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Objectives:
Identify the symptoms of panic
Examine the function of panic
Explore ways panic can become dysfunctional
Identify the impact of panic on the person and recovery
Identify interventions that are commonly used to address panic and prevent relapse
Help for family members or significant others in dealing with a person with this issue
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The student will be able to identify:
Continuum of drug use
Varying courses
Effects of chronic co-occurring disorders on
Patients
Significant Others
Community
Relationship between infectious diseases and addiction
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Prematurity
Explore the causes and consequences of prematurity on the entire family
Review medical issues for preemies that the family may have to cope with
Discuss life in the NICU
Explore the range of feelings in NICU families
Identify strategies to help bond with baby
Explore parenting under the microscope (in the NICU)
Identify methods for easing discharge anxieties
Postpartum Depression
Learn about maternal depression and child development
Review postpartum depression effects on early interactions
Review postpartum psychosis literature
Identify treatment approaches for postnatal depression
Review the scary thoughts handout
Review the mental health disorders guideline for postpartum depression
Review the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale
Explore antidepressant medication use during breastfeeding
Learn about prescribing guidelines pregnant patients using opiates
Review interventions for postpartum depression
Learn about community based treatments for postpartum depression
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Objectives
Define neurotransmitters and what role they may play in drug use and mental illness
Identify common drugs of abuse, signs of intoxication & withdrawal
Develop a protocol for patient evaluation
Identify resources to research medications and drugs patients may be taking
Hypothesize reasons for possible accidental overdose
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Objectives
Review the function of the most common neurotransmitters (Dopamine, Serotonin, GABA, Glutamate, Norepinephrine, Acetylcholine)
Explore how different drugs interact with brain chemistry to produce the reward
Learn how the brain's natural protective mechanisms actually cause withdrawal symptoms, and what that means
Identify mental health issues associated with imbalances between these neurochemicals
Examine ways to deal with chemical imbalances
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Objectives:
Identify the following for each class of drugs: Stimulants, Depressants and Hallucinogens
Common types of drugs in this category
Short and long term biological, and psychological effects on the person
Proposed Medication Assisted Treatments (if any)
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Identify the primary medications used to manage substance withdrawal and describe when they should be used
Identify the drugs currently FDA-approved for the treatment of substance use disorders
Identify a patient's stage of disease and whether and when to use pharmacotherapy including key indications and contraindications.
To identify and define the purpose of 9 types of psychotropic drug classes.
To name common side effects and risks of these classes of drugs.
To list the five strategies for aiding tobacco users willing to quit (Five A's) and unwilling to quit (5 Rs).
To identify and describe life-threatening syndromes that can develop as a result of taking psychopharmacological medication.
To educate the counselor in ways to encourage medication compliance in client sessions.
Discuss the different self-help group options
Evaluate the pros and cons of each type of self-help group
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Objectives:
Learn about your central control center, the brain.
What role does it play in
Emotions
Thoughts
Physical
Reactions/Sensations
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Objectives
Understand the creation of pornography addiction
Assessing the levels of pornography addiction
Learn how to activate and deactivate addictive behaviors
Learn to help people rewrite beliefs that keep them trapped
Identify the characteristics of people most likely to relapse
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Objectives
Participants will be able to describe the importance of building relationships with children, families, and colleagues.
Participants will be able to describe the relationship between children’s social emotional development and challenging behavior.
Participants will be able to describe how challenging behavior serves a function for children.
Participants will be able to describe the relationship between environmental variables, children’s challenging behaviors, and social emotional development
Participants will be able to identify strategies that can be used to (1) build positive relationships with children, families and colleagues; (2) design environments, schedules, and routines; (3) structure transitions; (4) help children learn rules
and routines; and (5) plan activities that promote engagement.
Participants will be able to use descriptive acknowledgment and encouragement to support children’s positive social behaviors.
Participants will evaluate their work with children related to building relationships and the structure and design of their environment.
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