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Workshop 42: Shedding Labels: All Diagnoses Are Not Created Equal
The AFCC Guidelines for Parenting Plan Evaluations recommend that professionals involved in custody cases be aware of the overuse and misinterpretation of diagnostic terms. Unfortunately, these concerns are heightened when inaccurate media presentations use diagnostic terms inaccurately. It is not long before these inaccuracies find their way into the courtroom where they can be used against a parent or children in harmful ways. The purpose of this presentation is to explore this problem at an advanced level. The presenters will discuss the needs of the legal system for finality, the emerging research on the diagnostic classification system, and the pitfalls of selected diagnostic terms.

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* 1. Based on the content of this session, I am able to: (1=Strongly disagree, 5=Strongly agree)

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1. Identify recent developments in diagnostic classification.
2. Recognize the limitations of current diagnostic terms.

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* 2. Please rate presenter: Elisa Reiter, JD (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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Level of knowledge and expertise
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Maintained my interest
Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions

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* 3. Please rate presenter: Michael C. Gottlieb, PhD (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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Level of knowledge and expertise
Teaching ability
Maintained my interest
Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions

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* 4. Please rate presenter: Jeffrey C. Siegel, PhD (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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Level of knowledge and expertise
Teaching ability
Maintained my interest
Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions

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* 5. The content of the presentation was consistent with the abstract in the conference brochure

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* 6. Please rate this session presentation overall (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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* 7. How much did you learn as a result of this CE program? (1=Very little, 5=Great deal)

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* 8. Information presented in this session reflected the most current evidence on this topic (1=Disagree, 5=Agree)

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* 9. How useful was the content of this CE program for your practice or other professional development (1=Not useful, 5=Extremely useful)

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* 10. Additional Comments

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