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Chapter 1: Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias: Symptoms, Stages, and Communication Strategies (Mandatory) 1 [1 CE Hour] As a major cause of physical and mental disability, and increased functional dependency, AD affects not only the patient but the caregiver as well. Allied healthcare providers will play a major role in education, communication, and treatment of this disease, and the research shows that their interaction is with the patient and their respective support team. Learning about ADRD, the impact on the brain, AD stages and symptoms, and caregiver burden will enable you to better serve this population. This course will provide insight into the disease allowing you to have deeper understanding into the lives of patients and those who care for them. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE REQUIREMENT FOR ALZHEIMER DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS Chapter 2: Ethics in Behavioral Health Documentation: Reasons, Risks, and Rewards (Mandatory) [3 CE Hours] 13 This basic-level course will help practitioners approach documentation in a way that is guided not solely by what is mandated, but by what is mutually beneficial to all stakeholders in the documentation process: The practitioner, the agency, the funding source, and – most of all – the clients. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE REQUIREMENT FOR ETHICS Chapter 3: Evidence-Based Implicit Bias Implications for Physicians and Healthcare Professionals (Mandatory) [1 CE Hour] 37 The purpose of this course is to provide a historical context of race and racism and its relationship to the development of racial implicit bias. The development of implicit bias will be discussed along with research demonstrating the impact of implicit bias on the clinical encounter. Recommendations for mitigating implicit bias are offered. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE REQUIREMENT FOR IMPLICIT BIAS AWARENESS TRAINING Chapter 4: Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace for Illinois Professionals, 2nd edition (Mandatory) 44 [1 CE Hour] This basic-level course will help Illinois Healthcare professionals identify sexual harassment in the workplace, prevent it, and take appropriate action if it occurs. THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE REQUIREMENT FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION TRAINING Chapter 5: Adolescent Substance Use Disorders for Healthcare Professionals, 2nd edition [1 CE Hour] The key risk periods for substance use disorders (SUD) occur during life transitions, such as adolescence. This means that substance use assessment and intervention is especially critical for the adolescent population. The emphasis of this course is on helping healthcare professionals effectively assess adolescents for substance use disorders and intervene effectively with adolescents who are dealing with such disorders. Chapter 6: Keeping Clients Safe: Error and Safety in Behavioral Health Settings 67 [3 CE Hours] 54 This course focuses on five major components of the problem of medical error for behavioral health professionals. The first section describes the severity of the problem of medical error in the U.S. and outlines the evolution of the patient safety movement. The second section introduces concepts from human factors research that are essential to understanding the complexity of patient safety, and also outlines the importance of a culture of safety. The third section presents three basic strategies to reduce harm: Safety briefings, root cause analysis, and full disclosure. A fourth section addresses three error-prone situations that are common in behavioral health settings: Inadequate assessment of suicide risk, failure to comply with mandatory reporting laws, and failure to detect medical conditions that have psychological symptoms. The final section describes the psychosocial needs of survivors of medical error and their families. This course is intended for social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, and advanced practice and psychiatric nurses.
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PSYCHOLOGY CONTINUING EDUCATION
Book Code: PYIL1824
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