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ASWB 1112
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NYSED Board of Social Work - SW-0436
NYSED Board of Licensed Mental Health Counselors - MHC-0201
NYSED Board of Psychology - PSY-0045
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ASWB 1112
NAADAC 84902
NYSED Board of Social Work - SW-0436
NYSED Board of Licensed Mental Health Counselors - MHC-0201
NYSED Board of Psychology - PSY-0045
CEUnits is no longer an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP). [Details]
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Addiction Professional - NAADAC
As an addiction professional specialize in prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery, you need to stay current with continuing education credits to maintain their addiction counseling certification. Our addiction counselor CE credit hours are designed to broaden your knowledge in an ever-changing field. CEUnits.com meets state requirements, is easy to navigate and is affordable. You only pay when you pass the course!
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This 0.50 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Define professional ethics, including the fundamental principle of client welfare.
- Identify fundamental ethical principles of boundaries and confidentiality that underlie specific guidelines
- Abide by the ethical and legal guidelines covered, and express the reasons for the guidelines in terms of ethical principles and liability.
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1 Credit Courses
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This 1 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Indicate when and why a provider is a "covered entity" required to comply with HIPAA.
- Identify the definition of HIPAA and identify its primary roles in regulating medical records.
- Identify the reasons HIPAA was developed, including the problems pertaining to electronic medical records that HIPAA addresses.
This 1 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Define professional ethics, including the fundamental principle of client welfare.
- Identify fundamental ethical principles of boundaries and confidentiality that underlie specific guidelines
- Abide by the ethical and legal guidelines covered, and express the reasons for the guidelines in terms of ethical principles and liability.
- Explain the reasons for confidentiality, including the beneficial effect on society through improved mental health services utilization.
- Identify behavioral red flags that indicate elevated risk for boundary violations.
- Summerize each of the 12 Principles of the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC).
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 1 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Utilize counseling skills such as active listening and helping clients explore and resolve ambivalence
- Discuss the basic elements of Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
- Have a working knowledge of the stages‐of‐change through which a client moves when thinking about, beginning, and trying to maintain new behavior
This 1 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Identify approaches for screening, assessing, and diagnosing depression in older adults.
- Describe approaches for selecting appropriate treatment for older adults with depression.
- Summarize evidence-based care for older adults with depression.
This 1 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Describe the principles and practices outlined in the NBCC Code of Ethics.
This 1 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Describe what mindfulness is and how it can be developed.
- Describe how mindfulness has been incorporated into psychoanalytic and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapies.
- Identify ways in which mindfulness approaches may relieve psychological distress.
This 1 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Describe the prevalence, vulnerabilities, and consequences of misuse and abuse of alcohol, prescription drugs, and illicit substances among older adults.
- Identify counseling considerations and approaches to assessment, diagnosis, and intervention for older adults with substance use disorders.
This 1 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Describe aspects of military culture.
- Identify ways that civilian clinicians can make adaptations to work with military service members, veterans, and families.
- Describe ways to build community capacity to enhance civilian-based services to service members, veterans, and families.
This 1 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- identify and compare three approaches to forgiveness.
- describe the assessment process involved in applying forgiveness therapy with couples.
- describe the therapy process involved in applying forgiveness therapy with couples.
This 1 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Explain the Preamble, Purpose and Principles from the NASW Code of Ethics.
- Describe the Ethical Standards from the NASW Code of Ethics.
- Summarize 2008 revisions to the NASW Code of Ethics.
This 1 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- describe elements of perinatal depression and physiological correlates of the perinatal period.
- outline assessment in IPT for perinatal depression.
- outline treatment phases and techniques in IPT for perinatal depression.
This 1 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- identify mindfulness competencies for counselors and psychotherapists as identified by mindfulness practitioners.
- describe how mindfulness competencies can inform mindfulness training with clients.
This 1 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will be able to:- Apply FIT and Deliberate Practice in clinical practice.
- Utilize feedback to positively impact client outcomes.
- Describe how to analyze outcome and alliance data accurately.
- Define deliberate practice and how to apply it for improving therapist effectiveness
This 1 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will be able to:- To apply the principles of deliberate practice in supervision, to the mastery of FIT, and their individual professional development.
- Explain and address client feedback on the ORS and SRS.
- Identify rationale and tips for including video analysis of therapy sessions in deliberate practice.
- Describe how to combine FIT with other approaches and treatment protocols.
This 1 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will be able to:- Describe the meaning and relevance of the clinical cutoff on the ORS.
- Outline the meaning of the various “performance metrics” reported in the authorized software systems.
- Administer the Group Session Rating Scale with fidelity.
