Mental Health Masterminds

fundamentals series

Conducting a Mental Status Exam

MSEs are an integral part of the evaluation and treatment process, informing our diagnostic impression and helping us understand what clients are experiencing "in the moment." Learn when, why, and how to use our 4 page editable MSE with your own clients!
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Join me to learn everything you need to know about conducting a Mental Status Exam, including: 

  • When and why you'll need to conduct a MSE
  • How you can use a MSE to inform your diagnostic impression and treatment planning
  • How "mood" and "affect" are two different things
  • What a client's "thought content" can tell us about their state of mind
  • How to tell if someone is at risk of harm and needs additional crisis planning
  • How to determine whether a client has experienced a change in functioning
  • PLUS ... Use my 4-page editable download to conduct MSEs with your own clients today!

** Before You Enroll **



Would you like even more support starting your private practice? Because I've already created your entire intake and documentation process ... with attorney approved paperwork! 

Check out our 5+ hour training ...

Fundamentals of Private Practice: Everything You Need to Welcome New Clients Into Your Practice Today! 
The Fundamentals course covers everything found in the Mental Status Exam training PLUS: 

* 5+ hours of video tutorials
* attorney approved intake paperwork 
* attracting your ideal clients
* screening referrals
* how to talk to clients about the financial stuff
* 10 page Biopsychosocial History templates for children and adults
* risk assessment template
* sample crisis plan and template for your clients
* scripting for your first session
* how to talk about a diagnosis
* sample treatment plans for both children
* treatment plan template that stands up to an audit
* a dozen sample goals for common diagnoses
* how to write a 90 second session note (for real!)
* care coordination with other providers
* termination process
* tutorial on the most common CPT codes used by private practice therapists

PLUS you'll walk away with a rock solid understanding of exactly what insurance companies are looking for so you can rest easy knowing your documentation will stand up to an audit!
Private practice doesn't have to be a long-term dream for "someday" down the road ... with this training, you'll have everything you need to feel confident jumping into your dream practice right now!

Patrick Jones - Course author

Jill Williams, LCSW

Jill has completed thousands of Mental Status Exams since 2009, in a wide variety of settings and with folx ranging from age 3 through 97. In addition to screening patients in the Emergency Department and working with kids in schools, Jill has also completed dozens of MDE's with a Psychologist and Psychiatrist to help determine whether adults with cognitive declines and/or mental health issues are in need of guardianship. 

When she's not learning about mental health, Jill is reading mysteries and watching reality tv. 
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