APC case studies
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The Associate Professional Counselor (APC) credential is a pre-licensure or associate-level counseling title used in some U.S. states for counselors who have completed a graduate counseling degree and are accumulating supervised post-degree experience toward full licensure. The APC case studies are 5 cases and about 4,113 words.
1The Subpoena in the Custody Dispute
A licensed professional counselor in solo private practice receives a subpoena duces tecum from the attorney representing a client's father in a custody dispute over a 9-year-old. The subpoena demands the complete record - intake, progress notes, treatment plan, and billing - within ten business days.
852 words, about 4 min2Interpreting Through the Client's Daughter
A counselor at a community mental health center is assigned a 41-year-old woman who immigrated eight months ago from rural Guatemala. Her first language is K'iche'; her Spanish is limited and her English minimal.
803 words, about 4 min3The Rupture After the Late Start
A counselor is delivering a 12-session CBT protocol for panic disorder to a 34-year-old client. The counselor rescheduled two sessions because of a professional conference and began another ten minutes late.
830 words, about 4 min4The FSIQ of 78
A school counselor reviews a private psychologist's report on a 10-year-old in fourth grade who has had three years of schooling in the United States, speaks Spanish at home, and still receives English learner services. The child was tested in English.
755 words, about 4 min5Four Hours of Sleep and Three Business Plans
A 27-year-old woman presents with five weeks of depressed mood, hypersomnia, anergia, and anhedonia following a breakup; her PHQ-9 is 17. During the interview she mentions that "a few weeks ago" she had about five days when she needed only four hours of sleep, felt "electric," launched three business plans, spent $4,000 on equipment, talked faster than usual, and was told by friends she was "too much." Her primary care physician started sertraline 50 mg five weeks ago, and the five-day episode began in week three.
873 words, about 4 min