- Describe how FIT and deliberate practice can be used to improve therapeutic effectiveness.
This 1 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will be able to:- describe the potential neurocognitive processes that become dysregulated due to addiction and may be improved through MBIs
- outline the current state of research regarding clinical outcomes of mindfulness-based treatment for addiction
- compile a list of recommendations for future research related to mindfulness-based treatment for addiction
This 1 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will be able to:- Summarize the correlates of the dissociative subtypes of PTSD
- Summarize the neurobiological correlates of the dissociative subtype of PTSD
- Identify treatment implications when dissociation accompanies PTSD
- Describe shared decision-making interventions for working with clients with PTSD
- Summarize the benefits of shared decision-making interventions for PTSD
This 1 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will be able to:- Describe the epidemiology of Long COVID, including its prevalence, duration, and impact on mental health and daily functioning.
- Summarize the mental health symptoms and conditions associated with Long COVID.
- Identify the increased risk factors for mental health conditions associated with Long COVID.
- Summarize best practices for the assessment and treatment of mental health symptoms and conditions related to Long COVID.
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1.50 Credit Courses
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This 1.50 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will be able to:- describe the empirical evidence reviewed in the course article.
- outline the findings in the course article in relationship to what is already know about the benefits of various nonpharmacological, pharmacological and combination treatments for children and adolescents with Depressive Disorders.
- compile a list of future research needs related to the treatment of depression in children and adolescents.
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2 Credit Courses
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This 2 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Describe fundamental ideas that underlie psychological techniques for treating chronic pain, including psychological methods for altering perception and interpretation of pain.
- Recognize issues of stigma and societal responses to persons with pain problems.
- Distinguish between different elements of pain as a representation, such as suffering.
- Identify the physiology behind psychogenic pain and the placebo effect.
- Direct clients to improve lifestyle factors that contribute to pain resistance and recovery.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 2 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Summarize the effects of maltreatment on brain development.
- Describe trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children affected by sexual abuse or trauma.
- Describe the evidence regarding TF-CBT.
This 2 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Describe cultural competence and resistance to it.
- Identify a variety of cultural competency interventions.
- Summarize the effectiveness of psychotherapeutic treatments with ethnic minorities.
- Summarize the incremental effects of cultural competency adaptations.
This 2 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Describe the legal duties of clinicians in circumstances involving dangerous clients.
- Identify clinical approaches to working with dangerous clients.
This 2 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Outline consequences of cyberbullying.
- Describe options for the identification and prevention of cyberbullying and responses to it.
- Summarize information regarding cyberbullying and sexual orientation.
This 2 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Identify three main perspectives of what constitutes culturally sensitive treatment.
- Describe strengths and weaknesses of the three main perspectives.
- Describe the potential interrelatedness of the concepts of cultural competence and master therapist expertise.
This 2 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Identify common approaches to trauma.
- Describe ways that therapist mindfulness and compassion can and might benefit survivors of trauma.
This 2 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Identify ethical issues related to use of social media by mental health professionals.
- Describe ethical principles that come into play given the presence of the Internet and social media in therapists’ and clients’ lives.
- Formulate their own ethical and risk management framework for internet and social media issues in professional practice.
This 2 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- identify and compare three approaches to forgiveness.
- describe potential clinical implications of a focus on forgiveness.
- summarize new ways to think about forgetting and its potential relationship to forgiveness.
This 2 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- summarize family clinical issues in intensive outpatient treatment.
- identify strategies for engaging the family in treatment.
- describe a variety of family therapy options for the kinds of clients using intensive outpatient treatment.
- outline the use of family genograms and family social network maps.
This 2 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- describe common dynamics in the development and maintenance of family dysfunction and estrangement.
- identify roles that family members can play in this.
- identify ideas for coping with family estrangement or improving it.
This 2 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- identify factors that contribute to safe and unsafe sexual behaviors.
- describe mental health and other interventions that can reduce risk for HIV infection.
This 2 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- identify definitions and prevalence of IPV.
- describe factors that may be associated with IPV.
- summarize effectiveness evidence regarding the treatment of victims and perpetrators of IPV.
- identify clinical guidelines for working with victims and perpetrators of IPV.
This 2 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- describe various models for integration of behavioral health and traditional medical health care.
- describes lessons from integration initiatives.
- identify effective approaches and practices for integration.
This 2 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- describe the importance of the therapy relationship in outcomes.
- outline a variety of relationship stance domains and categories found amongst mater therapists.
- describe the proposed Model of Relationship Stances.
This 2 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will be able to:- Describe the process of selecting studies to be included in this Comparative Effectiveness Review.
