Jessica Russo, PhD, is contributing faculty member, Walden's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. She is a licensed professional counselor in Ohio, a school-based mental health therapist, and co-owner of a private practice, Summit Therapy Group, Inc. in Akron, OH. Dr. Russo has over 15 years of clinical experience with individuals, couples, and families. Her areas of practice include working with couples and families, disadvantaged youth, and families impacted by substance abuse. She has presented at regional and national professional conferences, such as the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), and the American Counseling Association (ACA), as well as numerous professional development workshops to school counselors, teachers, and college faculty. Among her written contributions are chapters to books including The Group Therapist's Notebook and Casebook for the DSM-5.

J. Kelly Coker, PhD, is Program Director, PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision and MS in School Counseling programs, Walden University. Dr. Coker has worked as a drug prevention/intervention counselor with children and adolescents in a K-12 setting as well as a counselor for at-risk and adjudicated youth in outpatient and group home settings. She has worked as an assistant and associate professor in CACREP-accredited counseling programs and as a core faculty member and administrator in online CACREP-accredited counseling programs. Dr. Coker serves as a CACREP board member and site team reviewer and is also an editorial board member for the Journal of Counseling & Development. She has presented at numerous national conferences, including the American Counseling Association and Association of Counselor Education and Supervision, and has been published in several professional journals and has contributed chapters to numerous textbooks, including Youth at Risk: A Prevention Resource for Counselors and Introduction to the Counseling Profession, 6th Ed.

Jason H. King, PhD, is Core Faculty and Student Development Coordinator, School of Counseling Programs, Walden University. Dr. King owned and clinically directed an outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment clinic that collected data for the American Psychiatric Association's Routine Clinical Practice field trials that informed the DSM-5 revision process. Because of this role he is listed on page 914 of the DSM-5 as a Collaborating Investigator. He served as a DSM-5 Revision Task Force committee member for AMHCA and ACA and has given over 190 national and international trainings on the DSM-5 since its publication in May 2013. Dr. King completed a podcast and webinar on the DSM-5 with the ACA and wrote 19 monthly articles on the DSM-5 in ACA's Counseling Today. He composed a journal article on the DSM-5 published in NBCC's The Professional Counselor and authored a 100 page online continuing education course on the DSM-5. He is also the DSM-5 specialist for the PIMSY EHR practice management mental/behavioral health advisory board. Dr. King is the DSM-5 content editor for the textbook Diagnosing Children and Adolescents: Guide for Mental Health Practitioners.

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