Mental Health Issues for Detained Youth
Linda Teplin, Ph.D., Karen Abram, Ph.D
2.00 Hours
Even though research indicates that the majority of youth in the juvenile justice system have been diagnosed with psychiatric disorders, they often do not receive the treatment and services they need. This CEU course examines changes in the prevalence and persistence of disorders during the 5 years after detention; describes yo....
Fetal Alcohol Disorder Treatment for Social Workers
Patricia B. Getty, Ph.D., Jon Dunbar-Cooper, M.A., C.P.P., CDR Josefine Haynes-Battle, R.N., B.S.N.,
1.50 Hours
One act of alcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP) prevention can positively impact the life of the mother and the life of the unborn child. One change in how services are provided can multiply that impact many times over. This CEU course provides social workers working with pregnant women and those with FASD the procedures for screen....
Drugs of Abuse
Industry Specialist
7.00 Hours
This course is intended to give an overview of the most commonly abused drugs. It begins with an explanation of the Controlled Substances Act, how it is used, and the substances listed on the five Schedules. It covers the five classes of drugs regulated by the CSA, including the origin of each drug, its street name(s), informati....
How To Work Financially with the Problem Gambler
Industry Specialist
3.00 Hours
This course covers a variety of actions the gambler may take to relearn how to manage money so he or she can regain financial stability in life and begin working toward a sound financial future. These may be areas you’ll talk about directly with the gambler and perhaps with a professional financial advisor, as well. At a minimum....
Disruptive Behavior Disorders: Evidence-Based Practices
Industry Specialist
10.00 Hours
This course addresses the first step in selecting evidence-based practices: understanding the population of interest. It identifies risk factors, protective factors, behavioral manifestations across three developmental stages, diagnostic criteria, co-occurring conditions, and the course of these disorders.
Medicaid and Behavioral Health Overview
Industry Specialist
6.00 Hours
This course describes the behavioral health services offered under the Medicaid program and the various types of Medicaid authorities that provide the basis for components of state behavioral health programs. As looked at in this course, behavioral health services and treatments may be authorized by a state’s Medicaid State Pla....
Juvenile Sex Offenders
Industry Specialist
3.00 Hours
Statistics on the incidence and prevalence of sex crimes, as well as trend data, can provide important insight into the nature and extent of sexual violence that practitioners can use to design and deliver more effective prevention and intervention strategies. This CE course presents empirically derived information that helps p....
Medicaid Coverage of Medications to Treat Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorders
Industry Specialist
4.00 Hours
This course describes treatment effectiveness, cost effectiveness, current coverage under each Medicaid program, and examples of innovative financing and delivery models used by states to provide disulfiram, acamprosate, methadone, buprenorphine, buprenorphine-naloxone, and naltrexone to those with alcohol and/or opioid use diso....
Homelessness Among Special Populations - Elderly, Incarcerated, Rural, and Transgender Individuals
Industry Specialist
2.00 Hours
This CE course provides health care professionals with the knowledge and understanding on the following topics: differences in pathways into homelessness, health care utilization, age-specific clinical issues; the health impact of incarceration; the role of housing first, jail inreach, and re-entry programs; challenges in identi....
Movement to Reduce Youth Incarceration
Industry Specialist
1.00 Hours
This CEU course summarizes recommendations on the following topics: which youths have benefitted from reforms over the past 10 years; legislation and state budgets funding deeper reforms; successful placement policies that bring youth close to home; successful supervision strategies; and ways jurisdictions can incorporate youth,....
Evidence Based Device Selection and Outcomes of Aerosol Therapy
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
20.00 Hours
This course offers an in-depth analysis of the highlights of the history of the use of aerosol in healthcare, as well as the recommendations for use of aerosol devices in the out-patient setting.
Battling the Painkiller Addiction Epidemic
Megan Stewart, MD & Erika Probst, RNC, MSN, CLNC
1.00 Hours
In the United States, enough painkillers were prescribed in 2010 to medicate every American adult around the clock for one month. Prescriptions for painkilllers have nearly tripled since 1990 and fatal overdoses reached epidemic levels, exceeding those from heroin and cocaine combined, according to the Centers for Disease Contro....
