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Chapter 1: Cultural Humility for Behavioral Health Professionals [6 Contact Hours] 1 The purpose of this education program is to present an introduction to cultural humility and offers tools for psychologists and mental healthcare professionals to use when working with diverse patients in a culturally humble manner. Chapter 2: Clinical Neuropsychology: Applications in Practice, 3rd Edition [2 Contact Hours] 41
This intermediate course will provide information about the origins of the field of clinical neuropsychology, how clinical neuropsychologists are trained, the functional organization of the brain, what happens during a typical neuropsychological evaluation, multicultural considerations, how and when to make a referral to a neuropsychologist, how to read a neuropsychological report, and detailed examples of common referral questions to neuropsychologists for child, adult, and geriatric patients. Chapter 3: Professional Ethics and Law [4 Contact Hours] In practicing a profession, three interrelated but distinct areas come into play: professional values, ethics, and the law. Although all three areas are related to one another, sometimes they can conflict with one another. Sometimes, also, values can conflict with other values, as can ethics. When ethics conflict, an ethical dilemma results. When professional values conflict with professional ethics, the organized and generally agreed-upon framework of an ethical code is vital. When ethics and the law collide, it may be necessary to consult the relevant professional organization. The American Medical Association, for example, has become involved when the law required that a physician be present at an execution. The AMA code of ethics explicitly forbids physicians from participating in capital punishment (Henry, 2018). This intermediate course is intended to provide healthcare professionals such as social workers with an overview of how professional values, ethics, and the law come into play in mental health practice. Chapter 4: Suicide Risk in Adults: Assessment and Intervention, 2nd Edition [3 Contact Hours]
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94 The purpose of this course is to assist clinicians in understanding factors that contribute to suicidal behavior, conducting comprehensive suicide risk assessments, and engaging patients in brief, empirically-supported interventions to reduce risk of death. This course meets an increasing demand of many mental health professionals seeking information about working with suicidal clients and conducting empirically-supported suicide risk assessments. This intermediate-level course is designed for social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, educators, community-based program administrators, providers, and psychologists. The course will cover major risk factors, demographics and warning signs for suicidal behavior, as well as provide guidance on clinical risk assessment and options for intervention. Although the information presented here is useful to many mental health providers, no continuing education course can provide all the information that may be required in working with each individual who comes for help. It is therefore important that mental health providers consult knowledgeable colleagues, review the most recent articles and books on the topic of suicide, read and understand the risk-management practices of their agency, and maintain awareness of applicable local and state laws concerning the management and referral of suicidal persons. References and resources for those interested in pursuing further education on this topic are provided at the end of the course.
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SOCIAL WORK CONTINUING EDUCATION
Book Code: SWUS1524
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