- Outline the results of studies examining the effect of psychosocial and other non-drug Interventions for Bipolar Disorder (BD), and utilize this evidence in treatment planning.
- Identify the factors effecting the Strength of Evidence for the studies included in this Comparative Effectiveness Review.
This 2 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will be able to:- Define the term overdose and explain common risk factors of overdose.
- List the recommended steps involved in responding to an overdose.
- Summarize current overdose prevention strategies being used in the United States.
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2.50 Credit Courses
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This 2.50 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will be able to:- Describe the prevalence rates and risk factors associated with suicidal ideation, self-harm, and suicide attempts among youth.
- Outline evidence-based prevention strategies and treatment interventions for addressing suicidal ideation, self-harm, and suicide attempts among youthAfter taking this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the key components and objectives of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT), Multisystemic Therapy-Psychiatric (MST-Psych), Safe Alternatives for Teens and Youth (SAFETY), Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT), and Youth-Nominated Support Team-Version II (YST-II) in addressing suicidal thoughts and behaviors among youth.
- Outline the typical settings, demographic groups targeted, practitioner types involved, intensity, and duration of treatment for Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT), Multisystemic Therapy-Psychiatric (MST-Psych), Safe Alternatives for Teens and Youth (SAFETY), Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT), and Youth-Nominated Support Team-Version II (YST-II), and identify the evidence-based outcomes associated with each program, including reductions in suicidal ideation, self-harm, and suicide attempts among youth.
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2.75 Credit Courses
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This 2.75 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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After completing this training you will be able to:
- Identify the cardinal symptoms of Parkinson's disease as well as the symptoms that commonly occur in the disease
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the neurobiology of Parkinson's disease
- Differentiate between diseases that are similar to Parkinson's disease or have similar features
- Discuss the current treatment options for Parkinson's disease
- Recognize the different staging scales used in Parkinson's disease
- Identify the common psychiatric illnesses that can coexist with Parkinson's disease
- Recognize and discuss some of the struggles that patients and caregivers face
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3 Credit Courses
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This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Identify a historical perspective on suicide.
- Identify rates of suicide overall and for various demographic groups.
- Describe the major causes and risk factors for suicide.
- Outline the relative risks for various mental disorders, subtypes, and situational factors.
- Describe the role of mental disorders and life situations in suicide.
- Summerize the relationship of co morbidities in risk.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Distinguish between normal and pathological adolescent behaviors and family dynamics, and recognize the developmental challenges that they represent.
- Describe the range of adolescent behaviors typically encountered by clinicians and case managers.
- Recognize issues of sexuality and parenting and reasons for concern.
- Outline the features of interventions intended to prevent unwanted pregnancy and SDT transmission.
- Identify evaluation and steps pertaining to safety for violence and suicide risk.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Provide differential diagnosis for depression, recognizing a variety of conditions that include depression.
- Outline current treatments for depressive conditions.
- Delineate key information on the psychobiology of depression and implications for intervention.
- Explain the reason for pursuing full remission.
- Recognize the strategies for medication in treatment resistant depression, including combination therapy and switching.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Identify the most common types of medical errors.
- Define Medical Errors as they pertain to the practice of mental health.
- Describe effects of Medical Errors on client/patient safety and care.
- Identify approaches to prevent and correct errors.
- Identify Cultural issues that may assist in reducing medical errors.
This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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After completing this training you will be able to:
- Describe the features of AD/HD in adults from the perspective of the treating clinician.
- Identify the co morbidities commonly associated with adult AD/HD.
- Identify ways to make group work with persons with adult AD/HD relevant to the problems, characteristics, and common co morbidities of AD/HD.
- Describe self help group formats that persons with AD/HD are using to help them cope with AD/HD.
- Outline the structured psycho-educational approach to group work, its origins, and its use with AD/HD.
- Identify less well-understood topics that can contribute to group work with persons with AD/HD.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Apply mindfulness and understand its diverse definitions
- Identify the benefits and potential benefits of mindfulness practices and mindfulness-integrative treatment into your treatment plan
- Apply mindfulness and mindfulness-integrative experiences to achieve maximum individual growth
- Describe the relationship of mindfulness in contemporary culture and psychotherapy and apply them to your practice
- Use an understanding of the relationship of mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy in theory and practice
This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- This course will enable clinicians to:
- Describe aging from a bio-psychosocial perspective.
- Effectively help families that have issues related to aging.
- Outline mental health issues to which the elderly population is vulnerable.
- Describe long-term care issues pertaining to the aging population.
- Identify alternative arrangements for the elderly.
