[humanser] Diagnosis

[Rebecca Arrowood]

I have an iPhone and there is an app that I use that have all the criteria. I think it is about $70 but it is similar to having a DSM reference guide

Thanks,
Rebecca Arrowood
Sent from my iPhone


> On Jan 28, 2017, at 12:04 PM, Cheryl Wade via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Greetings,
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> I wonder how other therapists who are blind perform diagnoses.
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> When I was studying rehabilitation counseling, we took a DSM class, but our professor said, "you're rehab; you won't have to do diagnosis." Wrong!
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> At first I tried to do it with the large DSM version on my Victor Reader Stream. I was overwhelmed with trying to find things in this way.
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> Then I encountered a few websites that listed all the disorders, alphabetically, and their codes. In addition, I received a printed "cheat sheet" at work. I could scan it and use it that way.
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> When I need quick reference material for symptoms, severity, etc, I go to reputable online sites and read the material that i can Google. If I want to spend a night and a half, I use the VR Stream version.
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> I tried in vain to find Braille diagnosis resources, because I'm much more Braille-centric than audio-centric. I was, of course, unsuccessful.
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> With all these resources, I'm not terrified of making diagnoses as I was when I had my first counseling job.
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> I'd like to hear how some of you do this.
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> Cheryl Wade, LLPC, CRC
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> Outpatient substance use therapist
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