The Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (DC:0-5): An Overview for Early Childhood Professionals

When: Monday, August 14 - 12:00 PM

Duration: 1 hours 30 minutes

Location: Zoom

Event Details:

This webinar serves as an overview of DC:0-5™ Diagnosis and Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (DC:0-5™) to provide a foundation of this diagnostic classification system for professionals who work with infants and young children. The NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) has been actively collaborating with the NYS Department of Health (DOH) in order to work toward making the DC:0-5 the recommended diagnostic tool for the birth to age 5 population in New York State. This webinar promotes familiarity with the background, approach, and content areas of DC:0-5, which will help participants understand that infants and young children can experience mental health and developmental disorders, as well as consider their own role-specific response to this information.

This webinar reviews: 

  • The historical background of development of a diagnostic classification system for infants and young children (DC:0-3, DC:0-3R and the revision approach for DC:0-5)
  • Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health and the importance of a diagnostic system that is sensitive to disorders in this age range
  • The DC:0-5 approach to diagnostic formulation
  • A brief overview of the multi-axial format of DC:0-5

Learning Objectives

Webinar participants will:

  • Consider the importance of utilizing a developmentally sensitive, relationship based and contextually grounded system of diagnostic classification with children from birth through 5 years old
  • Learn the DC:0-5 approach to diagnosis including the maintenance of a multi-axial approach
  • Become familiar with the content and framework of key sections of DC:0-5
  • Explore the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to children with mental health and developmental disorders in infancy and early childhood