If you are relatively new to understanding and assessing dissociative symptoms, and/or new to the MID, this workshop is for you!

This is an on-demand course. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email that contains links to access all training materials and be able to view the recording and complete the course on your own schedule prior to January 15, 2023 (when this course expires).

Introduction to Dissociation and the MID - definitions and foundations for assessment. A 3-hour ON-DEMAND webinar.

Workshop Description

Greater awareness of trauma-related symptoms and increased prominence of therapies focused on trauma resolution such as EMDR therapy necessitates clarification of current and historical myths and misconceptions regarding pathological dissociation. Neuroscience has made great strides to substantiate the reality and credibility of dissociative disorders since the early 2000s. However, historical and confounding factors still linger with regard to defining and diagnosing the dissociative disorders. This workshop will utilize current literature and research to answer and dispel these misconceptions, and aid clinicians in clearly defining and understanding the key features and concepts of pathological dissociation.

Several assessment tools have been developed to aid in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of persons with dissociative disorders. This workshop will introduce participants to the Multidimensional Inventory of Dissociation (MID). The MID is a 218-item, self-administered instrument with 168 dissociation items and 50 validity items developed by Paul F. Dell, PhD (2006, 2011). The MID reliably differentiates and offers a diagnostic impression for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Otherwise Specified Dissociative Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder.

MID documents are available without charge to mental health professionals and researchers at www.mid-assessment.com. Participants are highly encouraged to download and review the MID Analysis, MID (questions) and Interpretive Manual in preparation for this training.

Essential Information

Dates: This course was recorded in December, 2021. Registration is open through January 14, 2023. In order to receive EMDRIA Credit for this course, it must be completed by 11:59 pm CST on January 15, 2023.

Cost: $60 for fully licensed clinicians, $50 for students or provisionally licensed clinicians.

Recording access: all registrants will receive access to the recording of this webinar through January 15, 2023.

Certificates available

EMDRIA Credit: This workshop offers 3.0 EMDRIA Credits (EC Program Approval Number #20001-DL08). Certificates will be emailed to participants upon completion of the learning assessment (link provided upon registration).

CE credit: General continuing education credit has been approved by R. Cassidy Seminars. CEs may be purchased separately from R. Cassidy Seminars for a fee of $20. Detailed information may be found here. Evaluations and Certificates are available by email and online following course completion at www.ceuregistration.com.

Learning Objectives

1) Identify at least 3 myths and historical factors that have confounded understanding of dissociation and the dissociative disorders.

2) Describe how evidence of dissociative disorders has been observed in neuroimaging research.

3) Explain why assessment for pathological dissociation is a necessary prerequisite to trauma accessing and reprocessing.

4) Name 3 documents essential to the process of administering, scoring, and interpreting the Multidimensional Inventory of Dissociation.

Content & Timeline

This webinar is presented in two 90-minute segments:

Part 1 (90 minutes)

Introduction (10 minutes)
Myths and facts (10 minutes)
History of the diagnosing the dissociative disorders according to the DSM (15 minutes)
Definitions of dissociation (15 minutes)
Key concepts (30 minutes)
Q&A (10 minutes)

Break

Part 2 (90 minutes)

Why do we assess and what is assessment (15 minutes)
Overview of available assessment tools (draw from article and chapter) (15 minutes)
Basic introduction to the MID (20 minutes)
23 symptoms according to the MID 30 minutes)
Q&A (10 minutes)

Level of Content

Introductory/Beginner. No prerequisite knowledge beyond graduate training in a field related to mental health is presumed.

Target Audience

Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Counselors, Substance Abuse Counselors

Cancellation Policy

No refunds will be given for this on-demand webinar. If you registered for this webinar in error, please email registrations@mid-assessment.com and request to have your registration transferred to the intended event.

Other questions or grievances, please contact registrations@mid-assessment.com

Disclosures

There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.

Introduction to Dissociation and the MID - definitions and foundations for assessment (3 hour ON-DEMAND webinar)