The topics are broken out into the seven subcategories
Adults |Addictions | Ethics | Child and Adolescent | Older Adults I Management and Practice Development | Multicultural Issues
Objectives :
1. Develop understanding of resistance to change and motivational stages.
2. Explore relationship between resistance and cultural or socio-economic status.
3. Review principles of recovery and empowerment.
4. Increase comfort / confidence in the use of influence with clients who may be resistant to change.
5. Increase skill in intervening with resistance via interactive activities.
2 CEU’s
Learning Objectives:
1. The student will gain an understanding of what’s meant by “person-centered planning” ( PCP) and how this differs from traditional models
2. The student will be able to identify and define the terminology used in PCP
3. The student will be able to identify the guiding principles of PCP as defined by the State of Indiana
4. The student will gain an understanding of the effective support strategies in regards to effective implementation of PCP
2 CEU’s
Objectives:
1. Learn the basics of brain chemistry
2. …and the substances of abuse
3. Identify the roles of case manager in the recovery process
4. Become familiar with compulsive behaviors and related mental illnesses (gambling, food, sex, water, tobacco)
5. Learn to identify substance abuse and addiction issues in special sub-populations (various age groups and sub-populations)
6. Develop a repertoire of referral resources
2 CEU’s
Learning Objectives:
1. Become knowledgeable about smoking statistics in regard to our population
2. Learn about the effects of smoking on psychiatric medications
3. Discuss the economic/social impacts of smoking on our clients
4. Review why our clients smoke
5. Discuss myths and facts surrounding smoking cessation
6. Explore important treatment considerations
7. Learn proven treatment methodologies
1.5 CEU’s
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand how children can progress through grief positively.
2. Explore the issue of “complicated grief” and learn strategies to avoid its development.
3. Examine common myths of grief and loss.
2 CEU’s
Learning Objectives:
1. Gain insight into the characteristics of the “Healthy Family” and its replication in the classroom.
2. Understand the dynamics of peer relationships at various stages of development.
3. Gain a basic understanding of reactive attachment disorder and its implications.
2 CEU’s
Participants will examine behaviors associated with common disorders of childhood and adolescence:
Anxiety
Depression
Bipolar Disorder
PTSD
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Conduct Disorder
Self-Injurious Behavior
1 CEU
Objectives:
1. Understand the basic tasks involved in effective case management
2. Review the basic issues of child and adolescent cognitive development
3. Recognize the importance of other influences on the child/adolescent and how to apply them to enhance client well-being
2 CEU’s
Objectives:
1. Participants will be reminded of applicable ethics and their purpose.
2. Participants will be able to identify the different prescribers of ethical practices and how they inter-relate.
3. Participants will be able to recall the ethical principles, policies, and laws that arise most often in every day practice.
1 CEU
Objectives:
1. To review ethical standards relative to multiculturalism and diversity.
2. To understand the need for cultural competence and what it looks like in professional practice.
3. To undertake cultural self-reflection.
4. To plan for personal development toward cultural competence.
1 CEU
The Ethics of Group Counseling
Objectives:
•1. To understand the unique ethical challenges of group work
2. To build awareness and skills in maintaining ethical behavior
3. To examine the applicable standards of ethics by:
•Association for Specialists in Group Work
•American Psychological Association
•American Counseling Association, and
•American School Counseling Association
1 CEU
Objectives:
1. Students will be able to identify the risk factors for older adults and substance abuse
2. Students will know the trends regarding the number of older adults in need of substance abuse treatment
3. Students will learn the impact of the projected demographic changes in regards to this group.
4. Students will become aware of the currently available services and the services needed in regard to older adults and substance abuse.
5. Students will learn recommendations for treatment strategies for dealing with this problem
2 CEUs
Objectives:
1. Master the fundamentals of case management as they apply to work with older adults
2. Understand the implications of America’s demographics on aging
3. Learn characteristics of normal aging
4. Explore common issues among older adults in care
5. Learn the warning signs of abuse of older adults
6. Gain insight into issues of working with older persons belonging to ethnic and minority groups.
2 CEU’s
Objectives:
1. The student will able to define Elder Abuse
2. The student will able to name the warning signs of Elder Abuse
3. The student will able to identify the major risk factors contributing to Elder Abuse
4. The student will able to define prevention measures to reduce Elder Abuse
2 CEU’s
Learning Objectives:
1. Provide overview of skills and strengths needed for supervision positions (as follows).
2. Explore valuable leadership qualities; and identify personal strengths and growth areas
3. Build skills in communicating mission, values, and goals of case management
4. Develop resource management tools (for time and financial management)
5. Build skills for working in systems: collaborating, negotiating, planning, creativity.
2 CEU's
"Not valid for State Psychology Board CEU's"
Learning Objectives:
1. Become knowledgeable about foundational skills and workplace competencies
2. Review the tasks of case management practice
3. Explore the ways adults learn
4. Identify ways to demonstrate and evaluate competence in performing skills of case management
5. Improve skills in giving and receiving feedback
6. Identify developmental stages of team functioning, and encourage growth.
7. Learn to use coaching and influence to assist in developing supervisees
2 CEU's
"Not valid for State Psychology Board CEU's"
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify ways of improving access
2. Discuss recovery principles
3. Learn to influence attitude change
4. Review resources for policy change
5. Develop skills in empowering others
2 CEU's
"Not valid for State Psychology Board CEU's"
Learning Objectives :
1. Discuss client rights
2. Discuss ethics
3. Have an basic understanding of civil & court proceedings
4. Become knowledgeable about referrals & interventions
5.Improve skills in regards to advocacy resources
6. Review seclusion & restraint
7. Learn to identify safety issues
2 CEU's
"Not valid for State Psychology Board CEU's"
Learning Objectives:
1. o understand varieties of sexual orientation and appropriate vocabulary
2. To review the evolution of beliefs regarding sexual orientation and psychological health
3. To recognize issues of risk and resiliency within the populations
4. To raise awareness of issues still to be addressed in the field
5. To improve clinician cultural competence with these populations
2 CEUs
Learning Objectives:
1. To increase awareness of your own cultural identity and its impact on your behavior, thinking, and communication style.
2. To broaden knowledge of the demographic changes in the US and Indiana.
2. To have an enhanced understanding of the barriers to mental health services for various racial / ethnic groups in our country.
1.5 CEUs
All courses are $25 per credit hour
Upon receipt of payment, students will be assigned a username and password to log into the elearning server.
Students will be able to access the web content 24-7.
1- 2 CEU’s will be awarded per full module
Indiana Professional Licensing Board
The Indiana Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist and Mental Health Counselor Board has approved|
this organization to provide Category I Continuing Education for L.S.W., L.C.S.W., L.M.F.T., and L.M.H.C.