DC:0–5™ Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood

Live Interactive Online Training offered on Zoom

3 sessions, 12hrs
July 21, 2026, 9:00 am-1:00 pm EST
July 22, 2026, 9:00 am-1:00 pm EST
July 23, 2026, 9:00 am-1:00 pm EST

12 CEs included for Florida LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, CMSW offered through CEBrokers.

Cost:  $349 until 6/30/26 12 CEs included (space limited to 25 seats)

Who is this training for?
This training is best for advanced clinicians and practitioners such as mental health clinicians, psychiatrists, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, and early intervention specialists who work with infants, young children, and their families involved in assessment, diagnosis, and case formulation. Registrants must live in Florida.

Training Description:

The Clinical DC: 0 – 5™ training will provide support to participants in understanding the need for and development of a specialized diagnostic classification system for infancy and early childhood, and adopting approaches to diagnosis and assessment that are developmentally informed, relationship-based, and contextually and culturally grounded.

Participants will learn about the multi-axial approach to diagnosis as well as understanding the contents of each axis including Axis I clinical disorders. Activities and case-based learning will support participants in using the many tools included in DC:0-5™.  This comprehensive training on DC:0-5™ Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood is designed for advanced practitioners such as FLORIDA licensed clinical social workers, licensed mental health providers, licensed marriage and family therapists, registered mental health counselor interns, psychiatrists, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, and early intervention specialists whose work with infants, young children, and their families involves assessment, diagnosis, and case formulation. This training is available only for Florida professionals.

Please order your DC:05 Manual “Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health & Developmental Disorders (DC:0-5) – PRINT V 2.0” as it will be extensively used in this training. If you need to purchase a DC:05 Manual, or if you have an older edition of DC:0–5™, download the free supplement for the newest updates. Purchase DC:05 Manual:
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Learning Objectives:

• Participants will learn about the multifaceted approach to the diagnosis of disorders, which is developmentally informed, relationship-based, and contextually & culturally grounded.
• Participants will learn the contents of each facet, including Clinical Disorders, Relational Context, Physical Health Conditions and Considerations, Psychosocial Stressors, and Developmental Competence.
• Participants will be involved in the application of the model by diagnosing case studies within a group.

Trainer:

Melissa Bradley, M.A., LMHC, Vice President of Behavioral Health Services at The Florida Center for Early Childhood and Certified Zero to Three Trainer in DC:05™.

Melissa holds a master’s degree in mental health counseling from Argosy University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Central Florida. She has been practicing in the field since 2013 and became a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in 2015. She specializes in treating children from birth to age 5 and their caregivers to improve parent-child relationships. Melissa is a Zero to Three trainer in DC:0-5 and a number of other specialized trainings. She is a qualified supervisor for the Florida Board of Mental Health Counselors.