ACA DSM-5 Learning Companion for Counselors
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Written for an audience that includes private practitioners;
counselors working in mental health centers, psychiatric
hospitals, employee assistance programs, and other
community settings; as well as counselor educators
and their students, the DSM-5 Learning Companion for
Counselors breaks down the concepts and terminology in
the DSM-5 and explains how this diagnostic tool translates
to the clinical situations encountered most frequently by
counselors.
counselors working in mental health centers, psychiatric
hospitals, employee assistance programs, and other
community settings; as well as counselor educators
and their students, the DSM-5 Learning Companion for
Counselors breaks down the concepts and terminology in
the DSM-5 and explains how this diagnostic tool translates
to the clinical situations encountered most frequently by
counselors.
After describing the major structural, philosophical, and diagnostic changes in
the DSM-5, the book is organized into four parts, which are grouped by diagnostic
similarity and relevance to counselors. Each chapter outlines the key concepts
of each disorder, including major diagnostic changes; essential features; special
considerations; differential diagnosis; coding, recording, and specifiers; and, where
applicable, new or revised criteria. Clinical vignettes, for illustration and study, help
both clinicians and students visualize and understand DSM-5 disorders. Author notes
interspersed throughout the text assist readers in further understanding and applying
new material.
