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This course introduces key concepts related to peer support services in substance use disorder treatment, distinguishes the role of peer workers on a care team, describes core functions of peer workers, and explains challenges of being a peer worker.

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Mental health care providers must be familiar with existing interventions that are designed to address bias. Implicit bias refers to prejudicial attitudes toward and stereotypical beliefs about a particular social group or members therein. This intermediate-level learning material describes implicit bias and outlines existing research into its pervasiveness, nature, and history. It also describes the effects of implicit bias, how to screen for it, and ways to mitigate its influence on care.

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Human trafficking is a worldwide, prevalent phenomenon. There are varied forms of human trafficking with which clinicians should be familiar and different signs that they can identify when they encounter individuals they suspect are human trafficking victims. This learning material is designed for those practitioners who are interested in recognizing types of trafficking, knowing what international, federal, and state laws apply to victims and traffickers, learning about services available to victims, and implementing screening and counseling techniques with survivors.

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Comprehensive continuing education on HIV/AIDS for human services and mental healthcare clinicians, covering transmission, screening, prevention strategies, testing recommendations, clinical stages of HIV infection, treatment planning, and social and cultural issues. The course emphasizes the importance of pre- and post-diagnosis counseling, behavioral risk assessment, and reducing stigma among social workers, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and counselors.

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Comprehensive education on HIV and AIDS for mental health and human services professionals, covering transmission, screening, prevention strategies, testing recommendations, clinical stages, treatment, and social/cultural issues. Addresses behavioral risk assessment, pre- and post-test counseling, and care for special populations including pregnant women and children.

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In recent years, there has been an alarming increase in heroin use among both men and women, in virtually all age groups and at all socioeconomic levels. Some of the biggest increases have occurred in demographic groups which have historically shown a low level of heroin use, such as women, the privately insured, and those with high incomes. Studies show that heroin use has changed from an inner-city, minority and low income problem to one distributed primarily outside of large urban areas, reaching an epidemic level.

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This course describes the key components of health care systems; historical reasons substance use and its consequences have been addressed separately from other health problems; the key role that health care systems can play in providing prevention, treatment, and recovery support services (RSS) for substance use disorders; and the recent developments that are leading to improved integration of substance use-related care with the rest of medicine.

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This evidence based practice course on headache provides practical and evidence-based practice guidance on headache. It includes information on the diagnosis, identification, conceptualization, and treatment of headaches.

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This course provides education in the identification and treatment of gambling and gambling disorders, preparing social workers, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and counselors to identify signs and symptoms of gambling disorders and ethical standards that apply in clinical practice.

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This course provides an overview of frontotemporal dementia, primary progressive aphasia, and related movement disorders, including symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and caregiving.

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Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a severe condition caused by moderate to heavy alcohol use by the mother during pregnancy. Mental health providers can better support clients facing challenges due to FAS when they understand the complexities of FAS and the importance of intervention in mitigating its effects. The course prepares social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, and counselors to recognize FAS in clients and to use effective interventions and approaches when working with these clients and their families.

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Course covering the opioid crisis and fentanyl use, including treatment of fentanyl overdose, naloxone reversal, and fentanyl-induced psychosis. Topics include overdose detection, pharmacological profile, mechanism of action, and medical management.

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Based on SAMHSA's Moving Beyond Change Efforts, this course presents best practices for working with LGBTQI+ youth, covering evidence-based findings on sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts, behavioral health concerns, and therapeutic approaches appropriate for clinical, community, family, and school settings.

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This course addresses the technology competencies, specific ethical challenges, requirements, and demands of telehealth services through scenarios, literature review, and discussion. Designed for human services and mental healthcare practitioners, including social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists.

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Presents information about ethical values, standards, and principles that guide client or patient care, as well as guidelines for making ethical decisions when dilemmas inevitably arise. Examines a wide variety of ethical challenges common to clinical practice and provides examples to apply these concepts to real world experience with clients. Discusses current research on emerging concerns such as dual relationships, telehealth, and social media.

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This continuing education domestic violence course will provide an overview of Elder Abuse.

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Early Intervention, Treatment, and Management of Substance Use Disorders describes the goals, settings, and stages of treatment, and reviews the effectiveness of the major components of early intervention and treatment approaches, including behavioral therapies, medications, and social services.

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This course focuses on the history, epidemiology, and health effects of e-cigarette use among youth and young adults.

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The birth of a new baby brings joy to many parents, but it can also cause unexpected emotions and thoughts. This is particularly true in mothers, who may experience anxiety, depression, and/or emotional distress during pregnancy and postpartum. Mental health providers can support patients struggling through the perinatal period by helping them to understand their "scary thoughts" and assess the severity of their distress.

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This course focuses on the importance of adapting therapeutic interventions to integrate and account for social determinants of health (SDH). Social workers, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and counselors are provided guidelines for integrating this information into the ways they engage with clients in assessment and intervention. Integration of SDH into treatment is examined in the context of existing treatment modalities commonly in use in mental health care, including Solution Focused Treatment, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment, Motivational Interviewing, Interpersonal Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness, and Play Therapy.

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Part 2 of a three-part series designed for social workers, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, and counselors on the topics of culture and the psychosocial implications of socioeconomic position. The course focuses on the importance of adapting therapeutic interventions to integrate and account for social determinants of health (SDH), with guidelines for integrating this information into assessment and intervention. Integration of SDH into treatment is examined in the context of existing treatment modalities including Solution Focused Treatment, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment, Motivational Interviewing, Interpersonal Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness, and Play Therapy.