- Respond effectively, safely, and ethically to concerns regarding elder abuse.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Identify their issues of working with culturally diverse populations.
- Increase awareness, self awareness and appropriate therapeutic interventions when working with diverse populations.
- Describe about the different attitudes and values within different cultures.
- Outline issues relating to treatment across cultures.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Abide by the ethical and legal guidelines covered, and express the reasons for the guidelines in terms of ethical principles and liability.
- Explain the reasons for confidentiality, including the beneficial effect on society through improved mental health services utilization.
- Identify behavioral red flags that indicate elevated risk for boundary violations.
- Identify personal issues, impairments, and unmet needs that make clinicians vulnerable to ethical lapses.
- Get appropriate legal or clinical consultation for ethically ambiguous situations and ethical quandaries.
This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Explain the reasons for confidentiality, including the beneficial effect on society through improved mental health services utilization.
- Identify behavioral red flags that indicate elevated risk for boundary violations.
- Abide by the ethical and legal guidelines covered, and express the reasons for the guidelines in terms of ethical principles and liability.
- Define professional ethics, including the fundamental principle of client welfare.
- Identify fundamental ethical principles of boundaries and confidentiality that underlie specific guidelines
- Identify personal issues, impairments, and unmet needs that make clinicians vulnerable to ethical lapses.
This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Describe the risks, obstacles, and methods pertaining to smoking cessation.
- Summerize common and experimental methods of smoking cessation.
- Identify the pros and cons of nicotine delivery alternatives, as well as specific methods of nicotine delivery.
- Describe the pros and cons of medication available to support smoking cessation, as well as specific medications.
- Assist family members and others in supporting the smoking cessation efforts of others.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Psychotherapeutic Medications what Every Counselor Should Know
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the health care professional will:
- Identify medications and the disorders they are used to treat.
- Discuss tips for communicating with physicians about clients and medication.
- Support clients with mental illness in continuing to take their psychi-atric medications can significantly improve substance abuse treatment outcomes.
- Discuss short- and long-term impact to person and family
- Discuss physical changes (some immediate) as a result of quitting and highlight those most relevant
This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will be able to:- Describe long-term care issues pertaining to the aging population.
- Identify alternative arrangements for the elderly.
- Respond effectively to mental health issues to which the elderly population is vulnerable.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will able to:- Describe long-term care issues pertaining to the aging population.
- Identify alternative arrangements for the elderly.
- Respond effectively to mental health issues to which the elderly population is vulnerable.
- Identify alzheimer’s stages, activities of daily living, cognitive and emotional changes
- Assess the treatment strategy currently being used by physicians for patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Compare and contrast prolonged exposure and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy for the treatment of complex PTSD.
- Summarize the efficacy, effectiveness, and negative prognostic factors for the two approaches.
- Describe elements of experientially-informed prolonged exposure.
This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Describe competencies for counseling with lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, questioning, intersex and ally Individuals.
- Describe competencies for counseling allies.
- Summarize competencies for counseling people who are intersex.
- Define terms important to understanding lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, questioning, intersex and ally Individuals.
This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- describe the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct.
- outline changes made to the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct in 2002 and 2010.
This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- describe theoretical and neurobiological rationale for the use of mindfulness-based treatment approaches for substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders.
- summarize principles and practices in the use of mindfulness-based treatment approaches for substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders.
- outline the research evidence pertaining to the use of mindfulness-based treatment approaches for substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders.
This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- identify a variety of models for treating co-occurring disorders.
- describe barriers to coordinated or integrated care for CODs.
- describe the evidence regarding the development of co-morbid anxiety and alcohol use disorders.
- summarize evidence for a variety of treatments for anxiety and alcohol use disorders.
This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- describe potential impacts of taking a neutral/objective stance toward marriage and marriage decisions.
- describe benefits to individuals and marriages of working with couples from a non-neutral stance regarding marriage and marriage decisions.
- describe principles and methods for working with couples from a non-neutral stance regarding marriage and marriage decisions.
This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Challenge attitudes that inhibit open talk about suicide.
- Recognize a person who might be having thoughts of suicide.
- Engage them in direct and open talk about suicide
- Listen to the person’s feelings about suicide and show that they are taken seriously.
- Move quickly to connect them with someone trained in suicide intervention.
This 3 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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3.75 Credit Courses
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This 3.75 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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After completing this training you will be able to:
- Identify mandated reporters, and understand the participant's responsibilities in mandated reporting.
- Name the standards for making a report of child abuse, including factors such as the limits of confidentiality, reasonable suspicion, and statutory responsibility.
- Identify typical psychological disorders occurring in survivors of abuse and neglect.
