This video, Volume 2 in the DSM-5 Diagnostic Interviewing Series, covers four disorders common to clinical populations, with an array of symptoms that, at least in mild forms, everyone has experienced, simply in the course of being human. In Volume 1, Yalom and Buckles address the issues of subjectivity inherent in making diagnostic judgment calls, and they further this discussion at the beginning of each segment in this volume. They do not shy away from the potential political and monetary implications of “throwing the door too far open, or keeping the door too tightly closed.” This is especially evident in the ongoing debates of the nature and definitions of trauma and its damaging effects on humans in all walks of life.
Viewers meet three individuals and one couple, all accurately portraying the life struggles and important details that demonstrate what these clusters of symptoms look like when they reach a diagnosable level. Of course, the interviews are not perfect, but we learn from that as well. With humor and insight, Buckles and Yalom note the omissions and discuss what the interviewer might have done differently, or what the interviewer might do in the next session.
Also modeled in these vignettes are skills related to destigmatizing the symptoms and the diagnosis. Further, the interviewer demonstrates how to introduce the notion of continuing in therapy to address the disorder and improve the client’s overall mental health.
By watching this video, you will be able to:
- Recognize the symptoms associated with Adjustment, Panic, Generalized Anxiety, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders.
- Gain skills in conducting a thorough diagnostic interview with clients experiencing the symptoms in question.
- Expand your knowledge of these diagnoses and related diagnoses in order to differentiate between diagnoses that share similar precipitating events or symptoms.
Length of video: 2:21:55
English subtitles available
Group ISBN-10 #: 1-60124-542-4
Group ISBN-13 #: 978-1-60124-542-7
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: 2.25
Learning Objectives:
- List the symptoms associated with Adjustment, Panic, Generalized Anxiety, and Posttraumatic Stress disorders
- Apply skills in conducting a diagnostic interview with these client types
- Prepare interview questions that facilitate differential diagnosis of these disorders
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