Seminars

Participants are encouraged to bring a DSM-IV manual and a copy of the ethical code they follow to the seminars.

Seminar Objectives: Using lecture, handouts, video & small and large group discussions, by the end of each seminar participants will learn:

Psychiatric Diagnosis: Interviewing and Treatment Planning Using the DSM

• Review of Evolution of DSM and the impact it has made on Psychiatry
• Understand how DSM is evolving back to a more client based Ideology
• Discuss the relationship between Axis IV, V codes and Axis I and review the Multiaxial system
• Review elements of motivational interviewing
• Develop a game plan based on Ego-Syntonic vs. Ego-Dystonic Disorders
• Review various diagnostic categories and criteria

Recognizing the DSM-IV-TR: Personality Disorders

• Role of Non-Physician Practitioner in Treating Personality Disorders
• Diagnostic Criterion specific to all Personality Disorders
• Extensive video review of all DSM-IV-TR: Personality Disorders & blending of sub types
• Discuss clinical approaches of how to cope with various Personality Disorders
• Discuss application of dialectic approach to borderline Personality Disorders

DSM-IV-TR: Adult Diagnostic & Treatment Issues

• Pros & Cons of Psychiatric Diagnosis
• The DSM-IV Criteria Based System
• Why Multi-Axial Diagnosis
• Developing interview questions which lead to DSM-IV Diagnosis
• Cases involving a variety of disorders with tapes of actual patients

DSM-IV-TR: Diagnostic & Treatment Of Older Adults

• Participants will learn biological markers of the aging process which distinguish normal aging from disease
• Explore myths of aging and the problem of autism
• Explore DSM-IV criteria for depression and discuss symptoms commonly seen in the elderly
• Explore causes of delirium in the elderly
• Explore types of dementia and their distinguishing markers
• Will learn helpful methods to clinically distinguish depression, delirium and dementia
• Will learn how to effectively screen for symptoms using the mini mental status exam (MMSE)
• Participants will discuss strategies

Diagnostic & Treatment of the Major DSM-IV-TR Psychiatric Disorders: Depression, Anxiety, and Psychosis

• Participants will review diagnostic criteria for various depressive disorders in DSM-IV-TR
• Participants will discuss various cognitive behavioral treatment strategies for use in working with depressed patients
• Participants will review diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorders in DSM-IV-TR
• Participants will discuss various cognitive behavioral strategies proposed by Dr. Gary Emery regarding treatment of anxiety patients
• Participants will review diagnostic criteria for psychotic disorders in DSM-IV-TR
• Participants will briefly discuss reality based strategies for working with psychotic patients
• Participants will observe interviews with patients with depression, anxiety and psychotic disorder

Managing Ethics, Risk and Boundaries in your Daily Mental Health Practice: A Personalized Approach

• Identify the factors which determine how you will apply Ethics to your practice
• Understand the concept of individual risk tolerance and how this affects your daily practice
• Identify potentially problematic areas in your practice and how you can manage them
• Distinguish boundary crossing from boundary violating
• Discuss informed consent, documentation and consultation as key elements of managing risk
• Discuss various aspects of ethical codes as they apply to case examples

Review of Ethical Principals & Situations I

• Discuss commonalities among ethics codes of NASW, NBCC, ACA, AAMFT, and APA
• Discuss common ethical pitfalls and traps
• Discuss the one intervention to help and cope with ethical dilemmas

Review of Ethical Principles & Situations II

• Discuss the one intervention to help cope with ethical dilemmas
• Expose elements of malpractice which must be present before a suit can be successful against you
• Discuss a variety of ethical vignettes

Ethics & the Difficult Client

• Explore elements of malpractice which must be present before a suit can be successful against you
• Discuss a 3-step ethics decision making model
• Discuss common ethical pitfalls and traps