- Describe methods of intervention that minimize trauma to survivors of sexual abuse and their families.
- Describe the causes of abuse and sexual abuse.
- Identify the profiles of sexual abusers and be able to distinguish between pedophiles types and other types of abusers.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
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4 Credit Courses
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This 4 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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After completing this training you will be able to:
- Describe the early development of REBT in terms of its contrast to other approaches at that time, its philosophical roots, and its assumptions.
- Outline the elements of REBT theory
- Identify irrational beliefs as the causes of emotional and behavioral problems
- Describe the psychodynamics of anxieties.
- Describe how REBT is evolving, and emerging knowledge that may contribute to REBT.
- Identify how REBT has influenced subsequent approaches.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 4 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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After completing this training you will be able to:
- Describe the nature and purpose of the parent-adult child negotiation focus
- Apply alternatives to negotiation and emergent needs
- Identify considerations regarding treatment of the adult child
- Apply psychosocial intervention with parents
- Prepare parents to negotiate and establish functional boundaries
- Describe follow through and termination
This 4 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Outline the application of psychoducational and negotiation interventions in revolving door families.
- Describe the use of family therapy for such families.
- Describe how to prepare treatment plans for these families.
- Assess and plan for multi-problem situations that involve multiple diagnostic and social system considerations.
- Describe questions of where parents should draw the line on providing support.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 4 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Describe challenges to fulfilling ethical obligations while conducting online counseling.
- Outline the ethics guidelines of numerous mental health professional organizations.
- Identify various ways to address the ethical challenges that can arise in online counseling.
This 4 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Identify developments in relapse prevention from 2000-2010.
- Summarize the impact of relapse prevention approaches on a variety of clinical factors.
- Describe mindfulness-based relapse prevention.
- Describe genetic and neurological influences on treatment response and relapse.
This 4 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Describe physiological responses to severe stress and trauma and the the risk factors for a pathological response to trauma.
- Summarize current biologically-informed, psychotherapeutic and pharmacologic interventions for the prevention and treatment of acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
This 4 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will be able to:- describe the process used to evaluate the Strength of Evidence (SOE) for studies included in the 2018 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 203 comparing strategies to diagnose, treat and monitor children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
- list a variety of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments used for children with ADHD and describe the findings for studies related to these treatments.
- identify key messages of the 2018 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 203 comparing strategies to diagnose, treat and monitor children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
This 4 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will be able to:- Summarize the findings of a study comparing family-based treatment (FBT) and supportive psychotherapy (SPT) for adolescent bulimia nervosa.
- Identify and describe the significant predictors of recovery from anorexia nervosa and understand how these factors influence the likelihood of recovery over time, as discussed in the study.
- Summarize the key tenets of family-based treatment (FBT) for adolescents with eating disorders.
- Summarize the content of the Uniting Couples in the treatment of Anorexia Nervosa (UCAN) intervention, including its three phases.
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4.75 Credit Courses
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This 4.75 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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After completing this training you will be able to:
- Describe the consequences of drinking in terms of ability to drive, interactions with medicines, interpersonal problems, alcohol-related birth defects, and long-term health problems.
- List signs and symptoms of alcohol use and intoxication, and withdrawal.
- Compare and contrast the impact of gender in the prevalence, cause and effects of alcohol abuse.
- List the criteria that define fetal alcohol syndrome.
- List signs and symptoms of drug abuse and withdrawal.
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5 Credit Courses
7 Courses
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This 5 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Identify characteristics of OCD
- Identify appropriate assessment procedures for OCD
- Identify appropriate, effective treatments for OCD
- Identify controversial treatments for OCD
This 5 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Summarize ingredients for a successful therapeutic relationship with a client who has COD
- Describe a variety of techniques for working with clients with COD
This 5 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Describe the relative advantages and disadvantages of online counseling.
- Outline ethical issues to consider regarding online counseling.
- Summarize research evidence on online counseling.
- Describe a variety of suggested online counseling practices.
This 5 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Describe a basic screening and assessment approach that should be a part of any program for clients with COD.
- Describe a model for an optimal process of evaluation for clients with COD.
- Identify key considerations in treatment matching.
This 5 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Describe factors in the lives of women and girls that indicate a need for contextual knowledge, understanding, and expertise to work effectively with women and girls in psychological practice.
- Summarize guidelines for informed, effective psychological practice with women and girls.
This 5 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- summarize background information concerning substance use disorders and suicidality.
- describe a process for addressing suicidal thoughts and behaviors in substance abuse treatment.
- identify competencies for working with clients with suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
This 5 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- identify pertinent information about substance abuse co-occurring with mental disorders.
