New Resource from NJDC - What Juvenile Defenders Should Know about the DSM-5. This brief is intended to support juvenile defense advocacy by providing an overview of some of the most recent revisions in the latest version of the DSM (a classification manual for mental health professionals with itemized criteria for diagnosing disorders), as well as recommendations and implications for juvenile defense practice. Juvenile defenders who are knowledgeable about the DSM are better prepared to advocate for and against diagnoses of their young clients. Defenders further enhance their advocacy when they insist that evaluators specifically identify the symptoms behind youth’s behaviors, as well as the services and supports necessary to address those symptoms in school, at home, in secure placement, and in the community. The DSM has always been relevant to juvenile defenders to the extent that DSM diagnoses drive decisions in juvenile court, yet juvenile defenders may be unfamiliar with the latest revisions to diagnoses and diagnostic criteria and how to manage the ways they are used in the court context. ift.tt/1oEiONM
Posted on: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 20:00:14 +0000
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