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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 359128" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>A clinician is likely a licensed therapist.. .that's a standard term I've heard used by many mental health professionals in referring to one another. There's no reason think they wouldn't be a qualified tester. </p><p></p><p>Your anxiety over this is obviously off the charts, and I have to agree that in all likelihood, the test and its outcome isn't likely to be nearly as bad as you think it will be. I had the MMPI or something like it 20 years ago, when the court ordered evaluations on myself and the kids' dad and myself in a custody battle. It was pretty painless, and the results were provided to me (or to my lawyer at the time). It's not used to diagnose, as far as I know, it's just a tool for evaluation and identify general issues. The fact I was in therapy at the time influenced the court, I was simply ordered to continue working with my own therapist. </p><p></p><p>Can you see your most recent therapist for a "check-up" to help you through this, and also to establish that you are already in therapy? Voluntarily getting help before the test will go a long way in showing good faith to the court that you are working through your own issues (in their mind, whatever perceived issues they think you have). Also, in my experience judges don't tend to touch that relationship by ordering someone into treatment with a brand new therapist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 359128, member: 1157"] A clinician is likely a licensed therapist.. .that's a standard term I've heard used by many mental health professionals in referring to one another. There's no reason think they wouldn't be a qualified tester. Your anxiety over this is obviously off the charts, and I have to agree that in all likelihood, the test and its outcome isn't likely to be nearly as bad as you think it will be. I had the MMPI or something like it 20 years ago, when the court ordered evaluations on myself and the kids' dad and myself in a custody battle. It was pretty painless, and the results were provided to me (or to my lawyer at the time). It's not used to diagnose, as far as I know, it's just a tool for evaluation and identify general issues. The fact I was in therapy at the time influenced the court, I was simply ordered to continue working with my own therapist. Can you see your most recent therapist for a "check-up" to help you through this, and also to establish that you are already in therapy? Voluntarily getting help before the test will go a long way in showing good faith to the court that you are working through your own issues (in their mind, whatever perceived issues they think you have). Also, in my experience judges don't tend to touch that relationship by ordering someone into treatment with a brand new therapist. [/QUOTE]
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