Beth Rontal – Mastering DSM-5® Differential Diagnosis Mental Health Documentation & Medical Necessity

Learn proven step-by-step formulas that help streamline the paperwork process, avoid common diagnostic errors, and improve client results without taking your laptop home at night or on a weekend.

Providing accurate diagnosis to clients when they come to the therapy office is not as easy as taught in graduate school. Match the “textbook case” to a simple DSM symptom checklist.

Instead, clients come with a mix of different symptoms, complex health concerns, and various life stressors all across the diagnostic category.

As a clinician who is already spending time, how can I know exactly what and how much to include in a diagnostic evaluation? Would you like to provide enough detail to capture all those concerns while continuing the paperwork of all other clients?

In this advanced online course, you will master step-by-step formulas to help improve clinical outcomes and streamline processes, even in the most difficult cases.

Expert trainer Dr. Margaret Bloom and “Document Wizard” Beth Rontal…

Increases confidence in diagnosing complex cases and helps clients get better results in the process
Protect users from audits and loss of revenue, save time and unnecessary stress
Reduce time spent on paperwork while recording good work with clients

(These are the same formulas from one clinician on the verge of losing his job and drowning in paperwork to catching up completely and teaching others to improve his process.)

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Here’s what you’ll learn in each course module:

In this exclusive online training, these renowned experts reveal using proven models, complex case examples, word-by-word scripts, and sample documents…

Module 1 – Using DSM-5® and ICD-10: Beyond Basic and Free Resources
Where to find the latest updates for DSM-5® diagnostics (to avoid false diagnoses based on older versions of the shelf)
A free assessment tool available online for your clients today
Factors to consider when specifying the severity of DSM-5® diagnostics

Module 2 – 4-Step Diagnostic Method: Complex Case Formula
How this simple 4-step process leads to more accurate diagnosis in complex cases
The most common errors that the therapist makes at each step of the process (and the steps you take to avoid them)
How to make better clinical decisions for differential diagnosis using the “rule of 5”

Module 3-Differential Diagnosis of Specific DSM-5® Mental Disorders: Things to Consider Before Diagnosis
Medical conditions, substances, or medications to consider before diagnosing depression, anxiety, or thought disorders
3×3 matrix for easily distinguishing 17 anxiety disorders
How to avoid using “garbage diagnostics” and diagnostics to consider instead

Module 4-Documentation: Topics Clinicians Hate
A simple checklist that needs to be included to justify the need for insurance
A “golden thread” that faithfully reflects your work, respects client confidentiality, passes audits and is reimbursed to insurance companies
Expert answers to the most common documentation questions – how much to write, when to write, and what kind of notes you need to protect your professional integrity.

Module 5-Treatment Planning: Insurance Service Justification
Twelve factors that should be included in every treatment plan
How to avoid writing a cookie cutter treatment plan (and what insurance companies really want you to include)
“Movie Questions” to ask clients how their family and friends see the problem during treatment planning

Module 6-Session Note: Linking Weekly Work to a Grand Plan
A comprehensive checklist of the elements you need to include in your progress notes. This gives you confidence in the content and saves time by eliminating the rest.
Examples of how to describe interventions for different modalities (supportive care, CBT, IFS, concrete expressions of mindfulness)
#1 element to remove from notes to keep clients confidential and save time

Module 7-Diagnostics Overview: More than Just Diagnostics
27 elements to include in the diagnostic assessment, including elements that the therapist may forget to ask
How to write a diagnostic summary to make treatment planning easier
Any other resource that asks the client about it may make treatment with them more effective

Module 8-Insurer Red Flag