Dissociative Disorder

• EXPLAIN THE CONTROVERSY THAT SURROUNDS DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS.
• EXPLAIN YOUR PROFESSIONAL BELIEFS ABOUT DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS, SUPPORTING YOUR RATIONALE WITH AT LEAST THREE SCHOLARLY REFERENCES FROM THE LITERATURE.
• EXPLAIN STRATEGIES FOR MAINTAINING THE THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH A CLIENT THAT MAY PRESENT WITH A DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER.
• FINALLY, EXPLAIN ETHICAL AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS THAT YOU NEED TO BRING TO YOUR PRACTICE AND WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT

LEARNING RESOURCES

Required Readings

• Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2015). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry (11th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.

Chapter 12, “Dissociative Disorders”

Required Media

Osmosis. (2017, November 20). Dissociative disorders – causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology Links to an external site. [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/XF2zeOdE5GYLinks to an external site.

Mad Medicine. (2019, August 18). Dissociative disorders (Psychiatry) – USMLE Step 1 Links to an external site. [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/Iz03M9pwhs0Links to an external site.

Grande, T. (2018, October 22). The dissociative identity disorder controversy (Trauma vs. Iatrogenic) Links to an external site..

The Dissociative Identity Disorder Controversy (Trauma vs. Iatrogenic)

• [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqTP0CP9aDk
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• ASSIGNMENT
• Explain the controversy that surrounds dissociative disorders.
• Explain your professional beliefs about dissociative disorders, supporting your rationale with at least three scholarly references from the literature.
• Explain strategies for maintaining the therapeutic relationship with a client that may present with a dissociative disorder.
• Finally, explain ethical and legal considerations related to dissociative disorders that you need to bring to your practice and why they are important.