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This course addresses the prevalence, symptom presentation, risk factors, course, and consequences of late-life anxiety disorders based on data from the most recent population surveys. Assessment and treatment considerations unique to older adults will also be addressed.

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A course designed to assist therapists, counselors, and those working with the elderly in responding to, treating, and caring for senior patients, particularly those experiencing dementia. Topics include normal brain aging, mild cognitive impairment, dementia types, risk factors, diagnostic tools, Alzheimer disease management, and common problems in dementia care.

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A course addressing alcohol competency educational needs of practicing clinicians, covering core competencies related to alcohol use and abuse as well as knowledge, assessment, and treatment-based competencies, including history, prevalence, risk factors, alcohol use disorder characteristics, complications, screening instruments, brief intervention techniques, and treatment modalities.

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This course provides a basic understanding of Freud's theory of dream interpretation, explains practical techniques for use with clients, and describes therapeutic gains obtainable with dream work. It covers Freud's contributions to psychoanalysis, his approach to dreams, psychologic mechanisms involved in building dreams, shared concepts within psychoanalysis, modern dream research, differences between psychoanalysts and other mental health clinicians, and the influence of culture, ethnicity, and technology on dreaming.

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This course will provide clinicians with the latest clinical and empirical evidence that addresses behavioral addictions, including phenomenology, epidemiology, comorbidity, neurobiologic mechanisms, genetic contributions, treatment response, and prevention.

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A comprehensive overview of employee assistance programs (EAPs) for social workers, counselors, and therapists, covering core technology, history, referral and assessment processes, and confidentiality requirements in workplace settings.

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Borderline personality disorder is a severe, complex psychiatric disorder characterized by long-standing patterns of disproportionately intense emotions, impulsive and self-destructive behaviors. The course provides behavioral and mental health professionals with information necessary to assess and treat patients with borderline personality disorder effectively and safely.

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Anxiety disorders are characterized by states of chronic, excessive dread or fear of everyday situations. The fear and avoidance can be life-impairing and disabling. Anxiety disorders result from the interaction of biopsychosocial factors, whereby genetic vulnerability interacts with situations, stress, or trauma to produce clinically significant syndromes.

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This course explores definitions of Internet addiction, discusses the controversial nature of diagnostic labels for Internet misuse, examines scope and patterns of Internet usage and pathological Internet use among youths, college students, and adults, provides theoretical frameworks to understand Internet addiction and its psychological, social, health, and mental health ramifications, and explores assessment and practice implications for practitioners working with clients struggling with Internet misuse behaviors.

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This course equips clinicians with knowledge and skills to understand dissociation and its connection to trauma. It covers fundamentals of dissociation, diagnostic perspectives, foundations of working with clinically significant dissociation, personal metaphor and parts work, addiction as dissociation, and successful treatment planning.

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An orientation to EMDR and how it is being used in a variety of clinical settings around the world. The course provides a full explanation of how the therapy works and how the EMDR approach conceptualizes the impact of trauma on the human experience.

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A course discussing interventions for type 2 diabetes in youth within the context of developmental issues of childhood and adolescence, including the impact on families and importance of family support in management.

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A course on childhood leukemias and lymphomas covering types, diagnosis, treatment, psychosocial support, and long-term survivorship care for primary care practitioners and healthcare team members working with pediatric patients.

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This course educates healthcare professionals about the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by specific symptoms that vary in type and severity with each individual. The course covers screening, diagnosis, treatment, comorbidities, family impact, and prognosis.

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This course consists of two major components: understanding the nature of childhood obesity and providing clinical services. Factors responsible for the current epidemic will be outlined, as will the current definition of the disorder. Statistical data regarding the epidemiology of weight disorders in childhood will be provided in order to give a perspective of the problem. Various obesity trajectories and their differential diagnostic and treatment issues will be thoroughly explored. The intervention section intends to help clinicians to evaluate salient factors in assessing the obese child and to identify appropriate goals and treatment methods.

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Prostate cancer is a potentially debilitating illness that affects work, interpersonal relationships, and overall quality of life. Evidence has shown that if caught early, it can be treated effectively. Therefore, treating prostate cancer, whether by standard therapy or emerging treatments, can be beneficial to both healthcare professionals and their patients. This course will cover the epidemiology, diagnosis, screening, and pathophysiology of prostate cancer. It will also review the risks and benefits associated with screening. It discusses the potential role of diet in reducing the risk of prostate cancer. Different treatment regimens for prostate cancer, including surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, androgen deprivation therapy, and 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, will be outlined.