in the law) evaluations.
However, our past legal research has shown that only theterms protected, by statute, are limited to licensees.Psychologist and psychological are protected terms and onlyallowed to be used legally by licensed psychologists. However,nowhere in O.C.G.A. is the term psychosexual* referenced.Therefore, LPCs educated and trained in psychosexual, underthe Law should be allowed to continue using this assessmenttool. If not corrected, there is concern that misinformation,such as this example, might spread to other areas andcontracts. This may significantly impact individuals in ruralareas who need the services that LPCs provide.
*Note: O.C.G.A. Chapter 43, specifics: (9) Nothing in this chapter shall beconstrued as prohibiting any person licensed under Chapter 10A to perform,...administering and interpreting educational and vocational tests; functionalassessments; interest inventories; tests that evaluate marital and familyfunctioning; mental health symptom screening and assessment instrumentsthat evaluate emotional, mental, behavioral, and interpersonal problems orconditions including substance use, health, and disability; or any otherassessments or tests which the person is qualified to employ by virtueof his or her “education, training, or experience” within the scope ofpractice of professional counselors.
Top Ten Ethics Issues Reported1. HIPAA violation: Not releasing records when requested is
complained about more often than releasing info withoutpermission. (CPH & Associates: www.cphins.com/patient-access-to-treatment-records)
2. Boundary violations:
• Buying and/or selling things to your clients.
• Letting your client(s) stay at your home.
• Befriending your client.
• Forcing personal beliefs onto client—although prevalentwith religion, recently LPCs and LAPCs have beenvoicing their political opinions to their clients.
3. Working beyond the scope of your practice—most of thisis related to forensic work, but not all.
• Diagnosing people you don’t see, putting it in writing,even though you have never met or talked to that person.
Stay in the Know...LPCA members have access to free license consultations withLPCA experts.
DSM-5 Training ProgramLPCA and its four partners, plus several other providers,trained approximately 500 counselors in “diagnose” per thenew law requirement. There have been so many requests forone or more of the training modules that they will be offeredagain in 2018.
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or supervisor. (LPCA provides free Clinical Supervisioncontract samples.)
• Supervisor fails to complete paperwork, sign forms, orproperly document supervision hours with supervisees.
• Supervisor suddenly goes missing as a way to keep fromsigning off on supervision.
7. Impaired practice: Practicing while intoxicated, medicated,or mentally disabled.
8. Dual relationships: Example—seeing both mother andchild individually and when mother and father divorce,you continue to see both and advocate for the mother incourt. If you are ever served with a subpoena, contact yourLiability Insurance carrier. (CPH & Associates offers twofree hours a year with their attorney. www.CPHins.com)
9. Continuity of care: Discontinuing services withoutdiscussion or referral, or trying to take clients when youleave a site (and then going into private practice when notfully licensed) are Code of Ethics violations.
10. Sex with clients:
• Inappropriate sexual discussion with client.
• Sex (or sexting) with your client, client’s family member,spouse, or friend.
• Getting involved in court cases while not understandingthe legal process.
• Violating confidentiality or making recommendationsabout something you have little to no information about.For example, if you have no education/training/experience working with substance abuse, don’t workwith someone with substance abuse issues.
• Writing your personal opinions in your client notes.
4. Insurance fraud: Felony that could result in jail time.
• Billing for services not provided.
• LLC issues.
• Signing off on insurance when it is not your client.If it’s not your client, DON’T SIGN OFF.
5. Documentation fraud: Expect a reprimand letter from theLicensing Board.
• Completing docs/signing docs for lower level therapistsand almost always with EMR/EHR.
• Signing a supervisee’s application form for ClinicalSupervisor before they have completed their hours.
6. Inappropriate supervisor/supervisee relationships:Protect yourself by having a contract with your supervisee
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LPCA 30th Annual Convention& Regional Conference
Synergy:Connect, Communicate, Collaborate
May 9–12, 2018, Atlanta Marriott Century Center
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2017 is a wrap, and now we look
forward to what 2018 has to bring us.
Hopefully our members are on their
way to a happy, healthy, satisfying and
prosperous New Year! I ended 2017 on
a good note, by hosting a dinner just
before the holidays with Senator Renee
Unterman, some local LPCs and other healthcare
professionals. Senator Mike Dugan also joined us briefly.
Senator Unterman was available for casual discussion around
mental healthcare prior to the dinner. Later in the evening,
Ms. Unterman began a more formal discussion about current
and future legislation and policies affecting healthcare in
Georgia. Based on the discussion, it looks like the Health and
Human Services committee that she leads is looking at several
cutting edge and creative ways to address the needs of
Georgia’s citizens in terms of healthcare, including mental
healthcare. This is particularly needed in rural Georgia, which
is sorely underserved. It was a wonderful opportunity to hear
what her committee is working on and to ask some questions
regarding mental healthcare in our state.
We are in full gear for the Convention in May and I am very
excited to be heading it up this year! This is our 30th Annual
Convention and Regional Conference, so marking this special
occasion is a great honor. LPCA has been the only
professional organization dedicated to LPC’s in Georgia for
over 30 years and members like you are what make us great.
We have some openings on the Board, so please contact us if
you would like to volunteer and helpto steer the direction of
LPCA and the profession in Georgia. I hope we can all
remember the call we have to connect, communicate and
collaborate at this convention. Whether we are in private
practice, at an agency or a hospital, we do not practice this
work alone. We do all 3 of these and more with our clients,
our community, other related professionals, our colleagues,
our profession and ourselves daily. Join LPCA as we take time
to remind ourselves how important these aspects are to what
we do and why we do what we do. Coming together as
PRESIDENT-ELECTLisa King Smith, EdS, LPC
professionals and supporting one another, we can remind each
other how important and rewarding connecting,
communicating and collaborating with our colleagues are to
what we do. The call for programs is open, so if you have
gotten further training in an area of mental health or have
something insightful, useful or needed to share with us, please
consider submitting your application to present. As always, we
are emphasizing student involvement as well, so I hope to
encourage graduate students to submit a poster presentation
proposal or to simply volunteer. This is a great opportunity to
gain some insight into the profession, meet other practicing
professionals in Georgia and to learn along with the rest of us.
I hope to visit some universities in the coming year to speak
to students and faculty about LPCA and the profession. Our
SAOs are active and have some very innovative ideas floating
around. Fortunately, my solo private practice is quite busy, but
outside of my own District, I can generally make a Friday visit
work. Currently, I have some tentative plans to visit LaGrange
College and the University of West Georgia early in the 2018.
If your University would like for a visit from the President-
elect, the President, or any Board member please contact us.
Hope to see all of you at the upcoming Convention!
