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This category features all continuing education courses accredited for professional license renewal. Upon completion, your credit hours will be compiled for reporting to CE Broker. IMPORTANT FOR CREDIT REPORTING: To ensure your hours are successfully transmitted to your state board without formatting errors, please use the Hyphen Format when entering your name at registration or checkout. Append your professional license number directly to your last name using a hyphen (for example: John Smith - LMHC 12345). Do not use commas, as they can disrupt the spreadsheet reporting system. Thank you for your help and for choosing our courses! If you encounter technical issues, please reach out to: admin@drpaulsoncounseling.com.
Suicide Assessment and Prevention For South Carolina Psychologists (3 Hours)
Mastering the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale ensures accurate risk stratification during crisis moments.
Developing collaborative safety plans directly reduces imminent lethal risk for vulnerable clients.
Executing emergency protocols maintains ethical compliance during acute psychological crises.
Suicide Assessment and Prevention For New Hampshire Psychologists (3 Hours)
Mastering the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale ensures accurate risk stratification during crisis moments.
Developing collaborative safety plans directly reduces imminent lethal risk for vulnerable clients.
Executing emergency protocols maintains ethical compliance during acute psychological crises.
Holistic Support and Non-Psychiatric Medications (4 Clock Hours)
Specialized instruction on the systemic impacts of non-psychiatric medications, managing side effects, and building collaborative relationships with medical providers.
Professionals learn to evaluate somatic symptoms and medication interactions, an approach supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2014) for comprehensive behavioral health, to differentiate between behavioral pathology and physiological drug responses.
Integrating this medical knowledge, a process the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (2006) identifies as necessary for mitigating systemic barriers, helps clinical staff address complex co-occurring conditions safely and effectively.
Inter-Professional Collaboration (2 Clock Hours)
Specialized instruction on the mechanisms of inter-professional communication, scope of practice boundaries, and ethical consultation.
Professionals learn to evaluate somatic symptoms and medication side effects, an approach supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2014) in culturally competent care settings, to differentiate between behavioral pathology and physiological responses.
Integrating this medical knowledge helps clinical staff coordinate care with prescribing physicians to address complex co-occurring conditions, a collaborative process the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (2006) identifies as necessary for treating systemic barriers safely and effectively.
Psychopharmacology for Mental and Emotional Disorders (6 Clock Hours)
Specialized instruction on the mechanisms of antidepressants, antianxiety agents, and mood stabilizers.
Professionals learn to evaluate somatic symptoms and medication side effects, an approach supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2014) in trauma-informed care settings, to differentiate between behavioral pathology and physiological responses.
Integrating this medical knowledge helps clinical staff coordinate care with prescribing physicians to address complex co-occurring conditions, a collaborative process the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (2006) identifies as necessary for treating systemic barriers safely and effectively.
Biological Bases of Behavior (3 Clock Hours)
Specialized instruction on the autonomic nervous system, the medical model of mental disorders, and the mechanisms of common psychotropic medications.
Professionals learn to evaluate somatic symptoms of stress, an approach supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2014) in trauma-informed care, to differentiate between behavioral pathology and physiological reflexes.
Integrating this medical knowledge helps clinical staff coordinate care with prescribing physicians to address complex co-occurring conditions, a process the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (2006) identifies as necessary for treating systemic barriers, safely and effectively.
Foundations of Crisis Intervention (4 Clock Hours)
Specialized instruction on field-based models, de-escalation techniques, and lethality assessment are provided.
Professionals learn to evaluate physical safety risks and manage intense affective flooding during active emergencies.
Structured protocols guide the assessment of suicidal intent and homicidal ideation to protect the broader community.
Assessment and Diagnosis of Trauma (4 Clock Hours)
Course highlights include specialized instruction on the neurobiology of trauma, differentiating posttraumatic stress from acute stress, and recognizing comorbid disorders.
Professionals utilize standardized screening instruments like the PCL-5 and conduct structured clinical interviews safely.
Formulating actionable objectives based on the SMART goal framework ensures treatment plans directly address immediate safety and long-term stabilization needs.
Veterans Mental Health & Screening (2 Clock Hours)
Identify at least three common mental health conditions affecting veterans and their families.
Describe the systemic impact of combat-related trauma on military spouses and children to improve relational interventions.
Utilize evidence-based screening tools, such as the PCL-5 and PHQ-9 (Ahmadi et al., 2023), to accurately detect symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in clinical settings.
The Dynamics of Stress (4 Clock Hours)
Course highlights include specialized instruction on the autonomic nervous system's fight-or-flight response, cognitive responses to trauma, and severe emotional regulation difficulties.
Professionals learn to differentiate between normal survival reactions and abnormal behavioral pathology, an approach supported by professionals during active emergencies.
Evaluating environmental and systemic factors helps clinical staff coordinate care to address sociological barriers such as housing instability, ensuring comprehensive client support.
West Virginia Ethics for Licensed Professional Counselors (3 Clock Hours)
You will be able to identify the primary goals and philosophic foundations of the counseling profession.
Systemic Ethics - The AAMFT Code in Practice (3 Clock Hours)
Being able to describe the core components of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (2026) Code of Ethics and the role of professional organizations.
Learning to identify the unique challenges of maintaining confidentiality when multiple family members are present in the therapy room to reduce clinical liabilities.
Being able to explain the specific licensure and certification legislation governing independent systemic practice in West Virginia.