Not possessing the competence to use the DSM-5 appropriately raises an ethical issue. Practitioners who use the DSM diagnosis must be trained. This training requires learning more than diagnostic categories; it involves:
A. understanding V- and D-codes.
B. knowing how to make a diagnosis fit criteria accepted by an insurance company.
C. knowing how to work within some kind of diagnostic and assessment framework but not needing a clear picture of the client's problem.
D. knowing personality theory, psychopathology, and seeing how they relate to therapeutic practice.
Answer: D
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