Dinner at Sutton’s Restaurant discussing mental healthcare in Georgia
VA Releases VeteranSuicide Statisticshttps://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=2951
This release is part of VA’s comprehensive examination ofmore than 55 million records, from 1979 to 2014 that will beused to develop and evaluate suicide prevention programsacross every state. The new data includes Veteran suiciderates and overall suicide rates by state, age group, and genderand list the most common suicide methods. Analysis of thisinformation will help VA’s Office of Mental Health andSuicide Prevention gain insight into high-risk populations andshare that information with community-based health careproviders and partners, continuing to expand the network ofsupport for Veterans.
Among VA Findings:
Findings show there is variability across the nation in therates and numbers of deaths by suicide among Veterans.Overall, the Veteran rates mirror those of the generalpopulation in the geographic region, with the highest rates inWestern states. While we see higher rates of suicide in somestates with smaller populations, most Veteran suicides are stillin the heaviest populated areas.
The suicide rate among middle-aged and older adult Veteransremains high. In 2014, approximately 65% of all Veterans whodied by suicide were age 50 or older.
After adjusting for differences in age and sex, risk for suicidewas 22% higher among Veterans when compared to U.S. non-Veteran adults. After adjusting for differences in age, risk forsuicide was 19% higher among male Veterans when comparedto U.S. non-Veteran adult men. After adjusting for differencesin age, risk for suicide was 2.5 times higher among femaleVeterans when compared to U.S. non-Veteran adult women.
“These findings are deeply concerning, which is why I madesuicide prevention my top clinical priority,” said VA SecretaryDr. David J. Shulkin. “I am committed to reducing Veteran
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A Teletherapy Case StudyShannon Barnes, PhD, LPC, CPCSLPCA Continuing Education Chair
Teletherapy was viewed as a practice that depleted the therapeutic
process from its effectiveness not long ago. However, teletherapy
is a growing trend in the way that professionals offer services.
Teletherapy was most often completed by telephone session or
email session in the beginning. These avenues continue to be
utilized. However, video conferencing may currently be the
most preferred method used by therapists and clients. It has
been predicted that within five years, more than half of clients
will seek therapy through technology. I have implemented
teletherapy into my private practice, and I have found that
most people do not prefer technology based therapy. For those
who do choose teletherapy, various concerns may arise.
I agreed to treat a middle-aged person via teletherapy at the
client’s request. The client stated that due to work scheduling,
a traditional visit to my office could not be made. Therefore,
this option was, as the client stated, “better than nothing.”
The client presented with symptoms of depression. Daily
living skills were average, and the client did not describe
current negative life events.
The client’s concerns regarding excessive consumption of
alcohol was disclosed after a few sessions. As I assessed the
alcohol consumption concerns, the client disclosed a
perception that alcohol may be the core of the depression
symptoms that had risen. I agreed. I implemented a CBT
approach that I have found to be successful. The client was
receptive and willing to do the work necessary to abstain
from alcohol consumption and decrease depression symptoms.
The client made progress over the course of the treatment.
However, on many occasions the client had difficulty with
internet connection. The client was easily distracted when
the computer would alert the client that an email or other
message had been received. The client also had difficulty
preventing distractions in the environment. For example,
a cat that wanted attention would disrupt the session.
I discussed these issues and attempted to lay the ground work
for teletherapy sessions during the first session. The client
agreed, however, did not abide by the ground rules. I reminded
the client as needed, but the client continued to struggle
with distractions.
At approximately session number six, the client reported
that abstinence was not possible. The client proceeded to
participate in binge drinking episodes. The client had
announced that no further sessions would be scheduled.
The client acknowledged some progress but did not see the
benefit of continuing. I talked with the client regarding other
resources that could be utilized so that progress could be
maintained. The client reported feelings of disbelief that any
resources would be helpful. As we finalized our discharge
session I asked the client to give an opinion regarding
teletherapy. The client stated, “I guess it is better than
nothing. But it was more trouble than it was worth.”
This case study, along with a few others in my experience,
represents barriers that can limit the therapeutic process
and ultimately limit progress for our clients. I must wonder,
if in this case teletherapy may have been more harmful than
beneficial. In my experience, clients who are very disciplined
and familiar with using technology to reach a specific goal are
not easily distracted and therefore can remain focused on
their therapeutic work utilizing teletherapy. However, for
many clients the reflex to attend to distractions as they occur
in the environment causes difficulty that is beyond the
clinician’s control.
Teletherapy is a benefit to some populations and to other
populations it may not be effective. These populations are
not only categorized by their treatment goals or presenting
issues. These populations can also be categorized into the
ability to focus category or the easily distracted category.
In my experience, two out of ten clients fully benefit from the
therapeutic process while utilizing teletherapy. The remaining
eight have difficulty engaging and remaining focused. They
typically become frustrated and quit therapy. This is not
usually an issue during traditional face to face office sessions.
For this case study, it is important to consider the possibility
that in office sessions may have been more beneficial to this
client for many reasons.
suicides through support and education. We know that of the20 suicides a day that we reported last year, 14 were not underVA care. This is a national public health issue that requires aconcerted, national approach.”
This report is unprecedented in its comprehensive analysisof suicide rates among all U.S. Veterans. Unlike previous VAreports, this report provides information on all recordedsuicides among all known Veterans living in the UnitedStates. Additional enhancements include direct comparisonsof Veterans’ suicide rates with those of analogous civilianpopulations, calculation of suicide rates among populationswith known elevations in suicide risk (e.g., with mental healthdiagnoses) and groups with emerging risk (e.g., patients whoare prescribed opioids), and comparisons between Veteranswho do and do not use VHA services. In contrast to previousVA reports, rates of suicide have been calculated by calendaryear to facilitate comparison with national statistics andreports from other agencies.
Percentage of VHA Users with Diagnosis of MH Condition/Substance Use Disorder (SUD) by Calendar Year.
Main finding: Percentage of VHA users diagnosed with a MH conditionor an SUD has increased substantially since 2001.
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DirectedExperience:It’s Not Just About
Getting Hours
Don Durkee EdS, LPC, CPCS, NCC
Certified Supervisors, take notice!
We’ve been getting a lot of questions
lately about directed experience. LAPCs and other licensure
candidates have been asking, “How many hours do I have to
spend with clients?” or “How many hours of supervision do I
have to have?” or “What can I count toward my total hours?”
Interestingly, no one asks, “How can I get the most out of my
directed experience?” or “How can I learn the things not
covered in graduate school?” or “How can I learn to be a true
professional?”
Recently, we have also learned of some disturbing incidents
involving LAPCs. In one case, a young man working in a
treatment center became romantically involved with a client
and continued to see her even after being directed not to by
his supervisor. He subsequently described his actions
involving the client as “being supportive.” A young woman, in
another situation, worked in a group practice. She went out
with friends on a weekend and was arrested for DUI and
possession of an open bottle of Alcohol. In a subsequent
meeting with her supervisor, the woman stated her belief that
what she did on her own time was her business and was not
related to her work. Finally, in a third case, an LAPC close to
licensure gave her roommate her client’s cell phone number
and directed the roommate to inform the client that his
session was cancelled. The LAPC subsequently explained,
“His therapy was going nowhere, and it needed to end.”
