Course Code: REL-BHC-0-DSM5AO
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2026
Learning Objectives:
Summarize the intent of the DSM-5-TR and the ways it can support your work with clients.
Explain best practices for incorporating the DSM-5-TR into your assessment process and clinical formulation.
Describe how to communicate key clinical information associated with a diagnosis, such as its course, severity, and subtype.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Overview of the DSM-5-TR
What Is the DSM-5-TR?
DSM-5-TR Dimensional Assessments
Staying Current with DSM-Related Changes
DSM and International Classification of Diseases
Additional Considerations
Review
Summary
Section 3: How the DSM-5-TR Can Support the Diagnostic Process
The Significance of the Diagnosis
How to Communicate the Development and Course of a Diagnosis
Provisional, Other Specified, and Unspecified Disorders
Incorporating the DSM Into the Diagnostic Process
Review
Summary
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Subject Matter Expert: Jacob Helton, Psy.D.
Jacob Helton, Psy.D., received his doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Marywood University in Pennsylvania. He completed his pre-doctoral internship at Chehalem Youth and Family Services in Newberg, Oregon, which included extensive training with at-risk youth and their families. He is licensed as a psychologist in Oregon and most recently worked in an integrated family medicine and internal medicine group for a large healthcare organization. Dr. Helton has worked in hospital, school, residential, and community mental health settings. He has provided treatment to clients across the lifespan and diagnostic spectrum, with an emphasis on the treatment of anxiety disorders, co-occurring medical and mental health disorders, ADHD, insomnia, severe and persistent mental illness, and the aging. He has experience as a technical writer and has provided numerous trainings to mental health professionals, physicians, allied professionals, and direct care staff.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Alcohol and Drug Counselors; Case Managers; Marriage and Family Therapists; Nurses; Professional Counselors; Psychologists; Social Workers; in the following settings: Health and Human Services.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.