People Who Inject Drugs: Motivations, Initiations, and Socioeconomics
Disa Dahlman, M.D., M.A., Ph.D. candidate, et al.
2 Hours
People who inject drugs (PWID) often have poor health and lack access to health care. This CEU course examines whether PWID engage in self-treatment through nonmedical prescription opioid use (NMPOU). Further, whether a history of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) enrollment is associated with a reduced odds of PWID providin....
A Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice Approach
Joseph Cocozza, Ph.D., et al.
3 Hours
The majority of youth in contact with the juvenile justice system in this country have a diagnosable behavioral health condition. This CEU course discusses trauma and its effects on youth, especially those with behavioral health conditions; the types of trauma-related disorders, the behavioral manifestations of trauma that yout....
Risks, Experiences, and Needs of Female Intravenous Drug Users
Industry Specialist
3.5 Hours
Women who inject drugs have substantially different needs and face higher risks of disease and violence than do men who inject drugs. This CEU course seeks to illuminate the many reasons a focus on drug-injecting women is important, including their significantly higher mortality rates, increased likelihood of facing injecting-r....
Cultural Sensitivity to Holiday-Time Domestic Violence
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
1 Hours
Questions may arise about the increase of domestic violence during the holiday season and how to appropriately meet the needs of survivors and advocates working in shelters through the holiday season. This CEU course examines several issues to consider when working with survivors and their families during the holiday season.
Preventing High Risk Behaviors and Violence in Youth
Corinne David-Ferdon, Ph.D., et al.
1.5 Hours
Youth violence is a significant public health problem that affects thousands of young people each day, and in turn, their families, schools, and communities. This CEU course includes programs, practices, and policies with evidence of impact on youth violence victimization, perpetration, and risk or protective factors for youth....
Preventing Violence Against Children - THRIVES
Industry Specialists
1 Hours
This CEU course provides an overview of THRIVES and discusses the topics of: training in parenting; household economic strengthening; reduced violence through legal protection; improved services; values and norms that protect children; education and life skills; and surveillance and evaluation.
Behavioral Health Needs of Men
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Patrick Reilly, Ph.D.
13 Hours
This course was developed from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration publication which examines the history and theories of male socialization, changes in perceptions of masculinity and male roles, fatherhood, and other factors related to men’s substance use, abuse, and treatment. Clinical examples and t....
Pharmacological Management of Schizophrenia
Federal Bureau of Prisons
3 Hours
This CEU course provides recommendations for treatment of inmates in federal facilities who are diagnosed with chronic psychotic disorders.
Role of Benzodiazepines in the Treatment of PTSD
National Center for PTSD, Matthew J. Friedman, MD, PhD
1 Hours
This short course is an update by the National Center for PTSD/VA Medical Center on current recommendations regarding benzodiazepine use in PTSD treatment.
Ethics for Professional Counselors and National Certified Counselors
Industry Specialist
1 Hours
This short Ethics course is based on the Code of Ethics by NBCC - The National Board of Certified Counselors. It's applicable to all Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC) and National Certified Counselors (NCC). Also approved for Ethics credit by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental....
Preconception Care and Contraception for HIV Infected Women
Jean R. Anderson, M.D., et al.; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
9 Hours
Studies of pregnancy in the HAART era indicate that pregnancy is common after a diagnosis of HIV and live birth rates are significantly increased when compared with the pre-HAART period; abortion is less common; and HIV infected women often desire more children, influenced by advances in HIV care. This CEU course reviews issues....
Crisis Services - Effectiveness and Economics
Industry Specialist
4 Hours
This course summarizes the evidence base on the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different types of crisis services, and then presents case studies of different approaches that states are using to coordinate, consolidate, and blend fund sources in order to provide robust crisis services. *This course is not ap....
Brief Intervention - ASSIST
Industry Specialist
3 Hours
This CE course explains the theoretical basis and evidence for the effectiveness of brief interventions and to assist primary health care workers in conducting a simple brief intervention for clients whose substance use is putting them at risk. Topics described in this course include: the rationale for brief intervention in pri....
Enhancing Sexual Assault Services
Industry Specialists
3 Hours
This CEU course provides information to support sexual assault services programs in strengthening their organizational and individual responses to survivors of sexual violence through the use of a trauma-informed approach by discussing the following topics: understanding trauma; defining trauma-informed services; core principles....
CBT for Children Affected by Sexual Abuse or Trauma
Industry Specialist
0.25 Hours
This course is intended to build a better understanding of the characteristics and benefits of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy by discussing: features of TF-CBT; key components; target population; effectiveness of TF-CBT; what to look for in a therapist; and considerations for child welfare agency administrators.....
Decreasing Unintended Pregnancy Among Homeless Women
Industry Specialist
1 Hours
This CE course provides insight for health care professionals on understanding the impacts of unintended pregnancies and the high risk of this among homeless women. Included in the topics of focus: why family planning is an important public health issue; understanding and preventing unintended pregnancies; contraceptive use amo....
Enhancing Permanency for Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Industry Specialist
2 Hours
This course addresses the specific challenges of permanency planning with youth and highlights successful models and strategies by examining the: importance of focusing on youth and family connections; federal legislation supporting youth permanency; strategies for permanency planning with youth; and barriers to permanency for y....
Children in Foster Care - Parents in Prison
Industry Specialist
2 Hours
This CEU course provides help with facilitating communication and cooperation between child welfare agencies and federal prisons so that parents can stay engaged in their children’s lives. Explained in this course are common questions: social workers may have when managing cases of children with parents in federal prison; unit....
Resident Rights
Industry Specialists
2 Hours
Sometimes care providers in nursing homes feel confused and even threatened by the idea of resident rights. However, the fact that someone enters a nursing home and is now dependent upon others to provide the care they once provided for themselves does not mean they must relinquish any of the basic civil rights every citizen enj....
Blood Transfusion
Cathie Osika Landreth RN, MSN, CNS
This course is intended to provide the nurse with all they need to know to safely administer and monitor blood transfusions.
Troubleshooting Blood Glucose
Jane Mauldin RN BSN CDE
0.5 Hours
This course is designed to teach the healthcare provider how to manage insulin for patients based upon blood glucose readings.
Opioid Use, Misuse, and Overdose in Women
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
3 Hours
The prevalence of prescription opioid and heroin use among women is substantial. In order to examine the prevention, treatment, and recovery issues for women who misuse, have use disorders, and/or overdose on opioids, this CEU course explores what is currently known about the opioid epidemic and describes promising practices fo....
Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior
Industry Specialist
1 Hours
Sensitivity to diversity will promote a workplace at lower risk for disruptive behavior and contribute greatly to the environment of care. This CEU course focuses on identifying negative, potentially disruptive situations involving affective, emotionally-driven, or impromptu violence and introduces skills needed to resolve thos....
Breastfeeding: Influence on Socio-Emotional Development
Kathleen Krol, Ph.D., et al.
1 Hours
Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) duration plays a prominent role in promoting healthy brain and cognitive development in human children. This advanced CEU course examines whether and how the duration of EBF impacts the neural processing of emotional signals by measuring electro-cortical responses to body expressions in 8-month-old....
Psychotherapeutic Medication Guidelines for Adults
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
2 Hours
This CE course provides evidence-based recommendations for prescribing psychotherapeutic medication to treat severe mental illness, specifically bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and schizophrenia, and to inform and support health care professionals in making treatment decisions that maximize benefit and minimize harm....