Inter-Professional Collaboration (2 Contact Hours)

Delivering a comprehensive exploration of multidisciplinary teamwork, this two-credit-hour course equips practitioners with essential knowledge to collaborate effectively with prescribing healthcare professionals. Because licensed counselors and marriage and family therapists cannot prescribe medications, Remley and Herlihy (2020) emphasize that practitioners must be prepared to work cooperatively with physicians to optimize client care. The West Virginia Board of Examiners in Counseling specifically encourages counselors to understand psychopharmacology, a clinical competency that Hart and Ksir (2022) identify as crucial for evaluating the medical implications of psychological disability, to ensure clients receive holistic support. By exploring how psychotropic medications influence treatment outcomes, counselors can better coordinate comprehensive care with external medical providers. Recognizing the profound ways that biological factors impact cognition allows clinical staff, guided by the diagnostic frameworks of the American Psychiatric Association (2013) throughout the evaluation process, to provide accurate assessments and targeted medical referrals. Upon successful completion of the post-test, hours are reported directly to CE Broker.

CE Broker reporting covers the 16 boards in 10 states where I'm a registered provider. Everyone gets a certificate to download right away.