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- Objectives
- Explore multicultural and pluralistic trends; social or cultural issues affecting individuals, couples and families
- Understand the history of detoxification services
- Identify the guiding principles of detoxification and substance abuse treatment
- Identify challenges to providing effective detoxification
- Identify the role of various settings in the delivery of detoxification services
- The value weight and address psychosocial and biomedical issues during detoxification
- Implement strategies for engaging in retaining patients in detoxification
- Identify special considerations for patients needing detoxification including cultural diversity, single parents with small children, and financial barriers
- Identify clinician characteristics most important to the therapeutic alliance
- Understand the proper use of each psychosocial and biomedical screening and assessment instrument
- Identify the clinical symptoms of intoxication and withdrawal from the most common substances
- Identify medical complications of overdose or withdrawal from the most common substances
- Define social detoxification
- Identify the basic steps for management of delirium and seizures during alcohol withdrawal
- Identify the different methods used for detoxification from each of the different most commonly used substances
- Identify special populations, such as pregnant women, and special issues they may face during detoxification
- Identify the general principles of care for patients with co-occurring medical conditions
- Identify the general principles of care for patients with co-occurring psychiatric conditions
$72.00 for 90 days - Objectives
- Discover how young adults hear the first of many messages from the social clock: to separate from family, get a job, find a mate, set goals, and face reality in this period of intense social growth.
- Appreciate the tasks of older adults who are concerned with creating a legacy for the next generation, changes in life direction, and personal goal achievement.
- Examine of the last stage of life, when people consider what they might still do to change or add to their lives.
- Identify the basic components of temperament
- Discover how temperament can be related to stress, anxiety, depression and addiction
- Discuss how temperament impacts treatment planning
- List several key points to be considered regarding treatment planning for persons with differing temperaments
$30.00 for 90 days - oObjectives
- Discuss the federal legislation for Part C and references made to teams therein. (FDOH A3, A4)
- Define the differences between
- Multidisciplinary teams
- Interdisciplinary teams
- Transdisciplinary teams (FDOH C2, D1, E4)
- Describe the roles of team members, including family members. (FDOH D2)
- Describe teaming as it relates to
- Intake and screening
- Evaluation and assessment in natural environments
- Providing feedback to families following evaluation/assessment
- Report writing
- Developing the IFSP
- Intervention planning in natural environments
- Service delivery (ongoing) in natural environments
- IFSP updates
- Reassessment
- Transition planning
(FDOH C3, C4, C9-11, E2, E3, E4, E6, G1-3, F1-3, 6)
- Give reasons for and benefits of teaming when considering
- Benefits for children
- Benefits for families
- Benefits for providers (FDOH D3)
- Describe procedures for conducting effective team meetings
- Ground rules and roles
- Clear goals and objectives
- Decision making process (FDOH E6)
- Describe the major functions of the professional disciplines and related personnel who may be involved in teaming during the early intervention process, for example: nurse, ITDS, parent, physical therapist, speech/language pathologist, psychologist. (FDOH D4)
- Discuss attributes of successful team members, such as:
- Accepting differences in skills and approaches
- Ability to work toward consensus
- Interest in teaching, learning and working across disciplines
- Willingness to invest time and energy for the benefit of all
- Commitment to working in full partnership with families
- Openness to diversity in learning styles
- Role release and the ability to let go of control
- Ability to brainstorm and problem-solve
- Demonstration of personal and professional maturity (FDOH D5)
- Discuss the stages of team development
- Forming
- Storming
- Norming
- Performing
- Transforming (FDOH D6)
- Understand the principles of collaborative consultation and discuss methods and strategies when using a consultative model in providing early intervention services to:
- Increase provider knowledge and skills
- Improve quality of early intervention services
- Promote teaming (FDOH D7)
- Discuss components of effective communication as well as behaviors that interfere with effective communication. (FDOH E1)
- Discuss adult learning principles that promote maximum involvement of family members and child care personnel. (FDOH C12)
$54.00 for 90 days - Objectives
- Identify medical errors common in a comprehensive integrated system of care including pain management
- Discuss how pain influences the comprehensive treatment process
- Identify causes of errors
- Describe effects of medical errors on the wellbeing of the patient and family
- Identify common documentation and communication errors in multidisciplinary teams
