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Objectives
- Examine the effects of traumatic stress
- Learn about normal brain development across the lifespan
- Explore the neurobiology of PTSD
- Highlight the changes in cognition and brain structure associated with PTSD
- Identify crucial components to effective PTSD treatment
- Examine the effects of pharmacotherapy on brain function
- Learn about the function hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in the stress response systems, and abnormalities in the HPA axis in persons with PTSD
- Identify specific neurochemicals implicated in the development of PTSD including chatecholamines, serotonin, amino acids (specifically GABA) and peptides.
$42.00 for 90 days- Objectives
- Explore the prevalence of obesity in the US
- Identify reasons to be aware of food issues in the treatment of co-occurring disorders
- Identify physical and mental health consequences of obesity
- Examine the differing reasons for obesity
- Identify interventions to help patients deal with boredom, stress, habit and depression eating
- Discuss methods to encourage and reinforce healthy lifestyle behaviors
- Identify strategies to PREVENT obesity
$12.00 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
- 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 Objective
- Define sex and pornography addiction
- Compare and contrast sex addiction with drug addiciton
- Identify tools that can assist sex addicts
- Explore current protocols for early recovery of the sex addict
- Identify issues that may impact the relationship and ways to engage the significant other in the recovery process
$12.00 for 90 days- Objectives
- Identify the eight steps of psychiatric management for persons with panic disorder
- Explain how to select the most appropriate treatment settings
- Summarize the psychopharmacological recommendations for treating panic disorder
- Summarize the length of treatment and the tapering process
- Identify the types of psychoeducation we should be provided to patients with panic disorder
- Identify five ways to increase treatment compliance
- Summarize psychosocial interventions for panic disorder
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the different treatment modalities
$18.00 for 90 days - 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
$6.00 for 90 days Objectives:
- 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
$12.00 for 90 daysObjectives:
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
$48.00 for 90 days