The Clinical Vignette Study Course focuses on practical, clinical
application of the factual information that you mastered in preparing
for the Standard Written Examination. This course addresses the higher
cognitive functions that inform your clinical judgment. Clinical sequences
of actions are discussed and prioritized. The first segment of the course
provides a framework for the requirements of the examination, BBS tasks
and knowledge statements, and delineates the nature of questions that
you will encounter. The second part of the course gives you clinical
vignette practice in each of the content areas, with special emphasis
on Treatment Planning and Treatment, as you are required to have information
about the following theories: Psychodynamic, Humanistic/Existential,
Systems, Cognitive Behavioral, and Postmodern.
24 HOURS OF CLASS INSTRUCTION
Our Clinical Vignette Study Course includes all of the following:
- Approaching the CV Exam Session #1: Crisis/Clinical
- 2.5 hours
- Approaching the CV Exam Session #2: Ethics/Law-
2.5 hours
- Approaching the CV Exam Session #3: Treatment
Planning/Treatment - 2.5 hours
- Crisis Management CV practice - 2.5 hours
- Clinical Evaluation/Human Diversity CV practice
- 2.5 hours
- Law and Ethics CV practice - 2.5 hours
- All Day Treatment Planning/Treatment Workshop
- Treatment Planning/Treatment Didactic - 3.5 hours
- Treatment Planning/Treatment WCV practice - 3.5
hours
- Complete mock exam followed by a 2-hour feedback session.
MATERIALS INCLUDE:
Online
Clinical Vignette Test Bank
This testing instrument provides CV candidates with the opportunity to practice
on challenging scenarios
in a screen-oriented environment similar to what you may find on the BBS
Clinical Vignette Exam. It offers a flexible format in which you can
choose to learn in exam mode or study mode. The test bank currently contains
320
questions,
addressing
the tasks and knowledge statements pertaining to the BBS Clinical Vignette
content areas. These
questions
are
designed to evaluate your ability to identify and prioritize salient clinical
issues.
Answer
choices
are
longer
and more complex than those on the Standard Written exam, with many listing a
sequence of actions or describing a process of applying knowledge. This exam
highlights your ability to discern different justifications for answer choices.
In
exam mode, you have 2 hours to answer
40 questions
based on 8 vignette exhibits. In study mode, after answering a question, you
immediately see the correct answer and the reasoning behind it. When finished,
along with grading your answers, the test bank
breaks
the
results
down
by category, providing valuable feedback regarding your strengths and weaknesses.
It also provides
complete
rationales
for
each
answer choice.
You get instant access to the Online Practice Test for one year or until you pass your Clinical Vignette Exam, whichever comes first.
Sample MFT test Sample LCSW test
Our
superb CV Preparatory Workbook
We spent countless hours revising this workbook
to address the criteria contained in the Clinical Vignette
Handbook. It
is an invaluable resource for setting the frame for the Clinical
Vignette Exam. Content includes an explanation of examination questions,
Crisis Management, Clinical Evaluation, Human Diversity, Counseling Theory
and Methodology, Law and Ethics, interfacing with collateral resources,
Management Practice issues, dealing with the clinical issues of AIDS,
blended and
step families,
eating disorders, gay and lesbian issues, and substance dependence.
Clinical
Issues Audio Presentations
These audio presentations provide a comprehensive treatment of Law & Ethics,
Crisis Management, and Management Practice.
Theoretical
Presentations
Clinical Vignette candidates are responsible for knowledge of five
theoretical modalities: Psychodynamic, Humanistic-Existential, Systems, Cognitive-Behavioral and Postmodern.
GGS provides the following audio presentations:
- Object
Relations/Bowen
- Strategic/Gestalt
- Experiential (Satir)/Structural (Minuchin)
- Narrative/Solution
Focused
- Cognitive Individual/Cognitive with Couples, Children,
Families
Clinical
Issues flashcards
Convenient and comprehensive overviews of DSM-IV-TR, Counseling Theories, and
Law & Ethics.
Modeled Vignette Book
This workbook includes 9 vignettes with written responses to the 15 questions that were asked of candidates at the last BBS Oral exam. This is relevant to CV students in that the current CV exam is based on these questions. The vignettes highlight a variety of clinical issues in a user friendly way. These vignettes will enhance your knowledge of the sequencing of crisis assessment and intervention techniques, sharpen your diagnostic eye, clarify relevant treatment and treatment planning issues, and solidify your understanding of legal and ethical issues.
Theory
Comparison and Crisis Management Study Charts
Theory Comparison: convenient visual overviews of the five theoretical positions
in
table
form
for easy cross-referencing with the role of the therapist, goals, interventions,
stages of therapy and key concepts and terms.
Crisis Management: synthesizes key information regarding assessment and treatment
of suicide, violent clients, partner abuse, child abuse, dependent adult and
elder abuse. Additional topics include characteristics of an incestuous family,
characteristics of batterers and victims, the rape trauma syndrome, and crisis
intervention with rape victims.
LCSW candidates also receive our Biopsychosocial Assessment and Resource Coordination books and audio presentations.
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