The possible consequences of these events in terms of harm to
the public, negative reflection on the counseling profession,
and severe sanctions for the Associate Counselors involved are
obvious. Yet as disturbing as these incidents are, the attitude
they appear to reflect is equally disturbing. Each Associate
seemed to be assuming that his or her professional obligations
exist only at certain times and in certain places and that
somehow life as a “professional” can be partitioned off from
the rest of life. The idea seems to be that being a professional
only involves something that you do and not something that
you become.
It is noteworthy that we always speak of “being a
professional.” We don’t talk about “doing” our profession.
The author, John Gardner, years ago, described his profession
as “a way of being in the world.” It is no different for
counselors. An accomplished therapist and teacher once told
me, “You don’t select your profession; it selects you. You don’t
study it and learn it; you grow into it.” This is certainly true
for counseling. Once you truly become a professional
counselor, you are not that on duty at certain days and at
certain times; you are a professional counselor always and in
all circumstances, even when you are not actually practicing.
Counselors also recognize that their professional status is
given to them in trust and that they are privileged to serve
just as with other professionals. In keeping with this trust
counselors have an obligation to maintain the highest possible
standards, not just the minimum standards specified by law.
As a result, counselors are never complacent. They constantly
seek to learn and to improve, to raise their own standards of
practice as well as those of their profession. Finally,
counselors recognize that at as professionals, they must also
monitor the activities of other professionals as a safeguard
against anything that could harm the public.
While the subject of professionalism does get some attention
in graduate classes, it cannot be adequately covered there.
Being a professional is not something that can be fully
understood from class discussion. Perhaps even more than an
intellectual grasp, true understanding requires emotional and
even spiritual involvement, the kind that only comes from
experience. And experience cannot be taught!
It is almost axiomatic that the single most influential factor
determining the quality and preparation of counselors
entering the profession is the supervision that they receive.
To obtain quality supervision, LAPCs starting their directed
experience can consult the LPCA Registry of Counselor
Supervisors. This important resource lists qualified
supervisors, with their location and contact information.
Registered Supervisors in turn can play an increasingly vital
role by helping beginning counselors transition from the
classroom to the profession.
LPCA also encourages mentoring relationships as an effective
part of the preparation of license-eligible and beginning
counselors. This spring, at the LPCA Annual Convention at
Callaway Gardens, a mentoring event is planned where
experienced counselors will be available to connect with
anyone wanting to learn about what being an LPC really
means. Moreover, in at least one pre-convention workshop,
Registered Supervisors will be discussing all aspects of
directed experience. Recent graduates and LAPCs are
encouraged to attend, and Counselor Educators are
encouraged to send their students. Everyone is invited to
learn all about directed experience and its purpose, to ask
questions, and to find out what it is really like to be a
professional counselor.
Finally, in all this there is a message for Certified Supervisors.
It falls to us to be more active in mentoring or encouraging
those who are beginning their careers as counselors. We
have both an opportunity and an obligation to help shape
the future of our profession. After all, we will ultimately be
measured not just by what we do but by what we leave behind.
Will our legacy be a generation of counselors who are
clinically competent yet professionally inept? Or will we help
those coming after us understand that being a professional
does not mean being a technician, that it cannot be just an
intellectual exercise or something that you put on, like an
article of clothing. Will those who look to us for guidance and
a positive example see how being a professional counselor is
really a way of life? That way of life may depend on our
answers.
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The War at Home:Assessing and TreatingPosttraumatic Stress DisorderRenee Sylvester, LPC
While not all Veteran suicides are attributed to PosttraumaticStress Disorder (PTSD), this condition is one of the mostprevalent mental health concerns among men and womenwho have served in the Armed Forces. Although manysymptoms of PTSD (e.g. hypervigilance, nightmares, re-experiencing, avoidance) are obvious to the trained clinician,other symptoms are more subtle and difficult to identify.One Veteran who receives treatment for PTSD described arecent experience. He stated, “I had a dream that someonewas trying to steal my dogs. I got out of bed, locked the dogsup, and then I started packing supplies and loading my guns.My wife was crying and telling me to wake up, but I wasarguing with her, saying, ‘Does it look like I’m asleep?’ I justcouldn’t snap out of it.” Another said, “It’s been five yearssince I’ve been to a combat zone, and I’m still constantlyscanning the road for IEDs. I can’t stand to be stuck in trafficor to be in a crowd.”
Over the past several years, the mental health communityhas made significant progress in diagnosing and treatingPTSD. Accurate and thorough assessment includes not justa structured clinical interview, but also a review of collateralinformation and previous treatment records, combined withempirical data gathered through administration of standardizedinstruments. The Trauma Screening Questionnaire (TSQ) isa 10-item self-report measure which assesses five symptomsof re-experiencing and five of arousal. The Short Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder Rating Interview (SPRINT) is an eight-iteminstrument which asks respondents to rate symptoms ofintrusion, avoidance, numbing, and arousal using a Likertscale of zero to four (National Center for PTSD, 2016). Severalother instruments are available at little or no cost to assistwith accurate diagnosis.
Comprehensive treatment planning, which incorporatesmultiple aspects of functioning, as well as the individual’sfamily members, is the key to healing. A combination ofpsychopharmacological intervention and evidence-basedtherapy techniques which address the individual’s social,emotional, behavioral, and vocational functioning can helpVeterans improve their quality of life, resume healthyrelationships, and avoid persistent mental health crises.Although there is much work to be done, advances intreatment techniques, increased awareness, the expansionof telehealth services, and the development of a collaborativetreatment network will bring us closer to helping Veteransregain the freedom they fought for.
References:
National Center for PTSD. (2016). Sprint. Retrieved from http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/assessment/screens/sprint.asp
Slack, D. (2017, January 25). Trump hiring freeze includes the short-staffedVA. USA Today. Retrieved from http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/24/trump-hiring-freeze-includes-veterans-affairs/96999464/
United States Department of Veteran Affairs. (2016, July 17). VA conductsnation’s largest analysis of veteran suicide. Retrieved from https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=2801
Changes tothe DSM-5Timothy Robinson, LPC, CPCS, CAS-F
The purpose in writing this article is
to introduce the changes that havetaken place to the DSM-5 when it
replaced the DSM IV-TR. Thesechanges are quite significant and
broad ranging; this article will onlycover the highlights. The time that
elapsed to change to a new manual has been longer than inprevious editions. It was also adopted in order to bring the
DSM in line with the ICD-10 codes (Rodriguez-Testal, Senin-Calderon, & Perona-Garcelan, 2014). Controversy surrounded
the release of the DSM-5. These included: the pathologizing ofnormal behavior, the fact that the work groups operated in
secrecy and that 69% of members had direct ties to thepharmaceutical industry (Rodriguez-Testal, Senin-Calderon,
& Perona-Garcelan, 2014).
