Understanding the DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for Schizoaffective Disorder 2.0 (Self-Study)

Self-Study

SELF-STUDY ONLINE SEMINAR

This seminar is clinically-based for anyone invested in improving their skills.

For New York State Licensed LMSWs, LCSWs, LMHCs, and CASACs,

2 CEUs are available once the post-test and evaluation are completed.


Whether you take care of clients with Schizoaffective Disorder or not, understanding this condition will enhance your overall skills as a mental health provider. You will master the latest on the How of interviewing someone with or without Schizoaffective Disorder, to screen for it, assess it, and increase reliability, while maintaining rapport, engagement, trust, safety, and while strengthening the therapeutic relationship.

You will also master symptom contextualization, the bio-psycho-social-cultural approach of formulating, as well as the Art of Questioning, in addition to how to best use and apply the DSM criteria. Lastly, you will learn how to better work with all the other forms of psychosis.

This is all in addition to learning the Socratic Motivational Practice framework as part of working with this population. The amount of knowledge in mental health doubles every eighteen months, and we all want to provide authentic care.

Please join us, arm yourself with tools, enhance your practice, and the lives of your patients, clients, and their families.

AT THE END OF THIS SEMINAR, YOU WILL HAVE:

  1. Learned the framework of the Socratic Motivational Practice to understand the DSM 5 diagnostic criteria for Schizoaffective Disorder.
  2. Learned the Principles, Techniques of the Socratic Motivational Practice to work with patients and clients and the DSM 5 diagnostic criteria for Schizoaffective Disorder.
  3. Increased your tools to talking with patients and clients by identifying at least one thing you will start doing differently, at the end of the webinar, as a result of the Socratic Motivational Practice framework.
  4. Everything you want in one place, including an illustration of how to implement the newly learned skills during our role plays.
  5. Received your certificate by email immediately after your post-test and evaluation are completed.

HERE'S WHAT OUR ATTENDEES ARE SAYING ABOUT OUR SWEET SEMINARS:

"I liked the interaction, the acknowledgement from the presenter and the clarity of the information presented through the role play."

– Joan, LMSW

"A clear explanation of the principles."

– Hiroko, LCSW

"This quality of the information that was provided. The facilitator took the time to answer questions. The facilitator was very knowledgeable."

– Allison, LMSW


  • In the State of New York, SWEET Institute is approved by the Office of Professions under Dr. Sidor Psychiatric Services as a CEU provider for social workers (#SW-0471) and mental health counselors (#MHC-0127).


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97% of SWEET course attendees feel that the courses give them practical information they can use in their everyday life

Your Facilitator and Co-Facilitator


Mardoche Sidor, MD & Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW
Mardoche Sidor, MD & Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW

Mardoche Sidor, MD, is a Harvard-trained Quadruple Board Certified Psychiatrist, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, School of Physicians and Surgeons, trained in and taught all major psychotherapeutic modalities, including and not limited to CBT, DBT, Family Systems, and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. He is also the author of 11 books including Journey to Empowerment, Discovering Your Worth, The Power of Faith. and, The Art of Living. Dr. Sidor has worked both as a primary care physician and Medical Director in three different settings, including a Chief Medical Officer of the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES). He is a main facilitator for the SWEET Institute. His 11th book, entitled, NLP for Clinicians is now available to the public.

Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW, is a Columbia-trained Social Worker with wide clinical, teaching, and supervision experience. She also has a background in management, mentorship, and leadership that spans more than 20 years. Her added passion is in advocacy and coaching. She has previously held Executive level positions, and two other directorships in different organizations. She is currently Adjunct Faculty at Columbia University School of Social Work and Adelphi University School of Social Work. She also maintains a private practice, provides supervision, and clinical and management training. She is also a personal and executive-level coach. She is a main facilitator for the SWEET Institute.


"Loved learning about epigenetics. Love the collaborative learning model. Love being a SWEET member. I have learned so much practical information. Love the teaching model"

- Michelle LCSW-R

"I loved the interaction between the presenter and the attendants. I am not a big sharer but I like it when there is relevant questions and feedback given."

- Kathryn, LCSW

"The information presented was clear and very useful. The sample exercise was very helpful. Dr. Sidor's information on his prior experiences are also helpful."

– Teresa, LCSW

"Great amount of knowledge in presentation and Feedback from other participants"

- Phyllis, LCSW

Frequently Asked Questions


I see you have a membership. What do I get with it?
A SWEET Membership entitles you to: unlimited access to all live and pre-recorded self-study webinars; and unlimited access to our special Empowerment and Guest-Speaker live and pre-recorded webinar series. A SWEET membership also entitles you to: 1 clinically-driven, pre-recorded discussion and demonstration webinar each month; 50% discount for in-person seminars (currently only available in New York City), in-person and online group supervision, in-person and online group coaching, annual conferences, networking events, and opportunities to be connected with other like-minded individuals around the world!
What is the SWEET Institute?
SWEET’s vision is to facilitate the empowerment of all clinicians, advocates, and agencies, and in turn, that of patients and clients they serve. Through empowerment, self-care will be promoted, burnout will be prevented, and excellent patient/client care will be upheld. At SWEET, we emphasize “the Why, the How, the What, and Then What, while using the Socratic and Desire Methods. SWEET’s mission is to facilitate empowerment through education, multimodal trainings, and a community established for all clinicians, advocates, and agencies, so we can all grow together.
How different are these webinars? Will I be able to interact with the Course Facilitator(s)?
Absolutely. One of the keystone paradigms of the SWEET Institute is the collective learning process. This is accomplished using the Socratic Method and is based on the most up-to-date adult learning theories. Integrating this process into our in-person seminars and live webinars creates a unique and dynamic learning experience for all of us. It is essential to us that a comfortable learning environment is created, so that anyone who attends our webinars or in-person seminars participate and are able to take risks and push themselves to gain deeper knowledge. In our webinars, this will be done through our chat feature. Also, both Mardoche and Karen are available for consultation and clarification following webinars and in-person seminars or by email at [email protected].
How will I get CEUs?
At the end of the webinar, you will be completing a post-webinar exam for online learning, and an evaluation of the course. Once complete, your certificate will be emailed to you.
Are you available for in-person or online training for agencies, including those outside New York?
We are! We will first need to learn more about the specific needs of your agency/organization. This way we are able to customize our seminars/webinars to ensure that it is the best fit possible for the staff.
I’m an LMHC/LMSW/LCSW/CASAC, do you provide CEU credits?
SWEET is currently approved to provide continuing education credits to clinicans in 45 states. We are approved by the New York State Department of Education to provide CEU credits to LMSWs, LCSWs, and LMHCs. We are also approved by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. to provide continuing education credits to CASACs. Our webinars are individually approved by NASW in 44 additional states. The only states we currently cannot provide CEU credits for social workers are Idaho, Michigan, New Jersey, Oregon, and West Virginia.

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