Most trainings on the DSM-5 are dreaded by clinicians because they are, to put it bluntly....well, boring. The presenter may note in passing that there was some controversy at the time of its publication, but then quickly move on to almost rote recitation of the major diagnoses and their accompanying criteria. This series takes a refreshingly different approach, and Volume 1 lays the foundation by offering an in-depth discussion of the fundamental assumptions behind psychiatric diagnosis in general, and the DSM in particular.
Whatever your attitude towards the DSM, you most likely need to use it in your work, so it certainly behooves you to understand both the benefits and potential drawbacks of psychiatric diagnoses, and then how to properly conduct an interview so you can come up with the most accurate diagnosis possible. Or, as Buckles repeatedly reminds us, you should always keep in mind the possibility that clients may not meet the criteria for a diagnosis, and if not, you need to be able to clearly articulate why not. This highly acclaimed video takes you through the following topics in an engaging and thought provoking manner:
• What is a Psychiatric Diagnosis?
• Benefits of a Psychiatric Diagnosis
• Critiques of Psychiatric Diagnosis and the DSM
• Conducting a Diagnostic Interview
• Observing Client Behavior and Presentation
• Ruling out Other Conditions
• Assessing Suicidality
Length of video: 2:00:00
English subtitles available
Group ISBN-10 #: 1-60124-541-6
Group ISBN-13 #: 978-1-60124-541-0
Jason Buckles, PhD, earned his Bachelor’s in Psychology at New York University in 1992. While there he worked on psychiatric diagnostic projects at Bellevue Hospital and the New York Psychiatric Institute. He earned his Master’s in Counseling at The University of New Mexico in 2001 and PhD at The University of New Mexico in 2016. Buckles has a private mental health counseling practice and behavior consultation agency specializing in supports for people with intellectual disability and concurrent mental health diagnoses. From 2012 through 2016 he was the statewide clinical director of the New Mexico Department of Health—Bureau of Behavioral Support. Since late 2016 he has been the executive director of A Better Way of Living, an agency that provides life-wide supports for people with intellectual disability and concurrent behavioral and/or mental health conditions. He has taught psychiatric assessment and diagnosis at New Mexico Highlands University since 2002 and in the Special Education department at The University of New Mexico since 2015.
CE credits: 2
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the fundamental elements of a mental disorder
- List the sequential elements of a diagnostic interview
- Recite the uses for and critiques of the DSM diagnostic system
Bibliography available upon request
This course is offered for ASWB ACE credit for social workers. See complete list of CE approvals here
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Course Reviewed January 2023