VeReality2 > DSM01 DSM-5 - Introduction to DSM-5
Ignore
DSM01 DSM-5 - Introduction to DSM-5 (inactive)
An overview, highlighting the most significant changes and differences between the DSM-5 and the DSM IV-TR, the manual it replaces.
Course Objective
This program provides clinicians with the opportunity to learn about:
• Understand how the term “spectrum” applies in the DSM-5.
• Know how the code for Bereavement has changed in the DSM-5.
• Understand why Bipolar Disorder is not a part of Major Depressive Disorder.
• Identify in which spectrum Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is included
Intended Audience
Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Therapists 
Author Bio
Laura Groshong, LCSW Laura Groshong is a clinical social worker in private practice in Seattle, where she specializes in working with people who have a variety of personality disorders.  For the past 15 years, she has also been involved in political and legislative policy work, to get people better access to mental health treatment.  In that capacity, she works for the Clinical Social Work Association nationally, and six groups in Washington State at the state level.
Certificates
ASWB ASWB
NBCC NBCC

Other Courses You May Be Interested In
VeReality2
ADD10 Eating and Feeding Disorders - Eating Disorders and Attachment Theory The purpose of this module is to present the Attachment Theory and research regarding how eating disorders are affected by problems with attachment.
VeReality2
PTS06 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - The Body Remembers Psychotherapists work with PTSD individuals to learn about theory, and treatment in working with trauma and needs of clients.
VeReality2
ETH101 Ethics - The Challenge and Dilemma of Technology This program focuses on the challenges facing us in a world where boundaries are loosened and technological developments allow for forms of therapy that are not always conducted face-to face.  In addition, this program focuses on what it truly means to be an ethical therapist, not merely one who merely follows the codes or rules.