- summarize diagnostic features and criteria for key mental disorders that commonly co-occur with substance use disorders.
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6 Credit Courses
2 Courses
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This 6 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Define professional ethics, including the fundamental principle of client welfare.
- Identify fundamental ethical principles of boundaries and confidentiality that underlie specific guidelines
- Abide by the ethical and legal guidelines covered, and express the reasons for the guidelines in terms of ethical principles and liability.
- Explain the reasons for confidentiality, including the beneficial effect on society through improved mental health services utilization.
- Identify behavioral red flags that indicate elevated risk for boundary violations.
This 6 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- Summarize the many reciprocal relationships between brain and behavior.
- Describe key reciprocal relationships of brain, behavior, and experience in life span development.
- Outline reciprocal relationships of brain, behavior, and experience regarding memory, nutrition, and gender differences.
- Apply reciprocal relationships of brain, behavior, and experience to commonly presented emotional/behavioral/interpersonal/mental health problems.
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7 Credit Courses
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This 7 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Assess a new patient for HIV risk, using a brief risk assessment and history taking method.
- Articulate information concerning HIV prevention, disease transmission, and HIV antibody testing to clients in their agency setting.
- Explain the difference between HIV infection and AIDS.
- Describe a minimum of five practice skills that are necessary for social work practitioners to serve in a public health role in their community with regards to HIV/AIDS.
- Explain the present professional response to the epidemic with regard to worker knowledge, practice, comfort, and preparedness to address HIV/AIDS in his/her practice setting.
This 7 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Identify cultural biases and be sensitive to cultural differences.
- Identify the physical and psychological changes that are associated with aging.
- Describe common psychological disorders found in aging individuals.
- Utilize tools to diagnose and manage issues related to aging.
- Describe intervention techniques that minimize trauma to elderly patients and their families.
- Utilize support resources such as groups, families, and residential centers to facilitate improved comprehensive care.
- Outline the issues of aging from many aspects, including sexual, chemical dependence/alcohol, abuse, sociological, biological and psychological.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 7 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Define IPV and it's inclusion of psychological abuse.
- Outline the scope and rate of IPV through statistics and discussion.
- Describe current, objective data on gender ratios and issues.
- Outline the history of IPV from the shelter movement and related feminist activism up to current events affecting clinical thought and service delivery.
- Identify critiques of the IPV gender and patriarchy paradigm
- Describe political and ideological influences on treatment and legislation regarding IPV.
- Know the factors that contribute to IPV.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 7 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Identify how anger and violence and substance use are linked.
- Articulate the difference between anger and aggression
- Describe the various myths of anger and how to deal with them
- Identify actions and events that trigger anger.
- Describe how to conduct anger management sessions that can help a person channel their negative energy in the right direction.
- Describe how women and men channel anger differently and how to deal with both genders during anger management sessions.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 7 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Problem Gamblers and Their Finances
Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration
Learning Objectives:
After completing this course, the participant will be able to:
- Integrate the underlying personality dynamics in assessing pathological gambling.
- Explain the importance of looking at the entire psychosocial environment when assessing pathological gambling.
- Identify specific learning interventions for pathological gamblers in treatment.
- Develop a therapeutic cognitive approach in dealing with a pathological gambler.
- Identify significant psychological factors in the development of a gambling disorder.
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8 Credit Courses
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This 8 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Identify indicators of physical, sexual, emotional abuse and neglect.
- Outline the legal and ethical requirements for reporting child abuse.
- Describe the effects of domestic violence on custody and visitation issues.
- Develop a treatment plan based on clients needs.
- Identify counter transference issues.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 8 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Identify the symptoms of Bipolar Disorder
- Differentiate betweem the different stages of Bipolar Disorder
- Implement coping strategies
- Identify the four basic types of bipolar disorder and the symptoms of mania, depression, and other ranges of moods associated with the illness
- Identify medications and treatment modalities for Bipolar clients
- Understand the effects of Bipolar Disorder in Pregnancy
This 8 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Identify the key stages: from drinking and transition to early and ongoing recovery.
- Outline the therapeutic tasks and pitfalls that characterize each stage.
- Implement interventions with individual family members, as well as the system as a whole, helping to restructure roles, interactions and beliefs that have been shaped by addiction.
- Describe importance of facilitating the family's use of outside sources of support.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 8 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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After completing this training you will be able to:
- Identify their issues of working with culturally diverse populations.
- Increase awareness, self awareness and appropriate therapeutic interventions when working with diverse populations.
- Identify clinical issues of cultural competence.
- Knowledgeable about the different attitudes and values within different cultures.
