This workshop will provide intensive instruction in DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for PTSD, including introducing the Posttraumatic Stress Scale for DSM-5 (Interview version – PSSI-5) as well as PTSD Diagnostic Scale for DSM-5 (PDS-5), a self-report measure of PTSD symptoms. Administration of the PSSI-5 and PDS-5 will be covered in detail and participants will rate a sample PSSI-5 and discuss the scoring rationale for the sample administration. Participants will also be introduced to Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD, an evidence-based treatment for PTSD that is effective, flexible, and a best practice recommendation.
By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Define trauma and review DSM-5 criteria for PTSD
- Discuss other considerations in making diagnosis (cultural factors, differential diagnosis)
- Review comorbidity, prevalence, course, and prognosis of PTSD
- Discuss risk factors for development of PTSD
- Define assessment reliability and validity and discuss recommendations for PTSD assessment method and structure
- Discuss administration and scoring conventions of the PDS-5 and PSSI-5
- Rate a sample PSSI-5
- Review emotional processing theory and Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD
This training is for Clinicians working with adults 18+ who have been exposed to trauma.
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Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors
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Clinical Supervisors/Program Managers
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ICM Adult Case managers
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Evaluators (intake workers)
Intermediate
Participants must attend entire presentation and complete a course evaluation in order to receive credits