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BAYSIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION AND DEVELOP

The use of electronic media and information technologies in behavioral health treatment, recovery support, and prevention programs is rapidly gaining acceptance. There are many benefits and concerns about using internet based assessments, programs and platforms. This course will explore the potential uses of technology, the applications, the benefits and concerns associated with technology assisted mental health care.

BAYSIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION AND DEVELOP

he purpose of the course is to enhance the reader's understanding of denial and to relate stages of denial to the corresponding stages of the disease of addiction. Denial and addiction must be treated concurrently if successful treatment is to be achieved. The course will define specific exercises that can be utilized with clients.

ACHIEVE CE - EDUCATION SERVICES

The Sleep Disorders: From Childhood Nightmares to Aging online CE course includes 2 contact hours that reviews the biologic mechanisms of distressing dreams and nightmares, their clinical correlates and their potential for harm. Evidence-based treatment strategies to manage recurrent nightmares are reviewed including cognitive-behavioral approaches and an emerging pharmacologic option.

ACHIEVE CE - EDUCATION SERVICES

This course is intended to help learners across multiple professions to better understand AD and its effects on patient care. Course completions are automatically reported to CE Broker within 24 hours of completion.

BIOLOGIX SOLUTIONS LLC

This course reports automatically to the Florida Board of Pharmacy. CE Broker does not report course completion credits to CPE Monitor (NABP). Upon completion of this course, you will be able to Discuss the incidence of HIV/AIDS in Florida. Describe modes of transmission for HIV, Summarize the testing-related requirements of the Florida Omnibus AIDS Act, Outline the issues in HIV/AIDS prevention, and Explain the clinical management of HIV/AIDS.

E CARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INSTITUTE

Too many therapists freeze when working with clients from different backgrounds. They're afraid of saying the wrong thing, not knowing enough about the client's culture, or unintentionally offending someone. So they hold back, refer out, or feel like a fraud in session. This 6-hour training gives you practical strategies to work confidently with any client from any culture without needing to become an expert on every background. Learn to use the DSM-5 Cultural Formulation Interview to assess cultural influences on diagnosis, recognize and reduce your own biases, build meaningful rapport across cultural differences, and recover when you've made an unintentional cultural misstep. Beyond ethnicity, you'll also explore issues of age, gender, sexuality, religion, acculturation, and social justice and strengthen your own cultural self-awareness in the process. Designed for licensed mental health professionals who want to stop freezing with diverse clients and start counseling with confidence across cultures.

E CARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INSTITUTE

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative, person-centered counseling approach designed to strengthen motivation and commitment to change. This workshop provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of MI's four essential components: the spirit of MI, core micro-skills (OARS), the MI process, and the concept of change talk. Participants will learn how these components work together to foster engagement, resolve ambivalence, and support behavioral change in individuals, families, and communities. Through real-world examples and discussion, participants will gain practical strategies for applying MI across diverse behavioral health settings, including with clients who are mandated to treatment. The training will also address common pitfalls or traps that can derail MI effectiveness and how to avoid them. By the end of the session, participants will be equipped to integrate MI principles and techniques into their own clinical practice to promote client autonomy, readiness, and sustainable growth.

E CARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INSTITUTE

Some clients have been in therapy for years. They understand their patterns. They can name their triggers. They have plenty of insight. And yet nothing changes. The same relationships. The same self-sabotage. The same cycles. Over and over. These are the clients traditional approaches weren't built for. Schema Therapy was. This 6-hour training introduces you to Schema Therapy an integrative approach developed by Dr. Jeffrey Young that combines cognitive-behavioral therapy, attachment theory, psychodynamic concepts, and emotion-focused techniques. Learn how to assess and conceptualize difficult cases in Schema terms, identify the maladaptive patterns driving your client's problems, and apply powerful techniques like Imagery Rescripting, Mode Dialogues, and Empathic Confrontation to create lasting change. You'll also learn how to manage your own schemas when difficult clients trigger you in session. Designed for licensed mental health professionals working with personality disorders, chronic relational problems, eating disorders, treatment-resistant anxiety and depression, and clients who've gained insight but can't seem to change.

ACHIEVE CE - EDUCATION SERVICES

The Safely Reunifying Child and Parent CE course includes 2 contact hours needed for license renewal. This online course discusses effective child and parent reunification through understanding the different risks in order to ensure a high success rate of reunification. This online course can be conveniently completed from your computer or mobile device at your own pace. Your course completion will be reported to CE Broker automatically for credit toward your license renewal.

