NE Psych Juris case studies
NE Psych Juris · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Board-Developed Jurisprudence Examination is the Nebraska-specific, board-written test that sits alongside the national EPPP in the state's psychology licensure pathway. It is not a test of clinical skill; it is a test of whether you know the legal and professional framework you will practice inside. The NE Psych Juris case studies are 5 cases and about 2,825 words.
1Telehealth Crisis Across State Lines
Maya Chen is a licensed psychologist in Nebraska; she holds no license in Florida. While vacationing in Miami for two weeks, she continues videoconference sessions with her Omaha client, Daniel, age 34, whom she has seen for 14 months for depression and alcohol use.
607 words, about 3 min2Pre-Employment Testing and Adverse Impact
Patel is an I/O psychologist retained by a Nebraska manufacturing company with 380 employees. The company wants to fill 40 maintenance-technician openings and has 240 applicants.
568 words, about 3 min3School Evaluation Delay and Records Dispute
Nguyen is a school psychologist in a Nebraska public school district. A parent requests a full special-education evaluation for her 9-year-old son, Marcus, who has a diagnosis of ADHD from a pediatrician and is reading two grade levels below peers.
547 words, about 3 min4Former Client and a Small-Town Dating Invitation
Brooks is a licensed psychologist in a rural Nebraska town of 4,200 people. She provided 12 sessions of individual therapy to Kendra, age 38, for panic disorder and job stress.
577 words, about 3 min5Misleading Research Recruitment and Authorship Pressure
Okafor is a counseling psychologist at a Nebraska university. He is recruiting 120 undergraduates for a study on 'alcohol and mood.' The recruitment flyer says: 'Join our free alcohol-treatment study-guaranteed to reduce drinking-participants receive 3 research credits.' In fact, the study is a 30-minute online survey; participants are randomly assigned to read a vignette; there is no treatment.
526 words, about 3 min