COUN 7018 - Diagnosis and Treatment of Children and Adolescents
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 41385,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Jennifer Yensel
Email: jfyensel@ysu.edu
Course Description
Welcome to Coun 7018- Diagnosis and Treatment of Children and Adolescents! This semester, in our learning community, we are going to dig into the DSM5TR and you will feel comfortable and confident in navigating the DSM5TR to formulate a sound diagnosis and thus a treatment plan for the youth that you will be serving either in a school or a clinical setting.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | Diagnostic and statistic manual of mental disorders (5th ed, text revision) | American Psychiatric Association | |
| Required | Counseling children and adolescents, 2nd edition | Kress, Paylo & Stargell |
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments
| Day | Date | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 8/25 | Chapters 1, 9 | Introductions, review of syllabus, using DSM | 5.H.1. 5.H.4 5.H.11 5.C.1 5.C.4 |
| Tue | 9/1 | Chapter 2 | Presentation topics, practical diagnosis and treatment planning considerations, use of common medications, interviewing children & adolescents | 5.H.2 5.H.3 5.H.5 5.C.2 5.C.3 |
| Tue | 9/8 | DSM-Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive disorders Chapter 13 |
Neurodevelopmental disorders, neurocognitive disorders | 3.H.2 5.H.15 5.H.16 5.C.5 5.C.8 |
| Tue | 9/15 | DSM-Schizophrenia/Psychotic Disorders | Childhood Schizophrenia/psychotic disorders Treatment/interventions |
5.C.5 5.C.6 5.C.7 |
| Tue | 9/22 | DSM-Depressive and Bipolar related disorders Chapter 18 |
Mood disorders in children Treatment/interventions |
5.H.12 5.H.13 5.H.19 5.C.5 |
| Tue | 9/29 | DSM-Obsessive compulsive disorder and related disorders; Anxiety Disorders Chapter 17 |
Childhood OCD and Anxiety Disorders Impact on siblings and peers Treatment/interventions |
3.H.2 5.H.6 5.H.7 5.H.8 |
| Tue | 10/6 | DSM-Trauma and Stressor related disorders Chapter 15 |
Trauma and stress related disorders Treatment/interventions |
5.H.9 5.H.10 5.H.14 Poster presentations during class time |
| Tue | 10/13 | Midterm exam | ||
| Tue | 10/20 | DSM-Feeding and eating disorders, Elimination disorders, Gender Dysphoria Chapter 19 |
Feeding and eating disorders, elimination disorders, gender dysphoria Treatment/interventions |
5.C.7 5.C.8 5.C.9 |
| Tue | 10/27 | DSM-Disruptive, Impulse control and conduct disorders Chapter 14 |
Disruptive, impulsve control and conduct disorders Treatment/interventions |
3.H.2 5.H.17 5.H.18 |
| Tue | 11/3 | Wiggle room/Catch up day/review of materials | ||
| Tue | 11/10 | DSM-Substance-Related and Addictive disorders Chapter 16 |
Substance related and addictive disorders, signs and symptoms in children, adolescents and family Treatment/interventions |
3.H.2 5.C.5 |
| Tue | 11/17 | DSM-Personality Disorders | Personality disorders/diagnostic overview for teens | Presentations 3.H.2 5.C.5 5.C.6 5.C.7 |
| Tue | 11/24 | No Class | ||
| Tue | 12/1 | Presentations Papers due on Blackboard and upload to SL&L |
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| Tue | 12/8 | Final during class time |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.