This course is a two-day live, interactive webinar held on January 21 and 22, from 11am-6pm Eastern Standard Time.
This reduced price webinar does not offer CE Credits. The same live event is available for purchase and offers 12 CE hours for behavioral health clinicians. See "related products" below.
Registration closes at midnight (EST) the day before the event
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Regardless of theoretical approach and whether new to the field or veteran practitioners, all counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other allied mental health providers must continue professional development to ensure proper, consistent, and ethical application of assessment and diagnostic practices. Such comprehensive and competent psychodiagnostic assessment requires a foundational understanding of the historical pathways that led to the current framework of DSM-5-TR and methods for ongoing appraisal of changes to a person’s mental status. This process entails a wide-ranging set of skills including observation, interviewing methods, and considerations in ethical application of diagnostic labels.
In this training, Dr. Buckles will help participants understand how our present system of psychiatric diagnosis has developed within a social construction perspective, terminology and methods related to mental status evaluations, and specific examination of some of the more common diagnostic categories, including trauma and stressor-related disorders, substance use disorders, depressive and bipolar conditions, anxiety disorders, and conditions associated with psychotic symptoms. During these discussions, participants will also learn about the essential historical and current general aspects of treatment planning, medico-psychiatric interfaces, ethical obligations in these processes, and differential diagnostic methodologies. Lastly, participants will learn ways our practices may adjust to accommodate more members of our communities, including those with cognitive, communication, or intellectual differences.
*DSM and DSM-5 are registered trademarks of the American Psychiatric Association. The American Psychiatric Association is not affiliated with nor endorses this seminar.
Enrollment in this 2-day event also includes the Assessment and Diagnosis Training Certificate (ADTC), which is available to participants once coursework has been completed.
Earning a certification, credential, or certificate in a specialty validates your knowledge and expertise and demonstrates your commitment to providing high-quality, evidence-based treatment. Upon completing the program, you'll receive your Assessment and Diagnosis Training Certificate (ADTC) to be added to your existing credentials.
Schedule: (listed in Eastern Standard Time)
- 11:00 am - 11:50 am Lecture
- 11:50 am - 12:00 pm Q&A
- 12:00 pm - 12:05 pm Break
- 12:05 pm - 12:50 pm Lecture
- 12:50 pm - 1:00 pm Q&A
- 1:00 pm - 1:05 pm Break
- 1:05 pm - 1:50 pm Lecture
- 1:50 pm - 2:00 pm Q&A
- 2:00 pm - 2:40 pm Lunch
- 2:40 pm - 3:30 pm Lecture
- 3:30 pm - 3:40 pm Q&A
- 3:40 pm - 3:45 pm Break
- 3:45 pm - 4:40 pm Lecture
- 4:40 pm - 4:50 pm Q&A
- 4:50 pm - 4:55 pm Break
- 4:55 pm - 5:50 pm Lecture
- 5:50 pm - 6:00 pm Q&A
The Assessement and Diagnosis Training Certificate (ADTC) program requires completion of the 2-day live webinar event.two courses.
Successful completion of each course will earn participants the Assessment and Diagnosis Training Certificate (ADTC)
Upon completion of this training, professionals will be able to do the following:
Learning Objectives:
- Explain the historical pathways to our current system of definition, assessment, and labeling of mental disorders
- Examine the social construction paradigm as it relates to the foundations and structure of the DSM model
- Discuss aspects of the history of treatment planning in relation to the ethics of how mental disorders have been defined
- Discuss the terminology and methods associated with comprehensive and longitudinal completion of the mental status examination
- Explain significant changes made between DSM-5 and DSM-5-TR
- Specifically, detail diagnostic requirements for a range of categories, including stressor and trauma-related disorders, depressive and bipolar conditions, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, and psychotic disorders
- Illustrate ways to consider the ethical and responsible application of DSM-5-TR processes
- Discuss aspects of considerations for special circumstances and populations such as bereavement, cognitive and communication differences, and adjustments for persons with intellectual disability
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Dr. Jason Buckles, Ph.D., LPCC
Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Jason earned his Bachelor’s in Psychology at New York University in 1996. While there he worked on diagnostic projects at Bellevue Hospital and the New York State Psychiatric Institute. He earned his Master’s in Counseling at The University of New Mexico in 2001 and PhD in Special Education at The University of New Mexico in 2016. His dissertation focused on the experiences of direct support professionals who support people with sexually challenging behavior. Since 2002 Jason has been owner of Talkabout Inc., a Behavior Consultation agency specializing in supports for people with intellectual disability and concurrent mental health diagnoses. From 2012 through 2016 Jason was the Statewide Clinical Director of the New Mexico Department of Health – Bureau of Behavioral Support overseeing statewide systems of behavioral support consultation. From 2016-2019 Jason was the Executive Director of A Better Way of Living, a CQL accredited agency that provides life-wide supports for people with intellectual disability. He is currently a contracting consultant with the New Mexico Department of Health where he supervises the sexual risk screening program, the ongoing development of behavior support systems, and provides statewide trainings on co-occurring mental health conditions for people with intellectual disability among other topics. For several years Jason has also served as the Program Manager for the Developmental Disability/Mental Illness project with the University of New Mexico. For most of the past 20 years he was a part time instructor at both The University of New Mexico teaching Introduction to Intellectual Disability and at New Mexico Highlands University teaching DSM Assessment for Counselors.
This reduced price webinar does not offer CE credits, just great content.
The same live event is available for purchase and offers 12 CE hours for behavioral health clinicians. See "related products" below.
Participants may request a printed version of their certificate of attendance to be delivered by mail. A shipping/handling fee of $6.95 will be charged per request. Shipping internationally may require an additional charge.
Register on the website before midnight the day of the event. In order to attend, you are required to:
- login and access the direct link to the webinar through your account
- your attendance is marked automatically when you use the direct link and attend fully
- complete a post-test with a passing score of 80% or higher (which can be retaken until passed), and complete a course evaluation
- collect your certificate of completion on your account after steps 1-3 are completed
Recordings are not provided to webinar registrants. No refunds are offered to those who do not attend.
Directions for completing a course and collecting CEs can be found here
Enroll in the webinar by adding it to the cart and proceeding through the check out process. Create an account (or login to yours) during the checkout process.
Prepare: Download Zoom software. Participants must use a device that is connected to adequate internet speed with a camera, microphone and speakers (or headset).
Attend: At least 15 minutes before the designated start time, login to your account on the website. Go to "My Courses", click on the title of the webinar. The link for the webinar will be listed in the course content.
Attendance is recorded automatically when you use the direct link and attend the full event.
By registering for this event you are agreeing to the following:
24 hour notice is required if you are not able to make it to a live event. Recordings are not provided to webinar registrants.
To update and test using Zoom.us/test before the event to ensure you are ready for the event.
Since this is a live interactive event it means that your interaction during the event is expected. Your name and image will be visible to other participants during the live event. You will NOT be included in any recording made.
An evaluation must be completed within one week of the event. Continuing Education credit(s) cannot be issued unless you attend the event and the evaluation is submitted. (Evaluation is not mandatory for APA hours)
Partial CE credits are not possible; therefore you are required to be present throughout the event in order to receive CE credits.
Respect all other participants during the event as though you would if you were sitting with the other attendees at a conference table:
- Dress appropriately
- Be in a private location void of distractions
- Do not multitask
- Do not drive during an event
- Remain on mute unless you are sharing with the group
Closed captioning is offered for all live webinar participants.
This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.
This is a live, interactive webinar
