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This continuing education course is intended to increase the knowledge and skills of those who are called upon to care for people with Alzheimer disease. The course contains information that pertains to necessary care by physicians, nurses, behavioral health professionals, caregivers, and other healthcare professionals.

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This course will provide the necessary knowledge and skills to appropriately identify and treat patients with acute stress disorder and PTSD. The course will also review the changes in PTSD diagnostic criteria with the DSM-5-TR and how these reflect changes in the conceptualization of the disorder itself based on the body of research.

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This course discusses ethical, legal, and regulatory issues regarding both traditional supervision and the use of technology in supervision. Specific Florida law pertaining to clinical supervision will be outlined, as well as the challenges related to clinical supervision. The course will also review the literature regarding clinical supervision styles and their effectiveness.

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This course demonstrates how musical strategies can be incorporated into various treatment settings to enhance the healing process, covering the historical and cultural roles of music, how music affects the human brain, and practical techniques for the stabilization, processing, and reintegration stages of treatment.

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This course addresses the prevalence, symptom presentation, risk factors, course, and consequences of late-life anxiety disorders based on data from the most recent population surveys. Assessment and treatment considerations unique to older adults will also be addressed.

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A course designed to assist therapists, counselors, and those working with the elderly in responding to, treating, and caring for senior patients, particularly those experiencing dementia. Topics include normal brain aging, mild cognitive impairment, dementia types, risk factors, diagnostic tools, Alzheimer disease management, and common problems in dementia care.

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A course addressing alcohol competency educational needs of practicing clinicians, covering core competencies related to alcohol use and abuse as well as knowledge, assessment, and treatment-based competencies, including history, prevalence, risk factors, alcohol use disorder characteristics, complications, screening instruments, brief intervention techniques, and treatment modalities.

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This course will provide clinicians with the latest clinical and empirical evidence that addresses behavioral addictions, including phenomenology, epidemiology, comorbidity, neurobiologic mechanisms, genetic contributions, treatment response, and prevention.

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Borderline personality disorder is a severe, complex psychiatric disorder characterized by long-standing patterns of disproportionately intense emotions, impulsive and self-destructive behaviors. The course provides behavioral and mental health professionals with information necessary to assess and treat patients with borderline personality disorder effectively and safely.

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Anxiety disorders are characterized by states of chronic, excessive dread or fear of everyday situations. The fear and avoidance can be life-impairing and disabling. Anxiety disorders result from the interaction of biopsychosocial factors, whereby genetic vulnerability interacts with situations, stress, or trauma to produce clinically significant syndromes.

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This course explores definitions of Internet addiction, discusses the controversial nature of diagnostic labels for Internet misuse, examines scope and patterns of Internet usage and pathological Internet use among youths, college students, and adults, provides theoretical frameworks to understand Internet addiction and its psychological, social, health, and mental health ramifications, and explores assessment and practice implications for practitioners working with clients struggling with Internet misuse behaviors.

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This course consists of two major components: understanding the nature of childhood obesity and providing clinical services. Factors responsible for the current epidemic will be outlined, as will the current definition of the disorder. Statistical data regarding the epidemiology of weight disorders in childhood will be provided in order to give a perspective of the problem. Various obesity trajectories and their differential diagnostic and treatment issues will be thoroughly explored. The intervention section intends to help clinicians to evaluate salient factors in assessing the obese child and to identify appropriate goals and treatment methods.

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A collaborative course teaching practitioners how to work effectively with interpreters in health and mental health settings, covering seating arrangements, cultural context orientation, debriefing sessions, and building mutual respect and collaboration with interpreters.

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This course will provide strategies to promote enhanced health and well-being. A special component will address the importance of professionals who are in addiction or mental health recovery themselves to maintain stabilization and achieve growth. Relaxation techniques will be reviewed, including deep breathing techniques, imagery exercises, and self-guided meditations that can help professionals to better cope with their work life. Other topics include balancing personal and professional life, recognizing when stress is reaching dangerous levels, coping skills for the workplace, and the importance of healthy lifestyle choices.

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This course outlines specific OSHA guidelines for a safe mental health workplace, covering workplace violence, bloodborne pathogen compliance, tuberculosis control, and fire safety as they apply to behavioral health settings.

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This course provides an overview of the impact of spirituality on health and mental health, with an emphasis on minority cultural and spiritual beliefs. An assessment and integration plan is also included.

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This course examines working in and with rural communities and the need for cultural sensitivity and competence. Health, mental health, and social work service disparities, barriers to help-seeking, and specific issues relevant to various subpopulations will be explored. Ethical issues unique to working within rural communities will also be discussed.

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A course on alternative therapies for managing depression and anxiety symptoms, covering exercise-based therapies, alternative modalities, dietary supplements, vitamins, minerals, and endogenous chemical supplements for healthcare professionals.

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This course educates mental health professionals on how to provide compassionate and competent care within the boundaries of appropriate practice, addressing how proper boundaries and awareness minimize burnout and vicarious traumatization while maintaining therapeutic effectiveness.