Domestic Violence Update
Mary Kathleen Ebener PhD, RN & Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN
2.00 Hours
The core content within this course addresses concerns that are common to all forms of domestic violence. Health care professionals’ responsibilities and mandates regarding recognition, intervention, reporting, documentation and prevention of domestic violence are all addressed. This course meets criteria for continuing educatio....
Collaborative health promotion in the middle and later stages of dementia
Ailsa McKay
1.00 Hours
Dementia is a progressive terminal condition affecting all aspects of a person’s functioning. People with dementia require sensitive communication approaches and skilled interventions. In addition, medications may be used to promote wellbeing, but concerns have been raised about covert medication and use of antipsychotics for ma....
DSM-5 Changes
Dr. Lori Phelps
1.00 Hours
An overview of the changes to the DSM-5 with a focus on Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse. The material used for this course is with permission by Kendall Hunt Publishing Company and Dr. Lori Phelps.
HIV and Drugs of Abuse Revised
Industry Specialist
1.00 Hours
This short CE Course is based on an updated research report by NIDA that highlights the state of the science between HIV and drug abuse. *ICB Credit for Counselor I or II, Preventionist I or II, CARS I or II, MISA I or II, PCGC II, CCJP II, CAAP I, CRSS II, MAATP I or II, NCRS I or II, CFPP II *This course is not approved....
HIV Update and Special Populations
Industry Specialist
1.00 Hours
This short CE course on HIV and Special Populations is an update from the Center for Disease Control and addresses new data related to special populations in the United States. *This course is not approved for NBCC renewal.
Long Term Care Resident Rights
Industry Specialist
2.00 Hours
This course contains 56 regulatory rights of medium- and long-term care residents under federal law. The format begins with a commonly asked question regarding resident rights and then answers the question based on federal law. *This course is not approved for NBCC renewal.
Medicaid: A Primer
Industry Specialist
3.00 Hours
This course is an overview of the federal Medicaid program and suitable for Nursing Home Administrators. It covers eligibility, services provided, cost, and funding for Medicaid. It is intended to help students understand the basics of how the program works, what it does, and how it fits into the national healthcare coverage puz....
Legal and Financial Planning for People with Alzheimer's Disease
Industry Specialists
1.00 Hours
This course was developed from the National Institute on Aging Fact Sheet which describes: legal, financial, and health care planning documents; advance directives for health care; advance directives for financial and estate management; the services available to help; useful advance planning advice; steps for getting affairs in....
Immunization, Vaccine Storage, Handling and Safety
Industry Specialists
3.00 Hours
This CEU course discusses the timing and spacing of vaccines; adverse reactions following vaccination; contraindications and precautions to vaccination; invalid contraindications to vaccination; screening for contraindications and precautions to vaccination; vaccine storage and handling; receiving and unpacking vaccine deliverie....
Methods for Locating Missing Adults with Dementia
Industry Specialists
3.00 Hours
This CEU course focuses on strategies that are available to cope with, and curb, the potential crisis of adults with dementia going missing. The purpose of this course is to: provide an understanding of the scope of the problem and practical knowledge about available methods and technologies designed to assist in the rescue and....
HIV AIDS Clinical Care Common Complaints
Susa Coffey, M.D.
2.00 Hours
This CEU course explores common complaints, such as diarrhea, fatigue, fever, lymphadenopathy, and vaginitis / vaginosis, among other conditions, within the HIV / AIDS population.
HIV Infection in Women
Industry Specialist
9.00 Hours
The worldwide HIV epidemic continues to afflict young women; at the same time, the number of women who acquire HIV infection at birth is slowly rising. This CEU course provides the epidemiology and natural history of HIV infection in women; approaches to use with the patient; prevention of HIV infection; information related to....
Ecological, Biological, and Developmental Studies of Self-Regulation and Stress
Amar Hamoudi Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Duke University, Desiree W. Murray Ph.D. University of South
5.00 Hours
Severe childhood stress appears to have lasting effects, with self-regulation-related difficulties seen into adulthood. This CE course provides clarity on how stress may impact the development of self-regulation by operationalizing stress and self-regulation; discussing different perspectives of how stress and self-regulation i....