The layout of the DSM-5 is done to present the disorders to
match the progression through the human lifespan (AmericanPsychiatric Association, 2017). There are fewer diagnoses in
the DSM-5 but more chapters than in the DSM IV-TR (22versus 17). The loss of diagnoses resulted partly from
organizing disorders into spectrums, such as Autism SpectrumDisorder and Substance Use Disorder. Personality disorders
remain essentially unchanged with the same 10 personalitydisorders, but they have been organized into subsections (A,
B, C still).
Descriptions of emotional and psychosocial traits are listed inchapter III for proposed level of functioning and trait criteria
guides are found in the back of the DSM-5 on personalitydisorders which are very helpful. One can expect major
changes in the next edition; there will probably be fewerpersonality disorders due to symptom overlap (American
Psychiatric Association, 2017). Disorders were not onlyeliminated, but also renamed and combined. The criteria has
also changed for many disorders. Examples of some changes indisorders are listed below.
Some new disorders are: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder,Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (added to diagnose
children), Hoarding Disorder, Excoriation Disorder (skinpicking), and Binge-Eating Disorder. Name changes follow:
Illness Anxiety Disorder replaces Hypochondriasis.Intellectual Disability replaces Mental Retardation. Fluency
Disorder replaces Stuttering, and Dysthymia was renamedChronic Depressive Disorder. This is just a sample; there are
more disorders and name changes.
The removal of the Multiaxial System has causedconsternation to many clinicians. The DSM-5 moved to a
nonaxial documentation of diagnosis, with separate notationsfor psychosocial and contextual factors. What were V codes
have been expanded and renamed Z codes. Some counselorsdo not like the removal of the GAF score. It was taken out
because it did not seem evidence-based and it did not captureareas of life functioning (Moulding, R., 2014). The WHODAS,
found in “Section III Emerging Measures and Models”, can beused in its stead. This seems to be progress because it is a
psychometric tool. Continued on page 13
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CE cycle is Oct. 1, 2016 to Sept. 30, 2018. All LAPCs and LPCs need35 clock hours to renew. It is never too early to start getting CEs!
Title: Become a Certified Anger Management SpecialistDates: January 11–12, 2018Location: High Impact Training,44 Broad St. NW, Ste. 707,
Atlanta GA 30303Core: 12Contact: Gary Byrd Phone: 404-523-6074Email: [email protected]: www.angermanagemewntofga.com
Title: Core Elements of Crisis InterventionDate: January 18, 2018Location: 111 Petrol Point, Peachtree City, GA 30269Core: 6Contact: Sharon Grant Phone: 470-377-6839Email: [email protected]: www.oasisofserenitycounseling.net
Title: From What’s Wrong to What’s Strong:Enhancing Client’s Thriveability
Date: January 18, 2018Location: Positive Solutions Family Enrichment Services,
1227 Augusta West Pkwy., Ste. 201, Augusta, GACore: 6Contact: Gary Byrd or Lynda SmithPhone: 404-523-6074 Email: [email protected]: www.angermanagementofga.com
Title: Ethics and Mental Health and Healthcare—An All-Day Ethics Symposium!
Date: January 19, 2018Location: Peachford Hospital, Peachford Conf. Cntr.,
2151 Peachford Rd., Atlanta, GA 30338Ethics: 5Contact: Sarah Gaunt Phone: 770-880-9873Email: [email protected]: http://www.ceucreationsinc.com/events
Title: Ethical Counseling with LGBTGEQ+ IndividualsDate: January 19, 2018Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Gwinnett
12 Bethesda Church Rd., Lawrenceville, GACore: 1 Ethics: 5Contact: Nickie Fuentes Phone: 678-802-9355Email: [email protected]: www.moderntribecounseling.com
Title: Virtue Ethics Part 2:Deep Dialogue on Ethics and Character
Date: January 19, 2018Location: 125 East Trinity Place, Ste. 303 Decatur, GAEthics: 5Contact: Ronee Griffith, PhD Phone: 770-845-0913Email: [email protected]
Title: Supporting Families as They Carefor an Elder with Dementia
Date: January 19, 2018Location: 3995 South Cobb Dr., Smyrna, GA 30080Core: 5Contact: Erin Evans Phone: 770-434-4568 ext. 3001Email: [email protected]: www.ridgeviewinstitute.com
Title: Ethical Review for the Mental Health ProfessionalDate: January 19, 2018Location: 1905 Woodstock Rd., Ste. 7150, Roswell, GAEthics: 5Contact: Jacqueline Oduselu Phone: 404-644-5523Email: [email protected]: http://www.peacemaker-solutions.com
Title: How to Execute an Order for 1013 and 2013 in GADate: January 20, 2018Location: 1905 Woodstock Road, Ste. 7150, Roswell, GACore: 2.5 Ethics: 0.5Contact: Jacqueline Oduselu Phone: 404-644-5523Email: [email protected]: http://www.peacemaker-solutions.com
Title: Intro to Play Therapy—Why Play Therapy?Date: January 20, 2018Location: 110 Samaritan Dr., Ste. 208, Cumming, GA 30040Core: 5Contact: Amanda Slaughter Phone: 888-850-4891 ext.11Email: [email protected]: https://www.familycounseling4ng.com
Title: Demystifying 1013 and 2013 ExecutionDate: January 20, 2018Location: 1900 The Exchange, Bldg. 100, Atlanta, GACore: 2.5 Ethics: 0.5Contact: Sonja Sutherland Phone: 404-835-6119Email: [email protected]: www.CounselorEducationLC.com
Title: Social & Cultural Diversity Ethics: Justice for All?Date: January 20, 2018Location: 1900 The Exchange, Bldg. G 100, Atlanta GACore: 6 Ethics: 6Contact: Sonja Sutherland Phone: 404-835-6117Email: [email protected]: www.counseloreducationLC.com
Title: The Dark Journey from Pain Medicationto Heroin Use Disorder
Date: January 24, 2018Location: Positive Solutions Family Enrichment Services,
1227 Augusta West Pkwy., Ste. 201, Augusta, GACore: 6Contact: Gary Byrd Phone: 404-523-6074Email: [email protected]: www.angermanagementofga.com
Title: Foundations of Clinical SupervisionDates: January 25, 2018Core: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
Title: Models and Methods of Clinical SupervisionDate: January 26, 2018Core: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
Title: Foundations of Supervision:Preparing for Effective Supervision
Date: January 26, 2018Location: Life Church International, 4830 River Green Pkwy.
