Training Name: Diagnosing Paraphilias: Strategies and Considerations for Assessing Those Who Have Committed Sexual Offenses
Date: June 4, 2024
Learning Objectives
As a result of participating in this training, attendees will be better able to:
1) Explain the difference between paraphilic interest and paraphilic disorder.
2) Describe the criteria for diagnosing different paraphilias and common misdiagnoses.
3) Describe the uses and misuses of Other Specified and Other Non-specified paraphilias.
4) Recognize the strengths and weaknesses of procedures used to aid the diagnosis of paraphilias, including self-reporting, phallometric assessment, and viewing time assessments.
5) Apply the criteria described in DSM-5-TR to rule in or out common paraphilias encountered in assessing and treating those who have committed sexual offenses.
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