Description
For this course, Dr. Jeremy Sharp sits down with Dr. Ben Lahey to talk about the growing shift to a dimensional model of mental health. Dr. Ben Lahey has been researching and writing about dimensional concepts for years and years, and shares his evidence-based insights with Dr. Sharp during this conversation. Here are a few of the highlights from their discussion:
- The influence of genes and environment on psychological problems
- Why the dimensional model is a “positive revolution” in the mental health world
- Downsides of the dimensional model
- Why now could be the tipping point in moving from a categorical model to a dimensional one
Interview conducted: August 2021
CE Content Category: Testing/Assessment; Clinical
Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, addiction counselors, nurses, and case managers.
This course does not offer ASWB ACE CE credit to social workers.
This CE course is designated as beginner.
Format: Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive. Recorded audio with transcript.
Conflict of interest or commercial support disclaimer: Dr. Ben Lahey is the author of the book, Dimensions of Psychological Problems: Replacing Diagnostic Categories with a More Science-Based and Less Stigmatizing Alternative, mentioned in this course.
Author Bio
ABOUT DR. BEN LAHEY
Ben Lahey is a clinical child psychologist who is the Irving B. Harris Professor of Epidemiology, Psychiatry, and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Chicago. His research has focused on the identification of dimensions of psychological problems across the life span, but mostly in children using longitudinal studies of population-based samples. He will speak with us about his new book, Dimensions of Psychological Problems: Replacing Diagnostic Categories with a More Science-Based and Less Stigmatizing Alternative.
Get in touch: blahey@uchicago.edu
ABOUT DR. JEREMY SHARP
Dr. Jeremy Sharp is a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that was founded in 2009 and has grown to include nine licensed clinicians, three clinicians in training, and a full administrative staff. Dr. Sharp earned his undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting his Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, Dr. Sharp specializes in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents.
As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, Dr. Sharp provides private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with his wife (also a therapist) and two young kids.
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Learning Objectives
Based on the content of this course, I can:
- Discuss the influence of genes and environment on psychological problems
- Compare the categorical and dimensional models for the diagnosis of psychological problems
- List some of the concerns of the dimensional model
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