Applying the DSM-5-TR: Ethical, Accurate, and Culturally Responsive Diagnosis 11/5/26
Date/Time
Time: 8:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eastern
Location: LIVESTREAM
Cost: $119.99
Credits: 6 CE Credits
Events open 15 minutes before the hour. Registration ends 30 minutes before the event opens.
Presenter(s)
CEU Creations presents:
Applying the DSM-5-TR: Ethical, Accurate, and Culturally Responsive Diagnosis 11/5/26
FEATURING:
- Practical strategies for applying DSM-5-TR criteria with greater diagnostic accuracy, ethical awareness, and cultural responsiveness
- Case-based guidance for strengthening differential diagnosis while reducing bias, avoiding common diagnostic errors, and supporting client-centered care
EVENT INFO:
8:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Eastern
Events open 15 minutes before the hour. Registration ends 30 minutes before the event opens.
COST:
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:
Social Workers:
ASWB ACE – 6 Clinical CE credits
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work – 6 Contact hours
Psychologists:
APA – 6 CE credits
Counselors:
NBCC ACEP – 6 Contact hours
NY State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners – 6 Contact hours
Addiction Professionals:
NAADAC – 6 Contact hours
Nurses:
California Board of Registered Nursing – This course is not eligible for California Board of Registered Nursing Contact hours.
Case Managers:
CCMC – This course is not eligible for CCMC CE Contact hours.
Long-Term Care Administrators:
This course is not approved for NAB/NCERS participant hours.
Attendance or applied credit certificate available for other credentials.
Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure the transferability of CE credits.
Counselors: If this course awards Ethics hours, please note that some states do not recognize Ethics hours; in those cases, Contact hours will be awarded.
Target Audience: Social workers, psychologists, and counselors
Counseling Skill Group:
4. Counseling Services
OVERVIEW:
This course provides a structured review of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR) to support mental health clinicians in maintaining diagnostic accuracy, ethical decision-making, and culturally responsive assessment practices. Participants will revisit core diagnostic principles, common diagnostic categories encountered in clinical practice, and the process of differential diagnosis across mood, anxiety, trauma-related, and psychotic disorders.
Emphasis will be placed on translating diagnostic criteria into real-world clinical assessment while avoiding common diagnostic errors such as over-pathologizing normative distress, misattributing trauma-related symptoms, or overlooking medical and substance-related contributors. The course will also examine ethical considerations in diagnosis, including the clinical and systemic consequences of diagnostic decisions for treatment planning, insurance reimbursement, documentation, and continuity of care.
Participants will explore how cultural context, social determinants of health, and client identity influence symptom presentation and diagnostic interpretation, drawing on guidance from the DSM-5-TR Cultural Formulation Interview. Practical case examples will be used to strengthen clinicians’ ability to apply differential diagnosis thoughtfully, reduce bias in diagnostic formulation, and ensure that diagnoses support appropriate, client-centered care.
OBJECTIVES:
By attending this training, you will be able to:
1. Recall key diagnostic criteria and updates within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR) relevant to common clinical presentations.
2. Apply structured differential diagnosis strategies to distinguish between overlapping psychiatric conditions.
3. Examine ethical considerations in diagnostic decision-making, including implications for treatment planning, documentation, and access to care.
4. Integrate cultural context and social determinants of health into diagnostic assessment using principles from the DSM-5-TR Cultural Formulation Interview.
5. Differentiate between closely related diagnostic categories by evaluating symptom duration, severity, functional impairment, and rule-out conditions.
6. Formulate a clinically appropriate diagnostic impression based on client presentation, assessment data, and relevant contextual factors, including culture, trauma history, and medical considerations.
AGENDA (all times are Eastern):
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Applying the DSM-5-TR – Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW (includes a 10-minute break)
12:00 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. Midway Reset
12:40 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Applying the DSM-5-TR – Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW (includes a 10-minute break)
PRESENTER BIO:
Diane Bigler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Missouri and Kansas. She has over 20 years of experience in the social services field. Diane has held positions as a therapist (in-home and outpatient), private practice owner, trainer/facilitator, clinical supervisor, and professor of social work. She also has experience in corporate wellness training and coaching. Diane is most passionate about providing quality educational training to professionals. She enjoys spoiling her four dachshunds and anything 80s-related.
COURSE PARTICIPATION INFORMATION:
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This live webinar is fully interactive; a computer is required. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions. Zoom account is not required.
You will receive a reminder email approximately 24 hours prior to the start of the training and a link to join the webinar will be in your CEU Creations account under Member Profile.
To receive credit, you must log in on time, attend the entire presentation, and interact.
POST EVENT: When the training ends, your attendance will be processed using Zoom analytics. Once processed, the evaluation link will be available in your account and we ask that you complete it within 3 days of the training. Once your evaluation is complete, your certificate will be available in your CEU Creations account within 24-72 hours.
Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions.
FINE PRINT
SOCIAL WORKERS: CEU Creations, #1239, 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: 11/22/24-11/22/27. Social workers completing this course receive 6 Clinical CE credits.
CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0616. This activity is approved for 6 Contact hours.
PSYCHOLOGISTS: 6 CE credits. CEU Creations is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CEU Creations maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
COUNSELORS: 6 Contact hours 
CEU Creations has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6941. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CEU Creations is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. CEU Creations, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0199. This activity is approved for 6 Contact hours.
ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS: This course has been approved by CEU Creations, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 6 CEs. NAADAC Provider #324725. CEU Creations is responsible for all aspects of the programming.
NURSES: This event is not eligible for Nurses Contact hours. CEU Creations is an approved provider of nursing CEs through the California Board of Registered Nursing. Provider number: CEP17905. All states retain their own licensing authority through their own boards. Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure transferability of the CE credits.
Cancellation Policy: Registrants must cancel their registration in their CEU Creations account. No email, faxes, or mail cancellations will be accepted. Cancellation fee: $25. Refunds will not be given for cancellations within five (5) business days prior to the workshop date.
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Event Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy: In the event that CEU Creations cancels or reschedules an event, registered participants will be given the option to receive a full refund, a credit toward a different event of the same value, or to transfer their registration to the rescheduled date.