ACHIEVE CE - EDUCATION SERVICES

Healthcare providers across disciplines regularly treat children whose psychiatric conditions severely limit functioning, yet more than half of initial SSI/SSD applications citing mental disorders are denied because clinical records fail to translate findings into the Social Security Administration's language of functional impairment. This course addresses that gap by converting legal standards into a step-by-step documentation framework. Grounded in recent peer-reviewed research and authoritative policy guidance, this training supplies annotated exemplars, decision-grade checklists, and interactive case analyses. This activity develops competence in Patient Care and Systems-Based Practice through SSA-aligned documentation and interdisciplinary coordination. The goal is to foster defensible, high-impact reports capable of withstanding adjudicative scrutiny. Emphasis on ethical, culturally responsive communication further equips healthcare teams to advocate effectively for vulnerable pediatric populations while streamlining claim processing.

INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL RESOURCES

This webinar is presented to educate healthcare and mental healthcare clinicians on the characteristics of individuals with criminal behavior called psychopaths who live among us and can pose significant threats to the professional and private lives of health and mental health professionals. Psychopaths are social predators with no conscience or remorse who charm, manipulate, and ruthlessly plow their way through life, leaving behind them a broad trail of broken hearts, shattered expectations, and empty wallets. Participants will learn how to identify the psychopathic predator career criminals who inflict tremendous damage to others but are often undetected and seen as being "normal" and "charming." Several psychopaths will be described along with their common personality-based core beliefs, thinking patterns, emotional processing, and antisocial behaviors that characterize the Psychopathic Personality. Participants will also learn how to discriminate psychopaths from sociopaths and how these individuals differ from many who have a diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder. Dr. Howard will explain why psychopathic criminals are not legally insane and why they do not qualify to be found not guilty by reason of insanity in criminal courts when they commit crimes. The major theoretical models of psychopathy will be presented along with the tests that can identify psychopaths. Participants will learn the differences between psychopathic criminal offenders and non-criminal individuals with some psychopathic traits who may become successful in some areas of life. Attendees will also learn about the effectiveness of rehabilitating psychopaths and which treatment models have the greatest success. The relationship of psychopathy to some rare and extreme levels of interpersonal violent behavior such as mass/school/spree shootings and serial murders will be explained. Finally, at the conclusion of the program, there will be an optional presentation (without CE) describing case histories of some rare individuals who have become psychopathic serial killers for those who desire to attend.

ACE-CLASSES.COM, INC

This course meets the mandatory 3-hour continuing education requirement for Ethics for many licensed professionals. This course deals primarily with mental health professional ethics and confidentiality. Part 1 of this course discusses ethics for mental health professionals. Specifically, the American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics is presented, and several tips for avoiding ethical pitfalls are discussed. Part 2 of this course considers the particularly important issue of confidentiality for mental health professionals. The ethical, legal and policy issues of confidentiality are explored. Additionally, Federal confidentiality laws and HIPPA are examined, and potential problems with the current legal framework regarding confidentiality are introduced.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS ONLINE LLC

**Licensees must complete all courses in this bundle to get credit.** Emotional Wellness Bundle - The package includes, Addiction - How Friends and Family Cope, Social Media - Make It Positive, Your Parenting Style Matters, From Grieving to Happiness, Love is a Many Splendored Thing - If You Do It Right! YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL COURSES INCLUDED IN THIS BUNDLE IN ORDER TO GET CREDIT.

VISTA CONTINUING EDUCATION

While laws are frequently cited within the text of this course, you should be aware that laws can be interpreted differently depending on the specific situation. This is a course which will provide you with an understanding of basic ethical issues which therapist often face. This course will help you identify areas where you may need to seek consultation with other mental health professionals or beyond.

INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL RESOURCES

Menopause is a reproductive transitional state. It is often accompanied by significant physical and emotional changes. However, functional MRI and PET scans of womens brains reveal that menopause can be an important "tipping point" in terms of cognitive status. Current research demonstrates that menopause is far more complex than previously recognized. This 4-hour live webinar will review the physiologic and clinical impacts of estrogen production in premenopausal women, including estrogens effects on mood, energy, metabolism, and immune function. Perimenopause, which can cause a variety of symptoms for nearly a decade, has been overlooked much too often in clinical practice. This important phase of a womans life will also be covered with an emphasis on associated endocrinologic aspects of aging. Finally, this course will address the latest research on the female brain, guidelines for hormone replacement therapy and a wide array of medications, nutritional strategies, and other lifestyle changes to maximize well-being and functional status. Health care professionals from multiple disciplines can expect a fresh perspective combining standard therapies and newer approaches to help patients through a challenging part of life.

QUANTUM UNITS EDUCATION

Supervision is necessary to improve client care, develop the professionalism of clinical personnel, and impart and maintain ethical standards in the field. This CE course focuses on teaching, coaching, consulting, and mentoring functions of clinical supervisors.

