Diagnosis and the DSM-5 (Being offered on two dates - June 3, 2013 or June 7, 2013)
Presented by Elizabeth A. Maynard, Ph.D.
Monday, June 3, 2013 (This Session is full /CLOSED for Registrations)
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
6 CE Credits offered
Friday, June 7, 2013 (This Session is full/CLOSED for Registrations)
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
6 CE Credits offered
Loyola University Maryland
Columbia Graduate Center
8890 McGaw Road
Columbia, MD 21045
The revision to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) is scheduled for publication by the American Psychiatric Association in May 2013. Participants in this one-day workshop will explore the process by which the DSM was revised, the changes to the format of diagnosis, alterations in specific diagnoses, and social justice issues related to these revisions. The workshop is designed for professionals and advanced students already familiar with the DSM-IV-TR and diagnostic practices, as it serves to update the participants’ knowledge based on the DSM revisions, rather than to introduce the novice practitioner to diagnostic procedures.
Participants will be able to:
1) Describe the process by which the DSM-IV was revised to produce the DSM-5, the goals of the revision process, and critiques of the process.
2) Describe the changes in diagnostic procedures implemented in the DSM-5, and articulate the merits and drawbacks of both categorical and dimensional approaches to diagnosis.
3) Articulate the most significant areas of diagnostic change in the DSM-5, by diagnostic category, and identify changes in inclusion/exclusion criteria.
4) Discuss controversies related to the newly introduced diagnoses, changes to existing diagnoses, and removal of diagnoses.
5) Discuss the social justice implications of these changes to the DSM, including access to services and social stigma.
Special Registration Rates:
General Public $25.00
Loyola Alumni $20.00
Loyola Student $10.00
Loyola Faculty $20.00
PC Field Supervisor $20.00
About the Presenter
Dr. Elizabeth Maynard is assistant professor of Pastoral Counseling at Loyola University Maryland. She is trained and licensed as a clinical psychologist and has focused her work on adult clients. Her emphasis in research, training, and clinical work is on the intersection of sexuality and religion/spirituality. This work has included a focus on sexual orientation and gender identity, and upon online sexual activity by adults. Some of her recent work has also focused on the ways in which the DSM has served as a “sacred” text in a secular mental health community.