Diagnosis and Treatment Planning For Psychological & Emotional Disorders in Children and Adolescents

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OUTLINE

                   I.          Overview of Diagnosis & Treatment Planning

a.      Historical & Philosophical Background

b.      Differences Between DSM III, IV & IV-TR

c.       Diagnostic Assumptions & Basics of Treatment Planning

II.        Clinical Assessment & Treatment Planning

a.      Multiaxial Classification System

b.      Special Factors When Diagnosing Children

c.       Evaluating Symptoms

d.      Developing A Comprehensive Treatment Plan

e.       Diagnostic Certainty/Uncertainty

III.       Disorders Typically Found In Childhood or Adolescence

a.      Limitations in Intellectual Functioning

b.      Learning Disorders

c.       Motor Skill Disorders

d.      Communication Disorders

e.       Pervasive Developmental Disorders

f.        Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

IV.       Case Studies 1 and 2

V.               g.   Disruptive Behavior Disorders (Oppositional & Conduct)

h.      Other Disorders Found In Childhood or Adolescence

1.      Eating Disorders

2.      Tic Disorders

3.      Elimination Disorders

4.   Other (Separation Anxiety, Reactive Attachment)

VI.       Case Studies 3 and 4

VII.     Adult Diagnostic Categories Often Applicable to Children

a.      Substance Abuse

b.      Anxiety Disorders

c.       Affective Disorders

d.      Adjustment Disorders

e.       Personality Disorders

VIII:    Case Studies 5, 6, 7 & 8

                        IX:       Diagnostic Categories  Normally Used With Adults But Which Are

                                    Also Used With Children and Adolescents

                        X:        Case Studies 9, 10, 11 & 12  

Goal:                 Participants will learn how to diagnosis and plan treatment for mental

                          disorders in children and adolescents using the DSM IV-TR.

Objectives:   1.  Participants will learn how to identify symptoms of and diagnosis

                             learning disorders and other developmental disorders in children.

                        2.  Participants will learn how to identify symptoms of and diagnosis

                             behavior disorders in children and adolescents.

                        3.  Participants will learn how to construct treatment plans for children

                               and adolescents using DSM IV classification system.

                        4.  Participants will learn how to identify and diagnosis substance use

                             disorders in children and adolescents.

Methods:        Lecture, Case Presentation, Case Discussion, Group Treatment Planning

                        Exercises

Presenter:      George Haarman, Psy. D., LMFT is a licensed psychologist and marriage

                        and family therapist in Louisville, Ky.  He maintains a private practice,

                        consults with school systems, and has previously worked in youth detention

                        centers, group homes and juvenile probation.  He is an adjunct professor at

                        Spalding University and has been a part time instructor at Bellarmine

                        University and Jefferson Community College.  He is an experienced

                        presenter on the topics of assessment and treatment planning with children

                        and adolescents.

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Last modified: 12/07/11