Diagnostic Developments in the DSM and the ICD: What Practitioners Need to Know On-Demand CE Webinar for therapists, counselors, psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists
 

Diagnostic Developments in the DSM and the ICD: What Practitioners Need to Know - 3 hours


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  • CE Hours Included: 3 (please see below for details)
  • Format: On-Demand Webinar (“Asynchronous”, Non-Interactive) ~ At your leisure this recorded video is to be viewed at your own pace. You may pause, rewind, and fast forward at any point during the videos. You are in complete control of how you view this workshop. It also comes with a PowerPoint and references. There is a quiz at the end to ensure viewing and required by all CE approval organizations.
  • Investment: $87 (provides lifetime access!)
  • Presented by: Greg Neimeyer, Ph.D. (see bio below)
  • Date of Recording: February 11, 2027
  • Instruction Level: Intermediate
  • Target Audience: Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists
  • This workshop is not yet available; by pre-registering, you will receive immediate access when it becomes available in February.

Learning Objectives:

After completing this workshop in its entirety, you will be able to:

  • Identify at least three changes in the DSM-5-TR
  • Describe the relationship between the DSM and the ICD
  • Identify at least three differences between the DSM-5-TR and the ICD-11

Workshop Description:

The field of psychodiagnostics is undergoing dramatic change. The latest version of the DSM (DSM-5-TR) introduces new diagnoses and diagnostic codes, while borrowing heavily from the World Health Organization’s most recent version of its International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). This workshop emphasizes the key diagnostic additions and revisions most relevant to practicing professionals and provides a forward-looking glimpse into competing diagnostic systems that will undoubtedly inform the DSM and its ongoing evolution. The workshop includes clinical assessments, actual clinical interviews, and case-based illustrations that underscore critical diagnostic developments useful for clinicians interested in expanding their practices or enhancing their diagnostic skills

Workshop Agenda:

  • Overview and Disclaimers (15 mins)
    • Outline of workshop, structure, disclaimers, conflicts of interest
  • Dual/Dueling Diagnostic Systems: The ICD and the DSM (30 mins)
    • Historical relationship between the diagnostic systems, differences between the systems, contemporary and future relationship
  • The DSM-5-TR: Who, What, When, Where, and Why (now)? (30 mins)
    • Task Force composition, timing and rationale for the changes
  • New Disorders in the DSM-5-TR (30 mins)
    • Prolonged Grief Disorder and Differential Diagnosis
      • Placement in the DSM Differential Diagnosis
    • Unspecified Mood Disorders
      • Resurrection and Inclusion of the Disorder
    • Suicidal Behavior and Non-suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI)
      • New Codes, purposes and Applications
  • Culturally Sensitive and Affirming Revisions (30 mins)
    • Conceptual Shifts, Wording Changes and Subcommittees
  • “To Infinity and Beyond” … Future directions for the ICD and the DSM (30 mins)
    • New Strategic Committee on the Future of the DSM and 4 Standing Subcommittees
  • Questions and Answers (15 mins)

Presented by: Greg Neimeyer, Ph.D.

Dr. Greg Neimeyer is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at the University of Florida where he served both as Graduate Coordinator and Director of Training in the APA-approved doctoral training program. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association, he is also a recipient of its Award for Outstanding Research in Personality and Career Psychology. The former Director of the Office of Continuing Education in Psychology at the American Psychological Association, Dr. Neimeyer has also served as the Chair of the Executive Board of the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs in the United States. Dr. Neimeyer has received numerous awards for his teaching of psychopathology and psychodiagnosis and has been inducted as a lifetime member into the Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars.

3 "Asynchronous" CE Hours Included - Details by License Type Below:

  • PSYCHOLOGISTS: The Knowledge Tree, A Summit Professional Education Company is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Knowledge Tree, A Summit Professional Education Company maintains responsibility for this program and its content. For more detailed information on the current CE ruling in Georgia, or if you are licensed in another state or country, please click here.
  • COUNSELORS: The Knowledge Tree, A Summit Professional Education Company has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP), ACEP No. 7153. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Knowledge Tree, A Summit Professional Education Company is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
    • GA: Counselors in GA will receive 3 Core Hours for completing this course. Please click here for more detailed information.
  • SOCIAL WORKERS: The Knowledge Tree, a Summit Professional Education Company, provider #2470, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 1/14/2026-1/14/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 3 clinical continuing education credits.
    • GA: Social Workers in GA will receive 3 Core Hours for completing this course. Please click here for more detailed information.
  • MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS: TKT has applied for approval for this workshop through the Georgia Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (GAMFT). If you are licensed in another state or country, please click here for more detailed information.

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Multi-Workshop Discount: There is a 10% discount when registering for two workshops, a 15% discount when registering for three or four workshops, and a 20% discount when registering for five or more workshops. To receive this discount, you must use the Multi-Workshop Registration Form (available HERE). The discount only applies to courses purchased in the same transaction; the discount cannot be applied to courses purchased directly on our website, and cannot be applied retroactively to courses previously purchased. As stated above, courses worth fewer than 3 CE hours are NOT eligible for the multi-workshop discount and are therefore not listed on the registration form.

Refund/Cancellation Policy: If you can no longer attend a workshop you have registered for, you can either receive a credit for another workshop or receive a refund if you are within the refund policy period. Refunds will be given for cancellations received at least five days prior to the workshop. More information about refund/cancellation can be found here.

Attendance Policy: 100% attendance, completion of a course evaluation and passing a post-test with a score of 70% or higher (you will have 2 retake opportunities) is required at any asynchronous CE program in order to receive credit for that CE program. No partial credit is given. Certificates of completion will be available in each attendee’s account once these completion requirements have been met.

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No Conflict Policy: Neither The Knowledge Tree nor its speakers have received any commercial support for this program or its contents and will not receive any commercial support prior to or during this program. 

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