- Familiar with issues relating to treatment across cultures.
This 8 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the Mystery
National Institute on Health
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the health care professional will be able to:
- Describe long-term care issues pertaining to the aging population.
- Describe alternative arrangements for the elderly.
- Identify mental health issues to which the elderly population is vulnerable.
- Identify alzheimer's stages, activities of daily living, cognitive and emotional changes
- Assess the treatment strategy currently being used by physicians for patients with Alzheimer's disease.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
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10 Credit Courses
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This 10 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
After completing this training you will be able to:
- Identify the common issues that may occur in supervision.
- Identify potential ethical and legal issues that may arise.
- Respond effectively to diversity issues relevant to the supervisee's development.
- Identify and appropriately respond to conscious and unconscious psychological and emotional issues in supervisees.
- Identify the strategies and methods for supervision.
- Utilize means of reducing liability risk for supervisor, supervisee, and agency.
- Identify the stages of the supervision process and what they entail.
This 10 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Brief Interventions and Brief Therapies for Substance Abuse
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the health care professional will:
- Utilize counseling skills such as active listening and helping clients explore and resolve ambivalence
- Discuss the basic elements of brief therapies
- Have a working knowledge of the stages of change through which a client moves when thinking about, beginning, and trying to maintain new behavior
This 10 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will:- describe the process and ingredients of SFT.
- outline session structure of SFT.
- identify specific instructions from SFT.
- outline possible applications of SFT to anxiety management.
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12 Credit Courses
3 Courses
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This 12 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Substance Abuse Treatment and Domestic Violence
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the health care professional will be able to:
- Identify the key stages: from drinking and transition to early and ongoing recovery.
- Describe the therapeutic tasks and pitfalls that characterize Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse.
- Implement interventions with individual family members, as well as the system as a whole, helping to restructure roles, interactions and beliefs that have been shaped by addiction and abuse.
- Outline the importance of facilitating the family's use of outside sources of support.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 12 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Learning Objectives
The goal of ASIST is to enhance a caregiver's abilities to assist a person at risk to keep-safe-for-now. By completing the workshop, you will be able to:- Recognize that caregivers and persons at risk are affected by personal and societal attitudes about suicide.
- Provide life-assisting guidance to persons at risk in a flexible manner.
- Identify what needs to be in a person at risk's plan for safety.
- Demonstrate the skills required to provide suicide first-aid to a person at risk of suicide.
- Describe the value of improving community resources including the way that they work together.
- Recognize that suicide prevention is broader than suicide intervention and, includes life promotion and self-care for persons at risk and caregivers
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 12 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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15 Credit Courses
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This 15 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Mental Health Response to Mass Violence and Terrorism
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the health care professional will be able to:
- Assist victims, survivors, and family members cope with trauma and loss
- Assist victims, survivors, and family members participate in the criminal justice process
- Assist the community-at large in recovery through education, outreach, and support
- Describe and manage service providers' own work-related stress responses.
- Outline major lessons learned in behavioral health following episodes of mass violence, such as the tsunami, Katrina, etc
- Assess risk and protective factors of various populations as regards to mental health and disasters or emergencies
- Define crisis intervention
- Identify signs and symptoms of distress
- Describe and utilize tools for effective crisis interventions
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
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16 Credit Courses
3 Courses
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This 16 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Clinical Supervision and Professional Development
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the health care professional will:
- Identify potential ethical and legal issues that may arise.
- Respond effectively to diversity issues relevant to the supervisee's development.
- Identify and appropriately respond to conscious and unconscious psychological and emotional issues in supervisees.
- Identify the strategies and methods for supervision.
- Utilize means of reducing liability risk for supervisor, supervisee, and agency.
- Identify the stages of the supervision process and what they entail.
This 16 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Tools for Success Curriculum - Working With Youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in the Juvenile Justice System
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the health care professional will:
- Discuss the lifelong effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on brain development
- Define "fetal alcohol spectrum disorders"
- Describe the impact FASD has on the family, school, community, and society in general
- Describe difficulties of individuals with disabilities within the juvenile justice system
- Explain why youth with an FASD may be more likely to come into contact with the juvenile justice system
- Describe issues faced by youth with an FASD in the juvenile justice system
- Identify juvenile justice issues facing youth with an FASD
- Describe the juvenile court process
- Summerize importance of identification and assessment of FASD in youth in the juvenile justice system
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 16 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Ending Chronic Homelessness for Persons with Serious Mental Illnesses and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders: Blueprint for Change
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the healthcare professional will be able to:
- Describe how treatment for serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders has evolved
- Recognize individual risk factors
- Develop the infrastructure for change
- Create a system that supports recovery
- Engage in strategic planning
- Outline societal risks
- Utilize mainstream resources to prevent homelessness
- Describe the concept and practice of recovery
- Support values that put people first
- Create a system that supports recovery
- Use mainstream resources to prevent homelessness
- Improve access to mainstream programs
- Expand the capacity of mainstream programs
- Promote coordination and collaboration
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
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18 Credit Courses
3 Courses
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This 18 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Course 1 - Schema Therapy Online Course 1: The Basic Model Methods and Techniques
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will be able to:- Outline the theoretical and historical development of schema Therapy.