Ste. 150, Duluth, GA 30096Core: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Kristen Ryan Phone: 770-331-9988Email: [email protected]: www.growdeepcounseling.com
Title: Flirting with Uncertainty:Feelings, Boundaries and Contexts
Date: January 26, 2018Location: Link Counseling Center
348 Mt. Vernon Hwy. NE, Atlanta, GA 30328Core: 3Contact: Anni Tuikka Phone: 404-549-5151Email: [email protected] Website: www.annakaye.com
Title: An Introduction to Trauma Informed CareDate: January 26, 2018Location: 48 Henderson St SW, Marietta, GA 30060Core: 3Contact: Anne Cumings Phone: 770-423-3595Email: [email protected]: www.livesaferesources.org
Title: Play Therapy Theories and Modalities—How is it used?
Date: January 26, 2018Location: 110 Samaritan Dr., Ste. 208, Cumming, GA 30040Core: 5Contact: Amanda Slaughter Phone: 888-850-4891 ext.11Email: [email protected]: https://www.familycounseling4ng.com
Title: Keeping Your Ethics ProfessionalDate: January 26, 2018Location: High Impact Training & Counseling, Inc.
44 Broad St., NW, Ste. 707, Atlanta, GA 30303Ethics: 6Contact: Gary Byrd Phone: 404-523-6074Email: [email protected]: www.angermanagementofga.com
Title: The Ethical Vortex: Navigating the Gray SpaceDate: January 26, 2018Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 1065 Stevens Creek Rd.,
Augusta, GA 30907Ethics: 6Contact: Carolyn Ramp Phone: 706-825-4691Email: [email protected]: www.visitrcp.com
Title: Managing Differences and DifficultPopulations in Clinical Supervision
Date: January 27, 2018Core: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
Title: Anger Management:Confronting Our Anger for Good
Date: January 27, 2018Location: Fayette Executive Suites, 110 Habersham Dr.,
Fayetteville, GA 30214Core: 6Contact: Darnell Blocker Phone: 770-946-2312Email: [email protected]: http://www.theheavenlytherapy.com
Title: Legal and Ethical Issues in Clinical SupervisionDate: January 28, 2018Ethics: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
Title: From What’s Wrong to What’s Strong:Enhancing Client’s Thriveability
Date: January 29, 2018Location: HITC, 44 Broad St. NW, Ste. 707, Atlanta, GACore: 6Contact: Gary Byrd or Lynda SmithPhone: 404-523-6074 Email: [email protected]: www.angermanagementofga.com
Title: Counseling Men: Improving Treatment OutcomesDate: January 30, 2018Location: Macon, GACore: 6Contact: Gary Byrd Phone: 404-523-6074Email: [email protected]: www.angermanagemewntofga.com
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Updated Members Only forms for CE approval are now available at www.LPCAGA.org; clickon Career & Training or email [email protected].
Title: Play Therapy: Therapy Stages/Themes/PatternsDate: February 2, 2018Location: 110 Samaritan Dr., Ste. 208, Cumming, GA 30040Core: 5Contact: Amanda Slaughter Phone: 888-850-4891 ext.11Email: [email protected]: https://www.familycounseling4ng.com
Title: De-Conditioning, Educating, and TreatingClients Regarding Marijuana
Date: February 2, 2018Location: 3995 South Cobb Dr., Smyrna, GA 30080Core: 3Contact: Erin Evans Phone: 770-434-4568 ext. 3001Email: [email protected]: www.ridgeviewinstitute.com
Title: Understanding How Unresolved Issues fromOur Past Compromises our Ability to CreateHealthy and Stable Relationships
Date: February 3, 2018Location: 2801 Buford Hwy. NE, Ste. T-100, Atlanta, GACore: 1.5Contact: Natasha LaMarr Phone: 404-969-9722Email: [email protected]: www.thewivesinc.com
Title: Learning How to Heal Your Inner Wounds(Grief and Loss Activities)
Date: February 3, 2018Location: 2801 Buford Hwy. NE, Ste. T-100, Atlanta, GACore: 1.5Contact: Natasha LaMarr Phone: 404-969-9722Email: [email protected]: www.thewivesinc.com
Title: Forgiveness of Emotional DebtDate: February 3, 2018Location: 2801 Buford Hwy. NE, Ste. T-100, Atlanta, GACore: 1.5Contact: Natasha LaMarr Phone: 404-969-9722Email: [email protected]: www.thewivesinc.com
Title: Embrace Self-Awareness from Mind, Body,and Soul (Truama-focused)
Date: February 3, 2018Location: 2801 Buford Hwy. NE, Ste. T-100, Atlanta, GACore: 1.5Contact: Natasha LaMarr Phone: 404-969-9722Email: [email protected]: www.thewivesinc.com
Title: Ethical Review for the MH ProfessionalDate: February 3, 2018Location: 1905 Woodstock Rd., Ste. 7150, Roswell, GAEthics: 5Contact: Jacqueline Oduselu Phone: 404-644-5523Email: [email protected]: http://www.peacemaker-solutions.com
Title: Foundations of Clinical SupervisionDate: February 8, 2018Core: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
Title: Models and Methods of Clinical SupervisionDate: February 9, 2018Core: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
Title: Play Therapy: Beginner Sand TrayDate: February 9, 2018Location: 110 Samaritan Dr., Ste. 208, Cumming, GA 30040Core: 5Contact: Amanda Slaughter Phone: 888-850-4891 ext.11Email: [email protected]: https://www.familycounseling4ng.com
Title: Supervision Ethics and DocumentationDate: February 9, 2018Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 1065 Stevens Creek Rd., AugustaEthics: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Carolyn Ramp Phone: 706-825-4691Email: [email protected] Website: www.visitrcp.com
Title: Become a Certified Anger Management SpecialistDates: February 1–2, 2018Location: High Impact Training
44 Broad St. NW, Ste. 707, Atlanta GA 30303Core: 12Contact: Gary Byrd Phone: 404-523-6074Email: [email protected]: www.angermanagemewntofga.com
Title: Strategic Trauma and Abuse Recovery(S.T.A.R.): A Detailed Map for Healing
Dates: February 1–3, 2018Location: 1944 Brannan Rd. Extension, McDonough, GACore: 18Contact: Denice Colson Phone: 678-289-6981Email: [email protected]: www.TraumaEducation.com
Title: Professional Ethics: Values, Responsibilities,and Practices Within the Counseling Field
Date: February 10, 2018Location: Fayette Executive Suites, 110 Habersham Dr.,
Fayetteville, GA 30214Ethics: 6Contact: Darnell Blocker Phone: 770-946-2312Email: [email protected]: http://www.theheavenlytherapy.com
Title: A Polyvagal Theory Perspective:What Makes Relationships So Damn Hard?
