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Psychopharmacology Foundations for Behavioral Health Professionals (8 Contact Hours)
Master the biological mechanisms of action and common side effects of primary psychoactive medications used in addiction and mental health treatment.
Identify complex and potentially lethal interactions between prescribed psychotropic medications and illicit substances.
Develop collaborative communication strategies to partner effectively with psychiatric prescribers and multidisciplinary medical teams.
Mastering Case Management Oversight and Ethics (10 Contact Hours)
Learners will analyze the legalities of privacy and boundary management specific to behavioral health coordination and linkage services.
Supervisors will implement evidence-based strategies to accurately monitor multidisciplinary teamwork and mitigate clinical risk.
Learners will execute rigorous oversight protocols to ensure clinical documentation complies with state statutes and federal guidelines.
Managing Behavioral Crises and Suicide Prevention (6 Contact Hours)
Learn to execute comprehensive suicide risk assessments using validated tools like the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale.
Master verbal de-escalation techniques to safely manage agitated clients and prevent physical behavioral emergencies.
Formulate collaborative safety plans that empower clients and restrict access to lethal means.
Intervening in Domestic Violence for Behavioral Health (3 Contact Hours)
Master the identification of early warning signs and complex dynamics associated with domestic violence.
Implement evidence-based screening instruments to safely assess individuals experiencing intimate partner violence.
Formulate comprehensive, trauma-informed safety plans to protect vulnerable clients and their families.
Executing Screening and Discharge in Addiction Care (10 Contact Hours)
Learners will execute evidence-based screening protocols to accurately identify substance use disorders.
Learners will construct individualized treatment plans using comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments.
Learners will implement effective care coordination strategies to manage the entire treatment continuum.
Delivering Family Systems and Psychoeducation in Recovery (10 Contact Hours)
Learners will master adult learning theories to facilitate engaging and effective group presentations for families.
Professionals will deliver community-level interventions that address the systemic impact of addiction on family units.
Counselors will implement psychoeducational strategies to reduce codependency and improve healthy communication within family systems.
Core Safety and Documentation for Behavioral Health (8 Contact Hours)
Implement environmental and personal safety protocols to manage crises and prevent harm in behavioral health settings.
Navigate the legal complexities of patient privacy by strictly adhering to federal confidentiality regulations and securing proper informed consent.
Produce objective, legally defensible clinical documentation that accurately tracks client progress and maintains the golden thread of care.
Advanced Engagement and Assessment Supervisory Strategies (10 Contact Hours)
Supervisors will formulate targeted strategies to enhance client rapport and engagement across multidisciplinary teams.
Learners will evaluate standardized screening and functional assessment tools to match clients with appropriate service arrays.
Learners will enforce rigorous safety protocols addressing suicide lethality and the mandatory reporting of abuse.
Navigating Finances, Legalities, Crises, and Suicide Prevention (12 Contact Hours)
Participants will execute evidence-based crisis intervention strategies to rapidly stabilize clients experiencing acute suicidality and profound psychological distress.
Clinicians will systematically dismantle the financial devastation of gambling by implementing structured debt restitution and money protection plans.
Counselors will navigate the criminal justice system effectively by utilizing motivational interviewing with court-mandated clients while balancing public safety and public health mandates.
Navigating Specific Issues in Problem Gambling (12 Contact Hours)
Learners will evaluate the unique biopsychosocial risk factors across special populations to tailor highly specific gambling treatment plans.
Learners will apply advanced cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-based relapse prevention strategies to effectively manage client cravings and high-risk situations.
Learners will navigate complex legal and financial crises, including restitution planning and forensic reporting, while maintaining strict ethical boundaries.
Mastering Gambling Counseling and Clinical Practice (10 Contact Hours)
Learners will apply the Transtheoretical Model to match interventions to the client's stage of change.
Learners will utilize evidence-based models of treatment, including CBT and the Pathways Model.
Learners will formulate assessment-driven treatment plans utilizing ASAM criteria.
Addiction Theories and Gambling: Clinical Perspectives (5 Contact Hours)
Learners will evaluate the macroscopic relationship between gambling disorder, severe psychiatric comorbidities, physical health decline, and systemic social problems including family dissolution.
Learners will analyze the specific financial and legal consequences of gambling addiction, including the progression toward illegal acts and involvement with the criminal justice system.
Learners will master the DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria for gambling disorder, identifying key clinical signs such as tolerance, withdrawal, and the phenomenon of chasing losses.
