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CADC - independent subject foundations study plan

CADC - independent subject foundations · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 5 hours per week

Week 1

Substance-use assessment, recovery and coordinated treatment

  • Review Substance-use assessment, recovery and coordinated treatment using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Substance-use assessment, recovery and coordinated treatment, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 2

Psychiatric assessment, descriptive psychopathology and formulation

  • Review Psychiatric assessment, descriptive psychopathology and formulation using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Psychiatric assessment, descriptive psychopathology and formulation, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 3

Psychotherapy models, learning processes and therapeutic communication

  • Review Psychotherapy models, learning processes and therapeutic communication using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Psychotherapy models, learning processes and therapeutic communication, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 4

Ethical care, safety formulation and service coordination

  • Review Ethical care, safety formulation and service coordination using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Ethical care, safety formulation and service coordination, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 5

Substance-related, cognitive and liaison assessment

  • Review Substance-related, cognitive and liaison assessment using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Substance-related, cognitive and liaison assessment, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 6

Substance-use assessment, recovery and coordinated treatment

  • Review Substance-use assessment, recovery and coordinated treatment using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Substance-use assessment, recovery and coordinated treatment, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 7

Substance-use assessment, recovery and coordinated treatment & Psychiatric assessment, descriptive psychopathology and formulation & Psychotherapy models, learning processes and therapeutic communication & Ethical care, safety formulation and service coordination & Substance-related, cognitive and liaison assessment

  • Apply the cases before reading model responses.

  • Retest recurring errors with a mixed set and compare preparation with the actual syllabus.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Substance-use assessment, recovery and coordinated treatment, Psychiatric assessment, descriptive psychopathology and formulation, Psychotherapy models, learning processes and therapeutic communication, Ethical care, safety formulation and service coordination, Substance-related, cognitive and liaison assessment, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 8

Substance-use assessment, recovery and coordinated treatment & Psychiatric assessment, descriptive psychopathology and formulation & Psychotherapy models, learning processes and therapeutic communication & Ethical care, safety formulation and service coordination & Substance-related, cognitive and liaison assessment

  • Apply the cases before reading model responses.

  • Retest recurring errors with a mixed set and compare preparation with the actual syllabus.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Substance-use assessment, recovery and coordinated treatment, Psychiatric assessment, descriptive psychopathology and formulation, Psychotherapy models, learning processes and therapeutic communication, Ethical care, safety formulation and service coordination, Substance-related, cognitive and liaison assessment, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Milestones

Week 2: Explain the principal concepts using evidence rather than memorized option positions.

Week 5: Apply subject concepts to cases and identify assumptions and limits.

Week 8: Review mixed performance and the exact current qualification requirements.