Date: February 10, 2018Location: Trinity Presbyterian, 3003 Howell Mill Rd. NW, AtlantaCore: 5Contact: Murray Dabby Phone: 404-633-3282Email: [email protected]: www.sispatlanta.org
Title: Am I Being Ethical?Why Counselors Struggle with Ethical Issues
Date: February 10, 2018Location: 1801 Gloucester St. Brunswick, GA 31520Ethics: 6Contact: Elaine Latimer-Tandy Phone: 912-268-4747Email: [email protected]: www.LT-Counseling.com
Title: Legal and Ethical Issues in Clinical SupervisionDate: February 11, 2018Ethics: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
Title: Become a Certified Anger Management SpecialistDates: February 13–14, 2018Location: Positive Solutions Family Enrichment Services
1227 Augusta West Pkwy., Ste. 201, Augusta, GACore: 12Contact: Gary Byrd Phone: 404-523-6074Email: [email protected]: www.angermanagemewntofga.com
Title: Foundations of Clinical SupervisionDate: February 15, 2018Core: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
Title: Angry Couples: Stopping the Rage andIncreasing the Love
Date: February 15, 2018Location: Positive Solutions Family Enrichment Services,
1227 Augusta West Pkwy., Ste. 201, Augusta, GACore: 6Contact: Gary Byrd Phone: 404-523-6074Email: [email protected]: www.angermanagementofga.com
Title: Models and Methods of Clinical SupervisionDate: February 16, 2018Core: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
Title: Telemental Health for Behavioral HealthProfessionals
Date: February 16, 2018Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Gwinnett
12 Bethesda Church Rd., Lawrenceville, GACore: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Nicole Fuentes Phone: 678-802-9355Email: [email protected]: www.moderntribecounseling.com
Title: Play Therapy Strategies and TechniquesDate: February 16, 2018Location: 110 Samaritan Dr., Ste. 208, Cumming, GA 30040Core: 5Contact: Amanda Slaughter Phone: 888-850-4891 ext.11Email: [email protected]: https://www.familycounseling4ng.com
Title: Eating Disorders:The Case for an Integrated Addiction Model
Date: February 16, 2018Location: 3995 South Cobb Dr., Smyrna, GA 30080Core: 5Contact: Erin Evans Phone: 770-434-4568 ext. 3001Email: [email protected]: www.ridgeviewinstitute.com
Title: Keeping Your Ethics ProfessionalDate: February 16, 2018Location: Positive Solutions Family Enrichment Services
1227 Augusta West Pkwy., Ste. 201, Augusta, GAEthics: 6Contact: Gary Byrd Phone: 404-523-6074Email: [email protected]: www.angermanagementofga.com
Title: Managing Differences and DifficultPopulations in Clinical Supervision
Date: February 17, 2018Core: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
Title: Legal & Ethical Issues in Clinical SupervisionDate: February 18, 2018Ethics: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
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Title: Introduction to Working with Childrenwith Sexual Behavioral Problems
Dates: February 19–22, 2018Core: 20Contact: Gloria Cisse Phone: 478-741-1268Email: [email protected]
Title: Counseling Men: Improving Treatment OutcomesDate: February 20, 2018Location: 44 Broad St. NW, Ste. 707, Atlanta GA 30303Core: 6Contact: Gary Byrd Phone: 404-523-6074Email: [email protected]: www.angermanagemewntofga.com
Title: Tidbits and Tokens: Ideas on MakingCounseling Sessions Active and Engaging
Date: February 22, 2018Location: 5598 Bells Ferry Rd., Acworth, GA 30102Core: 5Contact: Alica Davis Phone: 770-337-3122Email: [email protected]
Title: Play Therapy Questions Asked? Dealing withParents, Sibling, Assessments and More
Date: February 23, 2018Location: 110 Samaritan Dr., Ste. 208, Cumming, GA 30040Core: 5Contact: Amanda Slaughter Phone: 888-850-4891 ext.11Email: [email protected]: https://www.familycounseling4ng.com
Title: Anger Management:Confronting Our Anger for Good
Date: February 24, 2018Location: Fayette Executive Suites, 110 Habersham Dr.,
Fayetteville, GA 30214Core: 6Contact: Darnell Blocker Phone: 770-946-2312Email: [email protected]: http://www.theheavenlytherapy.com
Title: The Dark Journey from Pain Medication toHeroin Use Disorder
Date: February 27, 2018Location: HITC, 44 Broad St. NW, Ste. 707, Atlanta, GACore: 6Contact: Gary Byrd Phone: 404-523-6074Email: [email protected]: www.angermanagementofga.com
Title: Foundations of Clinical SupervisionDate: March 1, 2018Location: Macon, GACore: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
Title: Models and Methods of Clinical SupervisionDate: March 2, 2018Core: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
Title: Creative Expressive Therapy for Pre-teensand Teens
Date: March 2, 2018Location: 110 Samaritan Dr., Ste. 208, Cumming, GA 30040Core: 5Contact: Amanda Slaughter Phone: 888-850-4891 ext.11Email: [email protected]: https://www.familycounseling4ng.com
Title: Managing Differences and DifficultPopulations in Clinical Supervision
Date: March 3, 2018Core: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
Title: Mindfulness in Clinical SupervisionDate: March 3, 2018Location: Columbus, GACore: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Phillips Phone: 706-750-4275Email: [email protected]: www.transformation3cs.com
Title: Legal & Ethical Issues in Clinical SupervisionDate: March 4, 2018Ethics: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
Title: Become a Certified Anger Management SpecialistDates: March 8–9, 2018Location: High Impact Training,44 Broad St. NW, Ste. 707,
Atlanta GA 30303Core: 12Contact: Gary Byrd Phone: 404-523-6074Email: [email protected]: www.angermanagemewntofga.com
Title: Professional Ethics and Clinical Practice:Common Case Scenarios
Date: March 9, 2018Location: 3995 South Cobb Dr., Smyrna, GA 30080Ethics: 5Contact: Erin Evans Phone: 770-434-4568 ext. 3001Email: [email protected]: www.ridgeviewinstitute.com
Title: Professional Ethics: Values, Responsibilities,and Practices Within the Counseling Field
Date: March 10, 2018Location: Fayette Executive Suites, 110 Habersham Dr.,
Fayetteville, GA 30214Ethics: 6Contact: Darnell Blocker Phone: 770-946-2312Email: [email protected]: http://www.theheavenlytherapy.com
Title: A Polyvagal Theory Perspective:What Makes Relationships So Damn Hard?
