The Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (DC:0-5): An Overview for Early Childhood Professionals

This interactive 90-minute webinar serves as an overview of DC:0-5™ Diagnosis and Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (DC:0-5™) to provide a foundation of this diagnostic classification system for professionals who work with infants and young children. This will promote familiarity with the background, approach, and content areas of DC:0-5, which will help participants understand that infants and young children can experience mental health and developmental disorders, as well as consider their own role-specific response to this information. 

This webinar reviews: 

• The historical background of development of a diagnostic classification system for infants and young children (DC:0-3, DC:0-3R and the revision approach for DC:0-5)
• Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health and the importance of a diagnostic system that is sensitive to disorders in this age range
• DC:0-5 approach to diagnostic formulation
• Brief Overview of the Multi-Axial Format of DC:0-5

Learning Objectives

Webinar participants will:

• Consider the importance of utilizing a developmentally sensitive, relationship based and contextually grounded system of diagnostic classification with children from birth through 5 years old
• Learn the DC:0-5 approach to diagnosis including the maintenance of a multi-axial approach
• Become familiar with the content and framework of key sections of DC:0-5
• Explore the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to children with mental health and developmental disorders in infancy and early childhood