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Zur Institute

Zur Institute

Zur Institute

Zur Institute

Zur Institute

Zur Institute

Zur Institute

Zur Institute

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Bipolar disorder spectrum in women poses significant challenges for clinicians evaluating primary psychiatric symptoms, symptom overlap and comorbid conditions that can complicate diagnosis. This course examines the viewpoint that a bipolar diagnosis lands somewhere on a spectrum of the disorder, rather than adhering to a specific set of symptoms. Women who have been diagnosed as being on the spectrum have a unique set of gender-specific concerns that need to be addressed by mental health professionals.

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This continuing education human sexuality course will define the term sexual disorder, and will discuss various kinds of sexual disorders. It will examine the physical and psychological causes of sexual disorders and will discuss therapies for sexual disorders.

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Therapeutic communities are a common form of long-term residential treatment for substance use disorders. This course provides an overview of the therapeutic community treatment modality and its effectiveness in serving those with substance use disorders.

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This course provides a fully updated and comprehensive account of the psychopathology, clinical assessment, and treatment of schizophrenia spectrum disorders. It emphasizes functional assessment and modern psychological treatment and rehabilitation methods, which continue to be under-used despite overwhelming evidence that they improve outcomes.

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This course will provide an introduction to domestic violence, including prevalence and impact, cultural factors, same gender abuse dynamics, intervention strategies and community resources.

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This course is part of a 4-course series on Human Sexuality. As a central aspect of human identity, experience, and wellbeing, clinicians should understand sexuality as a part of holistic work across mental health disciplines. The course provides information about contexts in which individuals develop and experience sexuality, cultural and environmental influences, and sexually transmitted infections including symptoms, prevention, and treatment.

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Reunification therapy is a therapeutic process incorporating different empirically based methods (CBT, humanistic, and systemic) to help repair relationships between parents and children and restore not only physical contact but also meaningful social, emotional, and interpersonal exchanges between parents and children.

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Presents practices, programs, and policies that best support older adults experiencing serious mental illness (SMI). Provides information needed to implement client-centered and recovery-oriented services that improve health outcomes for older adults at risk, experiencing, or recovering from SMI.

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Elements, History, Treatments, and Research presents the information that clinicians need to diagnose, assess, and treat OCD. The course prepares social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists, and psychologists to identify the symptoms of OCD and use their understanding of the disorder, intervention approaches, and treatment options to support OCD patients.

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Loss comes in many forms. Mental health and human services providers are in a unique position to help their patients identify, process, and navigate the emotions caused by grief and loss. This course presents frameworks of grief, therapeutic interventions, techniques, and tools that prepare providers to assist clients suffering from complex and/or extended grief. Specific exercises and activities for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists to use in sessions with clients are provided.

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Loss comes in many forms. Mental health and human services providers are in a unique position to help their patients identify, process, and navigate the emotions caused by grief and loss. The text presents frameworks of grief, therapeutic interventions, techniques, and tools that prepare providers to assist clients suffering from complex and/or extended grief due to different types of losses. Specific exercises and activities for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists to use in sessions with clients are provided. Upon completion of this course, providers will be able to apply evidence-informed grief therapy techniques when facilitating bereavement work.

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Motivational interviewing is a method that promotes positive behavior change. It can be used in a multitude of healthcare environments and situations to promote patient adherence to treatment and progress toward improved health outcomes. It is a collaborative process that edifies and makes the patient responsible for personal choices. It can be incorporated into treatments and routine care for patients with various health issues, including those with physical health problems, mental health issues, or substance use and addiction disorders.

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This learning material provides an overview of the current research, application, and evaluation of mindfulness in clinical practice. The learning material includes a range of formal and informal practices that can be used to enhance treatment and client outcomes. It covers important considerations regarding treatment indicators, contraindications, ethics, and special applications, such as mindfulness for social justice and cultural competence within an organizational setting.