Date: March 10, 2018Location: Trinity Presbyterian, 3003 Howell Mill Rd. NW, AtlantaCore: 5Contact: Murray Dabby Phone: 404-633-3282Email: [email protected]: www.sispatlanta.org
Title: Am I Being Ethical? Why Counselors Strugglewith Ethical Issues
Date: March 10, 2018Location: 1801 Gloucester St., Brunswick, GA 31520Ethics: 6Contact: Elaine Latimer-Tandy Phone: 912-268-4747Email: [email protected]: www.LT-Counseling.com
Title: Certified Grief Specialist TrainingDates: March 12–14, 2018Location: High Impact Training,44 Broad St. NW, Ste. 707,
Atlanta GA 30303Core: 18Contact: Gary ByrdPhone: 404-523-6074 Email: [email protected]: www.angermanagemewntofga.com
Title: Intermediate Sand Tray (Must have completed Beginner Training)
Date: March 16, 2018Location: 110 Samaritan Dr., Ste. 208, Cumming, GA 30040Core: 5Contact: Amanda Slaughter Phone: 888-850-4891 ext.11Email: [email protected]: https://www.familycounseling4ng.com
Title: Counseling Men: Improving Treatment OutcomesDate: March 16, 2018Core: 6Contact: Gary Byrd Phone: 404-523-6074Email: [email protected]: www.angermanagemewntofga.com
Title: Mindfulness in Clinical SupervisionDate: March 16, 2018Location: Quality Inn Suites, 505 Pharr Rd. NE, Atlanta, GACore: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Phillips Phone: 706-750-4275Email: [email protected]: www.transformation3cs.com
Title: Become a Certified Anger Management SpecialistDates: March 19–20, 2018Location: River Edge Behavioral Health, 175 Emery Hwy.,
Macon, GA 31217Core: 12Contact: Gary Byrd Phone: 404-523-6074Email: [email protected]: www.angermanagemewntofga.com
Title: Foundations of Clinical SupervisionDate: March 22, 2018Core: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
Title: Models and Methods of Clinical SupervisionDate: March 23, 2018Core: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
Title: Ethical Counseling with LGBTGEQ+ IndividualsDate: March 23, 2018Location: Columbus Dept. of Health and Human Services,
2100 Comer Ave., Columbus, GA 31904Core: 1 Ethics: 5Contact: Nickie Fuentes Phone: 678-802-9355Email: [email protected]: www.moderntribecounseling.com
Title: Play Therapy: Dealing with Diagnosis—Anxiety, ADHD, etc.
Date: March 23, 2018Location: 110 Samaritan Dr., Ste. 208, Cumming, GA 30040Core: 5Contact: Amanda Slaughter Phone: 888-850-4891 ext.11Email: [email protected]: https://www.familycounseling4ng.com
Title: Managing Differences and DifficultPopulations in Clinical Supervision
Date: March 24, 2018Core: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
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Title: Anger Management: Confronting Our Angerfor Good
Date: March 24, 2018Location: Fayette Executive Suites, 110 Habersham Dr.,
Fayetteville, GA 30214Core: 6Contact: Darnell Blocker Phone: 770-946-2312Email: [email protected]: http://www.theheavenlytherapy.com
Title: Legal & Ethical Issues in Clinical SupervisionDate: March 25, 2018Ethics: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
Title: Mindfulness in Clinical SupervisionDate: March 30, 2018Core: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Phillips Phone: 706-750-4275Email: [email protected]: www.transformation3cs.com
Title: Canine Assisted Play TherapyDate: March 30, 2018Location: 110 Samaritan Dr., Ste. 208, Cumming, GA 30040Core: 5Contact: Amanda Slaughter Phone: 888-850-4891 ext.11Email: [email protected]: https://www.familycounseling4ng.com
Title: Anger Management:Confronting Our Anger for Good
Date: March 31, 2018Location: Fayette Executive Suites, 110 Habersham Dr.,
Fayetteville, GA 30214Core: 6Contact: Darnell Blocker Phone: 770-946-2312Email: [email protected]: http://www.theheavenlytherapy.com
Title: Ethics and the 12 Shades of Gray AreasInteractive Workshop
Date: March 31, 2018Location: Quality Buckhead Village, Atlanta, GA 30305Ethics: 5Contact: Sandra Phillips Phone: 706-750-4275Email: [email protected]: www.transformation3cs.com
Title: Certified Grief Specialist TrainingDates: April 4–6, 2018Location: High Impact Training,44 Broad St. NW, Ste. 707,
Atlanta GA 30303Core: 18Contact: Gary Byrd Phone: 404-523-6074Email: [email protected]: www.angermanagemewntofga.com
Title: Become a Certified Anger Management SpecialistDates: April 9–10, 2018Location: High Impact Training,44 Broad St. NW, Ste. 707,
Atlanta GA 30303Core: 12Contact: Gary Byrd Phone: 404-523-6074Email: [email protected]: www.angermanagemewntofga.com
Title: Foundations of Clinical SupervisionDate: April 12, 2018Core: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
Title: Fundamentals of Clinical Supervision:Frameworks and Models of Supervision
Date: April 13, 2018Location: Positive Impact Health Centers, 523 Church St.,
Decatur, GA 30030Core: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Thomas Murphy Phone: 404-226-7721Email: tmurphy@actrainingandsupervision. comWebsite: www.actrainingandsupervision.com
Title: Models and Methods of Clinical SupervisionDate: April 13, 2018Core: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
Title: Play Therapy: Filial Therapy Child Parent TrainingDate: April 13, 2018Location: 110 Samaritan Dr., Ste. 208, Cumming, GA 30040Core: 5Contact: Amanda Slaughter Phone: 888-850-4891 ext.11Email: [email protected]: https://www.familycounseling4ng.com
Title: Putting the Brain Back in the Body:Integrating Physical and Mental Health
Date: April 13, 2018Location: 3995 South Cobb Dr., Smyrna, GA 30080Core: 3Contact: Erin Evans Phone: 770-434-4568 ext. 3001Email: [email protected]: www.ridgeviewinstitute.com
Title: The Supervisory Relationship:Alliance and Multicultural Issues
Date: April 14, 2018Location: Positive Impact Health Centers, 523 Church St.,
Decatur, GA 30030Core: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Thomas Murphy Phone: 404-226-7721Email: tmurphy@actrainingandsupervision. comWebsite: www.actrainingandsupervision.com
Title: Managing Differences and DifficultPopulations in Clinical Supervision
Date: April 14, 2018Core: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
Title: Professional Ethics: Values, Responsibilities,and Practices Within the Counseling Field
Date: April 14, 2018Location: Fayette Executive Suites, 110 Habersham Dr.,
Fayetteville, GA 30214Ethics: 6Contact: Darnell Blocker Phone: 770-946-2312Email: [email protected]: http://www.theheavenlytherapy.com
Title: A Polyvagal Theory Perspective:What Makes Relationships So Damn Hard?
