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- 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
- Examine the rates of substance-involved inmates in the criminal justice and identify rates of arrests, convictions, and recidivism for these populations.
- Evaluate the role of race and ethnicity, and how social factors such as income, education, age, and family history impact substance abuse among criminal offenders.
- Identify particular populations and problems needing special services in criminal justice settings
- Identify components of effective substance abuse treatment within criminal justice settings.
- Determine how to overcome barriers to treatment within prison populations
- Recognize practical steps that government and criminal justice systems can take to combat substance abuse.
$96.00 for 90 days - Objectives:
- Identify five common approaches to treatment
- Identify the main components of each approach
- Compare and contrast each approach for
- Practical utilization
- Research Support/Efficacy
- Explores social or cultural issues affecting individuals
$12.00 for 90 days Objective
- Identify criteria and methods for evaluating models and theories
- Discuss appropriate applications of models.
- How to access addiction related literature from multiple disciplines
- Review the 5 models of addiction development
- Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each
- Compare these to accepted models of mental illness and physical disease
- Explore the biopsychosocial model to develop an understanding of the comprehensive, interactive nature of addiction and mental health on environment, relationships and physical health
- Create initial treatment goals for a residential treatment program
$12.00 for 90 daysObjectives:
- Explore multicultural and pluralistic trends; social or cultural issues affecting individuals, couples and families
- Examine the influence of culture and society on mental health
- Discuss issues in mental health care for African Americans, American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Hispanic Americans
- Explore Ethics Codes in Multicultural Counseling
- Examine Cultural Values and Assumptions in Therapy
- Discuss matching Client and Counselor
- Understanding the competencies needed to work with special populations.
This course is based in part on Counselor Toolbox Podcast episodes 204-209. Text based material is also provided for those who prefer to read instead of watch the video or listen to the podcast.$60.00 for 90 days- Objectives
- Discuss professional history and trends
- Explore professional roles and functions
- Examine ethical and legal standards in counseling
- Explore federal and state laws and regulations affecting counselors
$9.00 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
- Provide the client and significant others with clarification and further information as needed regarding the treatment program
- Examine ethical and legal standards in counseling
- Discuss what needs to be covered during orientation
- Explore effective communication styles
- List factors affecting the client's comprehension of assessment findings
- Discuss client rights
$6.00 for 90 days - Objectives:
- Define addictions
- Identify different types of addictions
- Define different types of addictive thinking
- Identify reasons for engaging in addictive behavior
$12.00 for 90 days - Objectives
- Describe essential attitudes for conducting effective assessments
- Select and use a comprehensive assessment process that is sensitive to age, gender, racial and ethnic cultural issues, and disabilities
- Identify considerations to assess validity/reliability and usefulness of various objective testing instruments
- Conducting comprehensive assessment interviews and collecting information from collateral sources.
- Differentiate between the function of screening and assessment
- Identify multiple sources of information for the assessment
- Identify types of questions for each area of the mental status exam
- Identify differences in assessment across special populations (women, homeless, criminal justice)
$12.00 for 90 days