Course Details

Course Title	Using the DSM-5 for Accurate Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
Date	1/23/2014
Provider	Summit Professional Education
Phone	800-433-9570
Email
Website	http://www.summit-education.com
Location	Sacramento
Credit Hours	6
Instructor(s)	Jason King PhD
Method of Instruction	Workshop/Seminar
Approving Agency	APA
Course Syllabus

Course Description

The DSM-5 represents a fundamental shift in how disorders are conceptualized and diagnosed. This timely workshop provides more than an overview of the manual’s new organization and other innovations such as spectrum disorders. You have the chance to practice using the new system and its changes as they relate to major psychiatric diagnostic groups. Dr. King’s workshop acts as a powerful tool to help participants effectively apply the methodology of the DSM-5 to every day practice. You will learn effective interpretation strategies to make sure you diagnose and set treatment plans with the level of accuracy required for the new diagnostic protocol.

Course Objectives

1. Analyze the new DSM-5 diagnostic structure and classification system. 2. Utilize the DSM-5 standards of dimensional and cross-cutting assessment in your practice. 3. Apply specifiers to achieve more precise diagnoses. 4. Explain common DSM-5 myths. 5. Identify changes in the DSM-5 related to effective assessment and treatment.