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Substance use during pregnancy is not uncommon. Pregnant women have been found to consume alcohol during the first trimester of pregnancy, and both illicit and prescription drug use have become a public health concern for women during pregnancy. Fetal exposure to substances affects normal fetal development and is associated with a high rate of low birth weight and childhood development and cognitive impairment. Screening for the risk and the diagnosis of a substance use disorder during pregnancy, as well as correlating socioeconomic and other environmental stressors; and, treatment and follow-up of the mother's recovery and the child's development in utero and after birth are discussed.

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Covers treatment and goals of therapy, patient education and relapse management for individuals with substance use and addiction disorders, including detoxification, recovery processes, identification of stressors and triggers, and community resources.

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Unique challenges exist for individuals with a substance use and addiction disorder. Individuals with multiple substance use disorders and cross addictions are expected to have a higher degree of physical symptoms from substances consumed and longer period of time of detoxification. A personalized detoxification treatment plan is needed for individuals diagnosed with a substance use disorder according to their unique medical, psychiatric, and substance use history.

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Policies and preventive interventions for substance misuse benefit the individuals, groups, communities, and populations clinicians serve. Prevention programs are effective in reducing substance-related harms in a wide variety of settings and for a diversity of communities.

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This course will provide an introduction to domestic violence, including prevalence and impact, cultural factors, same gender abuse dynamics, intervention strategies and community resources.

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This course is part of a 4-course series on Human Sexuality. As a central aspect of human identity, experience, and wellbeing, clinicians should understand sexuality as a part of holistic work across mental health disciplines. The course provides information about contexts in which individuals develop and experience sexuality, cultural and environmental influences, and sexually transmitted infections including symptoms, prevention, and treatment.

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Reunification therapy is a therapeutic process incorporating different empirically based methods (CBT, humanistic, and systemic) to help repair relationships between parents and children and restore not only physical contact but also meaningful social, emotional, and interpersonal exchanges between parents and children.

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This course discusses treatment-resistant mood and psychotic disorders, covering the impact of refractory mental illness, defining refractory mental disorders, assessment processes, treatment outcomes, polypharmacy, electroconvulsive therapy, and psychiatric advance directives.

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Presents practices, programs, and policies that best support older adults experiencing serious mental illness (SMI). Provides information needed to implement client-centered and recovery-oriented services that improve health outcomes for older adults at risk, experiencing, or recovering from SMI.

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Pediatric abusive head trauma (PAHT), commonly known as shaken baby syndrome, is a form of child abuse that can result in significant morbidity and mortality. The course discusses the mechanisms of injuries, the risk factors for PAHT, the clinical characteristics for specific injuries, perpetration, and prevention methods. The course then also discusses the mandatory reporting of PAHT and other suspected child abuse.

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Elements, History, Treatments, and Research presents the information that clinicians need to diagnose, assess, and treat OCD. The course prepares social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists, and psychologists to identify the symptoms of OCD and use their understanding of the disorder, intervention approaches, and treatment options to support OCD patients.

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Loss comes in many forms. Mental health and human services providers are in a unique position to help their patients identify, process, and navigate the emotions caused by grief and loss. This course presents frameworks of grief, therapeutic interventions, techniques, and tools that prepare providers to assist clients suffering from complex and/or extended grief. Specific exercises and activities for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists to use in sessions with clients are provided.

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Loss comes in many forms. Mental health and human services providers are in a unique position to help their patients identify, process, and navigate the emotions caused by grief and loss. The text presents frameworks of grief, therapeutic interventions, techniques, and tools that prepare providers to assist clients suffering from complex and/or extended grief due to different types of losses. Specific exercises and activities for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists to use in sessions with clients are provided. Upon completion of this course, providers will be able to apply evidence-informed grief therapy techniques when facilitating bereavement work.

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The Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers presents the basic values, ethical principles, and ethical standards of the social work profession. Updated in 2021, the latest version of the code of ethics adds more information and guidance regarding professional self-care and cultural competence than earlier iterations.

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Motivational interviewing is a method that promotes positive behavior change. It can be used in a multitude of healthcare environments and situations to promote patient adherence to treatment and progress toward improved health outcomes. It is a collaborative process that edifies and makes the patient responsible for personal choices. It can be incorporated into treatments and routine care for patients with various health issues, including those with physical health problems, mental health issues, or substance use and addiction disorders.

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This learning material provides an overview of the current research, application, and evaluation of mindfulness in clinical practice. The learning material includes a range of formal and informal practices that can be used to enhance treatment and client outcomes. It covers important considerations regarding treatment indicators, contraindications, ethics, and special applications, such as mindfulness for social justice and cultural competence within an organizational setting.

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This clear and concise book provides practical, evidence-based guidance on the use of mindfulness in treatment: its mechanism of action, the disorders for which there is empirical evidence of efficacy, mindfulness practices and techniques, and how to integrate them into clinical practice. Leading experts describe the concepts and roots of mindfulness, as well as examining the science behind mindfulness-based interventions for conditions including borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, alcohol and substance use, emotional dysregulation, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, chronic stress, eating disorders, and other medical conditions.

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While the common headache does not usually drive a patient to seek medical attention, migraine headaches often do. More than just a severe headache, a migraine headache is typically accompanied by intense pain and a sensitivity to light and sound that often results in nausea and vomiting. Providing relief from these headaches through medication, lifestyle changes, or alternative therapies is more than just a medical treatment; it frequently allows the patient a quality of life that would not exist without the treatment.

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