- Describe the central concepts underpinning the "Basic Schema Model" - the Interplay between needs, schemas, and coping styles.
- Identify the concept of the 18 Schemas and how they commonly present.
- Demonstrate knowledge of how needs and schemas play out 'in real life'.
- Outline the evidence base/ support for the use for schema therapy for complex cases.
- Demonstrate how to administer, score and interpret the Young Schema Questionnaire Short Form - (90- Items).
- Explain how to do a schema focused assessment using multiple assessment methods and integrate this assessment into a basic schema formulation.
- Assess and gain some self- awareness of your 'Own Schemas'.
- Describe how to use experiential methods (e.g. imagery) for assessment and intervention (e.g. Imagery Rescripting)
- Outline the basics of schema intervention including how to apply
(a) limited reparenting,
(b) Experiential interventions,
(c) Cognitive Strategies, and
(d) Behavioral pattern breaking strategies. - Outline how to structure the course of schema treatment over time, and with a session, including the use of homework.
- Summarize the basics of the 'schema mode' concept.
This 18 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
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Schema Therapy Online Course 2: The Schema ModernModel and Mode Interventions for
Complex Cases
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will be able to:- Describe the Schema Mode Model and conceptual background of the 'Mode' Model and 'parts' in Schema Therapy for complex cases.
- Summarize conceptualisation and treatment of Complex Cases, especially Cluster B (e.g. Borderline, Anti- social), and C (e.g. Avoidant, OCPD, Dependant) personality disorder presentations.
- Demonstrate awareness and fluency of Schema Mode descriptions.
- Explain assessment of Schema Modes, and demonstrate skills in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the Schema Mode Inventory.
- Demonstrate skills in assessment, conceptualisation and formulation using the schema mode model, including the ability to generate 'Schema Mode Maps' with clients.
- Describe skills in Cognitive Change approaches with rigid presentations.
- Improve skills in the application of Behavioural-pattern breaking techniques within the Schema Mode Model.
- Demonstrate increased confidence and competency in the use of experiential change approaches including Imagery Rescripting and Chairwork dialogues with 'Modes' or 'Parts'.
- Demonstrate skills and confidence in the application of Limited Reparenting and using the therapy relationship as a vehicle for positive change and 'schema healing',
- Demonstrate a deeper understanding and awareness of the impact of therapist schemas and modes on the therapy relationship and treatment of complex cases, including our own reactions.
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
This 18 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Empathic Confrontation Strategies Navigating Narcissism and Other Challenging Modes in Treatment
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the professional will be able to:- Identify and conceptualize the evolution of challenging and uncompromising modes.
- Cultivate a navigational treatment map.
- Create customized dialogues that embolden trust, safety, leverage, and enhance opportunities to access client vulnerability and emotional resonance
- Identify one’s own schemas and mode activation.
- Outline how to sustain a sturdy, curious, and empathically attuned caregiver agency.
- Integrate effective experiential strategies designed to meet the primary unmet needs, especially those related to toxic shame, mistrust, injustice, and unconditional love/acceptance.
- Attend to the therapist’s own schemas and mode activation – how to sustain a sturdy, curious, and empathically attuned caregiver agency.
- Integrate effective experiential strategies designed to meet the primary unmet needs, especially those related to toxic shame, mistrust, injustice, and unconditional love/acceptance.
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20 Credit Courses
1 Courses
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This 20 credit course is designed for social workers, psychologists, counselors, therapists, nurses and other health care professionals, and is at the intermediate instructional level.
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
For further description please click on the course training.
Learning Objectives
After completing this training the health care professional will:- Describe the epidemiology of substance abuse among the LGBT population
- Identify the types of substances abused
- Define key terms
- Identify characteristics of LGBT individuals
- Recognize the differences in LGBT life experiences may shape the substance abuse issues
- Summerize the life cycle issues for LGBT individuals
- Identify treatment issues that are unique to different ethnic groups
- Describe how cross-cultural issues affect substance abuse treatment
- Apply knowledge from this course to practice and/or other professional contexts.