MINDFUL

Supervision is an essential component to ensuring quality services in clinical behavioral health. Regardless of a position a person holds, they will benefit greatly from quality clinical supervision. Clinical supervisory relationships are complex and must be nurtured and developed to be the most effective and therefore ensure the best patient care. It is essential for behavioral health providers who receive or provide clinical supervision to understand the impact of the supervisory relationship, the supervision process, and the outcomes it has. This course will review information regarding clinical supervision specific to the main positions held in behavioral health and in general. It will review relevant case studies regarding supervision in behavioral health.

QUANTUM UNITS EDUCATION

Behavioral health professionals who support children must be prepared for the unique experience of supporting children instead of adults in mental health. Children have unique needs, symptom presentation, and experience in treatment. They are also highly vulnerable to inappropriate bonding, abuse, neglect, and other issues regarding boundaries. Because of this, and because they simply deserve the best care, there are strong ethics that professionals must follow when supporting children in behavioral health. This course will review information related to the ethical concerns when working with children and adolescents as well as how to address them.

ACE-CLASSES.COM, INC

Participants will consider health care perceptions common among older people. Next, Participants will learn how to respectfully and effectively communicate with older people. Additionally, Participants will explore different interviewing techniques helpful with various needs of older patients. Also, Participants will identify the benefits of regular exercise and good nutrition for older patients. Next, Participants will learn techniques for approaching sensitive subjects with older patients and will be provided with resources for more information and support. Additionally, Participants will explore ways to educate patients and families and connect them with community resources and services. Also, Patients will become familiar with strategies for delivering bad news to older patients. Next, Participants will understand how to tailor questions and treatment plans to meet diverse patients¿ needs. Additionally, Participants will consider how to communicate effectively with families and caregivers. Finally, Participants will learn how to talk with patients and caregivers about a diagnosis. Course Objectives: ¿To be familiar with common health care perceptions amongst older people ¿To comprehend how to communicate and interview older patients ¿To learn about the benefits of regular exercise and good nutrition for older people ¿To understand how to approach sensitive subjects with older patients ¿To learn how to educate and provide resources and services to patients and families ¿To be familiar with strategies for delivering bad news to older patients ¿To learn how diversity should be considered in framing questions and treatment plans ¿To understand how to communicate with families and caregivers and effectively communicate a diagnosis

ACE-CLASSES.COM, INC

2 hour course on HIV/AIDS education required by the Florida Department of Children & Families. Pursuant to section 381.0035(1), F.S., the Department of Children & Families, shall require all employees and clients of facilities licensed under Chapter 397, F.S. to complete a one-time educational course on the modes of transmission, infection control procedures, clinical management, and prevention of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome with an emphasis on appropriate behavior and attitude change. This course complies with the aforementioned requirement. HIV/AIDS epidemic is currently a debilitating global health crisis. Part I of this course provides background information and an overview of the HIV infection and AIDS. Part II of this course discusses the ways in which the HIV infection is transmitted. Part III of this course details both the prevention and control of the HIV infection. Part IV of this course addresses the need for attitude and behavior change. Part V of this course considers workplace issues in the realm of policy development. Finally, Part VI of this course explores the various legal issues commonly associated with the HIV infection and AIDS.

ACE-CLASSES.COM, INC

Course Objectives: To be familiar with common health care perceptions among older people To comprehend how to communicate and interview older patients To learn about the benefits of regular exercise and good nutrition for older people To understand how to approach sensitive subjects with older patients To learn how to educate and provide resources and services to patients and families To be familiar with strategies for delivering bad news to older patients To learn how diversity should be considered in framing questions and treatment plans To understand how to communicate with families and caregivers and effectively communicate a diagnosis

VISTA CONTINUING EDUCATION

The issue of boundary and dual relationship has been a major subject of concern in clinical practice. Ethics complaints on dual relationship and boundary crossing continue to rise both in nature and variety. This course examined and shed light on the complexities surrounding dual relationship and boundary crossing in clinical practice by explaining the pertinent moral and clinical worries that clinician's face daily in their practice.

VISTA CONTINUING EDUCATION

In recent years, it has become generally accepted that supervision draws upon knowledge and skills that are different than, and go beyond, those of psychotherapy. Similarly, the ethics and legal imperatives regarding supervision both encompass psychotherapy issues and go beyond them. Because supervision is a triadic rather than a dyadic relationship, the supervisor must always attend to the need for balance between the counseling needs of clients and the training needs of the counselor. This course focuses on legal and ethical issues of supervision with emphasis on the triadic relationship.

VISTA CONTINUING EDUCATION

The course will familiarize professionals with Child Protective Services statutory and agency guidelines for child maltreatment and abuse. The professional will demonstrably judge the urgency with which the agency must respond to the report of child abuse. In addition, individuals who report allegations of child abuse or neglect must be educated about state statutes, agency guidelines and the roles and responsibilities of Child Protective Services. This course will describe strategies to effectively support specific intervention and case applications and examples to illustrate the use of these interventions.