Standardized Screening for Mental Disorders (10 Contact Hours)
- 1 Section
- 12 Lessons
- 2 Quizzes
- 10h Duration
Course Content
- Course Overview & Introduction
- Module 1: Foundations of Screening: Purpose, Limits, and the CMHP Role
- Module 2: Understanding Screening Accuracy: Reliability, Validity, Sensitivity, and Specificity
- Module 3: Administering Screening Tools Accurately and Ethically
- Module 4: Depression Screening with the PHQ-2 and PHQ-9
- Module 5: Anxiety Screening with the GAD-2 and GAD-7
- Module 6: Trauma Screening with the PC-PTSD-5 and PCL-5
- Module 7: Suicide Risk Screening with the C-SSRS Screener and ASQ
- Module 8: Screening for Substance Use in Mental Health Settings
- Module 9: Screening for Bipolar Symptoms and Measuring Functioning
- Module 10: Interpreting, Documenting, and Acting on Results: Measurement-Based Care
- References
- Post Test
- Program Evaluation
This 10-contact-hour continuing education course trains Certified Mental Health Professionals to select, administer, score, and document validated screening tools for depression, anxiety, trauma, suicide risk, substance use, bipolar symptoms, and functioning. Participants learn how screening differs from diagnosis, how to read basic accuracy statistics, how to respond immediately to positive safety items, and how to use repeated measurement to support measurement-based care, all within the CMHP scope of practice.
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