Date: April 14, 2018Location: Trinity Presbyterian, 3003 Howell Mill Rd. NW, AtlantaCore: 5Contact: Murray Dabby Phone: 404-633-3282Email: [email protected]: www.sispatlanta.org
Title: Am I Being Ethical? Why Counselors Strugglewith Ethical Issues
Date: April 14, 2018Location: 1801 Gloucester St. Brunswick, GA 31520Ethics: 6Contact: Elaine Latimer-Tandy Phone: 912-268-4747Email: [email protected]: www.LT-Counseling.com
Title: Legal & Ethical Issues in Clinical SupervisionDate: April 15, 2018Ethics: 6 Supervision: 6Contact: Sandra Paul Phone: 678-705-3828Email: [email protected]: www.ccs-lsu.com/training
Title: Become a Certified Anger Management SpecialistDates: April 16–17, 2018Core: 12Contact: Gary Byrd Phone: 404-523-6074Email: [email protected]: www.angermanagemewntofga.com
Title: Keeping Your Ethics ProfessionalDate: April 19, 2018Location: Armstrong Cntr.,13040 Abercorn St., Savannah, GAEthics: 6Contact: Gary Byrd Phone: 404-523-6074Email: [email protected]: www.angermanagementofga.com
Title: All Parts Welcome: A Workshop on Internal FamilySystems Therapy for the Christian Counselor
Date: April 20, 2018Location: 2200 Buford Hwy., Buford, GA 30518Core: 6Contact: Michael Sytsma, PhD Phone: 770-822-4505Email: [email protected]: http://IntimateMarriage.org/ceu
Title: Advanced Sand Tray (Must have completed Intermediate Training)
Date: April 20, 2018Location: 110 Samaritan Dr. Ste. 208, Cumming, GA 30040Core: 5Contact: Amanda Slaughter Phone: 888-850-4891 ext.11Email: [email protected]: https://www.familycounseling4ng.com
Title: Children Exposed to Domestic Violence:Best Practices for Clinical Therapists
Date: April 20, 2018Location: Mansour Conference Center, 995 Roswell St.,
Ste. 100, Marietta, GA 30060Core: 5Contact: Michelle White Phone: 404-209-0280 ext. 27Email: [email protected]: https://training.gcadv.org/Events
Title: Keeping Your Ethics ProfessionalDate: April 20, 2018Location: Riveredge Behavioral Cntr., 175 Emery Rd., MaconEthics: 6Contact: Gary Byrd Phone: 404-523-6074Email: [email protected]: www.angermanagementofga.com
Title: Trauma-Informed Supervision: FundamentalInformation and Strategies
Date: April 21, 2018Location: Positive Impact Health Centers, Decatur, 523
Church St., Decatur, GA 30030Core: 3 Supervision: 3Contact: Thomas Murphy Phone: 404-226-7721Email: [email protected]: www.actrainingandsupervision.com
Title: Supervision and Ethics in Telemental HealthCounseling
Date: April 21, 2018Location: Positive Impact Health Centers, Decatur, 523
Church Street, Decatur, GA 30030Core: 3 Ethics: 3 TeleMental: 3 Supervision: 3Contact: Thomas Murphy Phone: 404-226-7721Email: [email protected]: www.actrainingandsupervision.com
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MEMBER INTERESTS
Mental Health in Rural U.S.There is a significant need for mental health services in rural
United States. According to Results from the 2016 National
Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables, 18.7% of
residents of nonmetropolitan counties, over 6.5 million people,
had some sort of mental illness in 2016, while 3.9%, about
1.3 million, experienced serious thoughts of suicide. The most
disadvantaged and under-resourced communities are often
those with the most severe need for MH providers. In January
2017, HRSA’s Data Warehouse identified 2,451 mental health
professional shortage areas designated in nonmetropolitan
counties. It is estimated that it would take more than 948
practitioners to remove the designations.
The reimbursement offered by payers such as Medicaid,
Medicare and private insurers has a significant impact on
rural providers. Health clinics may be reluctant to provide
MH services when reimbursement rates are low. In addition,
it found that high no-show rates among MH patients and high
numbers of uninsured patients further exacerbates the issue.
Providing MH services via telemental health has shown
promise. However, reimbursement is also a challenge for that
as well.
In recent years, health policy experts and healthcare providers
have begun to encourage closer integration of mental
healthcare and primary care services. This maximizes the use
of scarce rural healthcare resources while improving the
quality of care for both behavioral health and primary care
patients. Numerous studies have shown that typically MH
patients in rural areas see their primary care provider first. It
can also help to reduce the effects of the social stigma on those
seeking care. Rural patients may be reluctant to be seen in
settings where their privacy might be compromised but more
willing to seek care from a commonplace primary care clinic.
In addition, education and awareness efforts targeted toward
rural residents have been used to increase familiarity and
comfort with mental health issues. An example of this is
the Mental Health First Aid public education program. This
program helps individuals identify, understand (and thereby
reduce the stigma), and respond to signs of mental illnesses
and substance use disorders. The close-knit nature of rural
communities can also mean that residents are more likely to
rally around each other and provide community support in
times of need. This strong external support group can help
facilitate a person’s success in treatment.
For more go to: https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org
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The new notation for documenting a diagnosis is presented
here. The primary diagnosis comes first. Other disorders are
ranked in order of their influence on the presenting problem.
Use the code and then the name. One next notates the
appropriate specifiers. Some of these are mandatory, while
others are not. An example of the new method of diagnosing is:
(F10.20) Alcohol Use Disorder, Severe.
(F34.1) Persistent Depressive Disorder, with melancholic
features, late onset, mild severity.
(Z63.5) Disruption of Family by Separation.
WHODAS 60
It was noted earlier that criteria for disorders has changed in
the DSM-5. A few examples will be reviewed. Conduct
Disorder: the exclusion criterion for ODD disorder has been
removed. Individuals can be diagnosed without ODD.
Intermittent Explosive Disorder now does not require assault;
verbal and destructive aggression qualify. Post Traumatic
Stress Disorderno longer requires that the stressor is defined
and a sense of horror is no longer a criteria. Separation
Anxiety Disorder now includes adults. The bereavement
clause for Major Depressive Disorder has been removed. The
age range for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder has
been raised as “before age seven” to age twelve (which
expands the number of potential diagnoses). There are many
more changes. Bulimia Nervosa lowered the behavioral
threshold from twice per week to once per week of purging
behavior.
In summary, this seems to be the most useful DSM of all,
despite controversies and criticisms. It is evidence-based
(American Psychiatric Association, 2017), more multi-
culturally sensitive (in both assessment and the diagnosis
title), is smaller than the DSM IV-TR and it has psychometric
notations and clearer guidelines for use. It also allows for
greater flexibility in diagnosis. The major problem is that the
ICD-11 codes will be in use next year. That would require a
new DSM with the new codes, probably DSM 5.1.
References
American Psychiatric Association (2017). The Organization of DSM-5.Retrieved from https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm/educational-resources/dsm-5-fact-sheets
Moulding, R. (2014). Research Gate. Retrieved from: https://www.researchgate.net/post/Is the GAF Axis V of DSM IV a_reliablemeasurement for dimensional diagnoses especially for personality disorders
Rodriguez-Testal, J. F., Senin-Calderon, C., & Perona-Garcelan, S., 2014).From DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5: Analysis of some changes. International Journalof Clinical and Health Psychology, 14, 221-231.
Changes to the DSM-5Continued from page 7
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