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Course Details
Course Title
Using the DSM-5 for Revolutionizing Diagnosis & Treatment
Date
Varies
Provider
PESI Continuing Education Seminars
Phone
1-800-844-8260
Email
Website
No longer available
Location
On-line
Credit Hours
6
Instructor(s)
Brooks W. Baer, MA, LCPC, LMFT
Method of Instruction
Independent Learning
Approving Agency
APA
Course Syllabus
Course Description
Most up-to-date information that you need to know New classification system Controversial new paraphilias and court evaluations Newly organized trauma disorders Changing diagnostics for children & adolescents Treatment planning New diagnoses Revised categories for schizophrenia, mood disorders and more
Course Objectives
Summarize the new DSM-5® organizational structure. Develop a better understanding of diagnosing children and adolescents. Explore the exact nature of the proposed trauma disorders. Describe the controversies involving the new proposed paraphilias and forensic evaluations. Examine the DSM-5®’s expanded and comprehensive approach to suicide and self-injury. Describe what was proposed for a possible new approach to personality disorders.