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Comprehensive Clinical Assessment (CCA) Crash Course

$169.99 Standard
  • Sharpen your skills on Mental Status examinations, Semi-Structured Interviewing and more
  • Quickly gather the most important clinical information during intake
  • Key questions that reveal patterns, needs, and risks early on
  • Documentation strategies to meet insurance standards
  • Includes case examples!

 

A Strong Comprehensive Clinical Assessment (CCA) sets the tone for the entire course of treatment.

That’s why we teamed up with top-rated trainer Corey Pitts to give you a clear, streamlined process for completing CCAs that are organized and immediately useful in treatment planning.

Whether you’re a newer clinician looking for guidance or a seasoned provider who wants a more effective approach, this training walks you step by step through what matters most – without the fluff, confusion, or guesswork.

In this fast-paced, practical training, you’ll learn how to:

  • Quickly gather the most important clinical information during intake
  • Ask key questions that reveal patterns, needs, and risks early on
  • Avoid common assessment mistakes that derail treatment plans

Perfect for clinicians in private practice, community mental health, hospitals, or agencies, you’ll leave feeling ready to complete CCAs with ease and confidence.

Stop second guessing your assessments – and start producing CCAs that support effective treatment from day one.

Purchase now!

 

 

Here's What You'll Learn


CCA Overview and Core Concepts

  • Origins and history regarding the developments of the CCA
  • Essential strategies that enhance clinical capabilities during assessment
  • Insights regarding person-centered approaches during assessment
  • Risks, research and limitations

Functions of CCA

  • Discussion surrounding the nature of CCA
  • Importance of developing inquisitive, curious stances in our CCA approaches
  • Relevance of both subjective and objective data to make sound decisions in CCA

Cultural Competency in CCA

  • Key factors regarding cultural competency in CCA
  • Discussion regarding “cultural mores” that helps clinicians with cultural norms
  • Awareness of data collection that doesn’t involve implicit bias

Clinical Interviewing Strategies

  • Assess differences between structured, semi-structured, and minimal structure approaches
  • Theoretical orientation/discussion as it relates to assessment protocol
  • Case examples that highlight appropriate assessment approaches

Everything You're Getting


  • More than 3 hours of video content
  • Up to 3.0 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

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Comprehensive Clinical Assessment (CCA) Crash Course
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$169.99

Meet Your Experts


Corey Pitts, LCMHC

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Corey Pitts, LCMHC, is a mental health therapist and clinical supervisor working in private practice. Corey has been a therapist for close to ten years and is an adjunct instructor with the Division of Mental Health Counseling at The University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He specializes in the treatment and management of co-occurring disorders such as trauma, anxiety/depression, substance use, as well as aspects of various mood and personality disorders. He uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy and has several years of experience implementing it in a wide array of treatment settings including community outreach models as well as Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in a rural community that was once fifth in the nation for opioid-related overdoses. Corey also holds tenure in providing DBT within co-morbid hospital-based intensive outpatient (IOP) settings (primarily substance use disorders/borderline personality disorder) holding both skills-based DBT groups and individual DBT therapy interventions. Corey is known for a teaching style that makes vague concepts seem simple to grasp and use.
 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Corey Pitts has employment relationships with BetterHelp.com, UNC School of Medicine, Teladoc Health, and E-Care Behavioral Health Institute. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Corey Pitts has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
POS150858
Duration:
3 hours, 4 minutes
Copyright:
Aug 03, 2026
Closed Captions:
Available
Format:
Audio and Video

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