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Understanding the DSM-5: What every teacher needs to know

Greg Neimeyer, PhD, APA Education Directorate associate executive director for continuing education, reviews changes in the DSM-5 in this lecture. These changes include the elimination of the traditional multiaxial system and the reorganization of numerous disorders previous held under different categories, among others. The DSM-5 is a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.This video was supported by a grant from the American Psychological Foundation, thanks to generous support from Lee Gurel, PhD.

Recognition, prevention and coping strategies for teacher stress

This module, primarily aimed at pre-service teachers and new educators, examines definitions and causes of teacher-related stress and provides strategies for recognizing, preventing and coping with stressful situations, events and triggers as they occur.Learn more at http://www.apa.org/ed/schools/cpse/activities/teacher-stress.aspx.