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Free 1-day Live Virtual Training Event

Mastering Differential Diagnosis with the DSM-5-TR™
A Symptom-Based Approach

Presented by Margaret L. Bloom, Ph.D.
July 8, 2025 from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Central
Can't attend live? Register anyway for 14-day free access to the training!
*CE credit is available for an additional cost. Register for more information.

A recent study found that more than a third of all diagnoses assigned to individuals with severe mental disorders include errors, and over half of clients with major depressive disorders are incorrectly diagnosed.

Incorrectly diagnosed clients can’t get effective treatment for their symptoms...

But with the training provided in this workshop, you can reduce these errors and get your clients the help they need.

You’ll have the opportunity to learn and practice a symptoms-based, four-step diagnostic process to cases like clients presenting with multiple problems; a sad, overwhelmed client; and an out-of-control angry adolescent.

And it’s all led by Dr. Margaret Bloom—a licensed psychologist, nationally certified counselor, and former board chair of the Center for Credentialing & Education (NBCC).

She’s provided training on advanced diagnosis for mental health professionals since the DSM-III-R™…

…and in this workshop, Dr. Bloom is going to give you real, practical advice, strategies, and techniques that you can take to your practice immediately. Here’s what she’s going to cover:
  • The new additions and revisions in the DSM-5-TR™ that impact the diagnosis of mental disorders
  • A four-step diagnostic process to accurately identify and code a client’s diagnosis
  • A deep dive into common differential DSM-5-TR™ diagnoses for clients with anxiety, depressive, or abnormal cognitive symptoms
  • How to differentiate between overlapping symptoms and comorbid conditions to reach the right diagnosis
  • What specific information is needed to accurately diagnose clients with a history of trauma
  • And so much more!

If you want to master clinical differential diagnoses using the DSM-5-TR™, the ICD-10, or using online assessment tools, this event is for you.

Get caught up on the latest updates to diagnoses and codes in the DSM-5-TR™!

Free 1-day Live Virtual Training Event
Mastering Differential Diagnosis with the DSM-5-TR™
A Symptom-Based Approach
Presented by Margaret L. Bloom, Ph.D.
July 8, 2025 from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Central
Can't attend live? Register anyway for 14-day free access to the training!
*CE credit is available for an additional cost. Register for more information.

Course Outline

DSM-5-TR Changes and Additions
  • Why a revision to the DSM-5?
    • Significant advances in understanding specific disorders
    • Knowledge of the impact of racism on diagnosis and presenting symptoms
    • Alignment with the ICD-11 disorder names and codes
  • Key diagnostic changes
    • Prolonged Grief Disorder, Suicidal Behavior, Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
    • Changed diagnostic criteria-sets for over 70 mental disorders
    • New names for disorders and symptoms
    • New mental disorder subtypes and specifiers
    • Revised text for almost all disorders and increased emphasis on the impact of racism and discrimination in diagnosis
    • Revised ICD-10-CM codes

Brief Review of Diagnosis using the DSM-5-TR and ICD-10-CM
  • Using the DSM-5-TR Manual for diagnosis and ICD-10 coding and recording
  • Web-based DSM-5 resources

Four Step Differential Diagnosis Method
  • Effective intake interview strategies
  • Identify Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral DSM-5-TR symptom clusters
  • Compile an accurate and comprehensive differential diagnosis list
  • Determining the initial DSM-5-TR diagnosis list
  • Identifying Comorbid Disorders

DSM-5-TR Diagnoses with Common Presenting Symptoms
  • Mental Disorders with symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, and Psychosis
    • Differentiating Depressive Disorders
    • Normal Grief versus DSM-5-TR Prolonged Grief Disorder
    • Differentiating Anxiety Disorders
    • Psychosis, patterns of cognitive symptoms, and cognitive deficits
    • Mental Disorders on the Schizophrenia Spectrum versus Bipolar Disorders
    • Substances and Medical Conditions associated with psychological symptoms
    • Effectively differentiate overlapping disorders and identify comorbid conditions

Differential Diagnoses of Clients with Dysfunctional Behaviors
  • Clients with symptoms associated with experiences of Trauma control
    • DSM-5-TR Trauma and Stressor-Related Mental Disorders
    • Differential Diagnosis of Mental Disorders Developing after Stressors
  • Clients with Impulsive Behaviors or Poor Impulse Control
    • Normal development of self-regulation and its implications in children and adults with impulse control problems
    • Substance-Related and Medical Conditions that Impact Impulse Regulation
    • DSM-5-TR Disorders with Dominant Disruptive and Impulse Control symptoms

Diagnosis Challenge Cases
  • Case 1: Client with multiple problems
  • Case 2: A sad, overwhelmed client
  • Case 3: Fearful and worried client
  • Case 4: Out-of-control and angry adolescent


Objectives

  1. Describe the new additions and revisions in the DSM-5-TR impacting diagnosis of mental disorders.  
  2. Conduct a four-step diagnostic process to accurately identify and code a client’s diagnosis.
  3. Investigate common differential DSM-5-TR diagnoses for clients with anxiety, depressive, or abnormal cognitive symptoms.
  4. Differentiate between overlapping symptoms and comorbid conditions in order to provide the correct diagnosis.
  5. Analyze differential diagnoses for clients who present with disruptive behavior.
  6. Collect the specific information required for an accurate differential DSM-5-TR diagnosis of clients with a history of trauma. 
  7. Utilize the DSM-5-TR severity tables, assessment tools, and coding notes to improve the accuracy of diagnosis and ICD-10 coding.


What your colleagues are saying about Dr. Margaret Bloom
"Dr. Bloom was an incredible presenter. I learned so much from her strategy for doing differential diagnosis. I will use so much of what she has taught me in working with my clients as well as in teaching my students in the future." — Elizabeth W.
"I can't imagine a more engaging presenter than Dr. Bloom, for what could have been an otherwise very dry, tedious topic. She brought the material to life, giving me exactly what I needed for my daily practice and more." — Jennifer J.
"...Far exceeded my expectations & completely changed my perception of DSM-5®. I am now excited instead of dreading its use." — Janet K.
"My anxiety about applying the new coding system has been significantly reduced. She also was close enough to the material to be able to share the reasoning behind some of the big changes which was especially helpful." — Jean M.
"Very engaging, excellent presentation of information using case examples. Overall phenomenal training and I would love to take more by this presenter."
— Jackie D.



Meet the Expert: Margaret Bloom, PhD
Margaret Bloom

Dr. Margaret Bloom, licensed psychologist and nationally certified counselor, is a Professor Emerita of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology at Marquette University, where she taught psychopathology, diagnosis, and assessment. She also served as the board chair of the Center for Credentialing and Education (NBCC).

Dr. Bloom has provided training on advanced diagnosis for mental health professionals across the United States since the DSM-III-R™, bringing a unique interdisciplinary perspective to each seminar.

Click here for information about Margaret Bloom.
Free 1-day Live Virtual Training Event
Mastering Differential Diagnosis with the DSM-5-TR™
A Symptom-Based Approach
Presented by Margaret L. Bloom, Ph.D.
July 8, 2025 from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Central
Can't attend live? Register anyway for 14-day free access to the training!
*CE credit is available for an additional cost. Register for more information.
Additional Information

Target Audience:

 
  • Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Physicians
  • Case Managers
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Other Mental Health Professionals

Access Period for Live Webcast

For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. You will have access for 14 days after the program for review.


Webcast Schedule

8:00-4:00pm Central

Please note: Each day there will be a 70-minute lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.


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