- Offer a definition of "medical error" as described by the institute of medicine
- Identify the factors that must be included in a credible root cause analysis
- Identify major signs and symptoms of a medical emergency
- List pharmacological components of pain management
- Describe other interventions designed to prevent harm and to protect patient safety commonly utilized by therapists
$6.00 for 90 days - Florida Board Approved Medical Error Prevention Course
Objective
- Identify types of medical errors common in counseling and a comprehensive integrated system of care
- Discuss pain assessment and management techniques and how pain influences the comprehensive treatment process
- Identify common documentation and communication errors in counseling and among multidisciplinary teams which may lead to medical errors
$6.00 for 90 days - Objectives
- Normal Life-Cycle Tasks
- Cognitive Capacity With Aging
- Coping With Loss and Bereavement
- Overview of Mental Disorders in Older Adults
- Overview of Prevention and Treatment in Older Adults
- Depression in Older Adults
- Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Schizophrenia in Late Life
- Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults
- Overview of Services and Service Delivery Settings
- Issues Facing Families and Caregivers
Based in part on Counselor Toolbox Episodes 220 Mental Health in Older Adults, 190 Communicating with the Cognitively Impaired and 222 Overview of Alzheimer's and Dementias
$18.00 for 90 days - Objectives
- Identify essential information required for providing effective treatment to patients with opioid substance abuse issues
- Identify essential information to be provided to patients seeking medication assisted treatment
- List the symptoms of opiate intoxication, overdose and withdrawal
- Identify required components of the medical assessment prior to beginning an opioid treatment program
- Identify the components of the induction assessment
- Accurately determine the level of patient readiness
- Identify the components of a comprehensive assessment
- Describe the most common medications used in the treatment of opioid dependence and their method and setting of delivery
- Identify the possible side effects of opioid agonist and partial agonist therapy
- Identify possible drug interactions with methadone and their effects
- Describe strategies to prevent or minimize harmful drug interactions in medication assisted therapy was identify medications or substances that alter opioid medication levels in the body
- Describe the criteria for take-home medications and maximum take-home doses
- Identify the six recommended focuses for counseling in medication assisted therapy
- Identify the eight standard components of counseling in medication assisted therapy
- Describe the five types of group counseling formats in medication assisted therapy
- Identify the 15 common topics for patient educational sessions in medication assisted therapy
- Describe the characteristics of the treatment plan appropriate during medication assisted therapy
- Identify possible associated medical problems commonly seen in patients presenting for medication assisted therapy
- Identify frequently use substance combinations and common reasons for use
- Understand the difference between opiate agonists and opiate antagonists
$90.00 for 90 days - Objectives
- Evaluate the strengths, basic objectives, and the delivery of Psychological First Aid, including when and for whom the interventions would be appropriate.
- Review the methods used to contact and engage disaster survivors, enhance immediate and ongoing safety, to provide physical and emotional comfort, and to offer practical help to survivors.
- Examine ways to help establish brief or ongoing contacts with primary support persons or other sources of support, including family members, friends, and community helping resources, and determine methods to link survivors with available collaborative services needed at the time or in the future.
- Identify common psychological reactions to traumatic experiences and losses, particularly the differences in how children, adolescents, adults, and older adults react and cope
$21.00 for 90 days - Objectives:
- Define Disability
- Review the phases of disability adjustment
- Explore the concept of Disability Identity
- Identify aspects of disabilities which increase stigma
- Explore the 5 As of intervention
- Using ecological theory, explore the psychosocial impact of the disability on the individual and family.
- Define diabetes type 1 & 2 and Gestational Diabetes
- Learn about complications of diabetes 1 & 2
- Learn how blood sugar alterations can impact mood, cognition and energy
- Learn about psychosocial issues in kidney disease
$51.00 for 120 days Objectives:
- Review the function of the SAP and how the SAP and LPC/LCSW may need to function together on an interdisciplinary team or in a co-occurring disorders treatment facility.
- Review DOT policy on recreational and medical marijuana to ensure all LPCs and LCSWs are familiar with the restrictions on any of their clients who may fall under DOT supervision
- Review the Final Rule that Changes the Definition of 'Service Agent'
- Review the procedures for the Revised Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form (CCF)
- Review the Final Rule: Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs
$6.00 for 90 days