Psychopathology: Advanced Clinical Assessment

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Students build on the skills gained in previous courses, focusing on the more complex or problematic disorders. Students enhance their skills by using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders for report-writing and treatment plan development. Emphasis is on accepted treatment approaches and outcome-based assessments; the development of critical- thinking skills; and on multicultural, legal, and ethical issues. MFCC 553CA Legal And Ethical Issues in Counseling 3 This course covers legal and ethical responsibilities of the marriage and family therapist, including California state laws governing mental health professionals. Emphasis is placed on the current legal patterns and trends related to client rights, confidentiality, parent consent, multiple relationships, spousal/partner abuse assessment and intervention, child abuse assessment and reporting, elder/dependent adult abuse and assessment, and suicide risk assessment and intervention. Students learn how to apply ethical decision-making models with a recovery-oriented care approach to various populations.