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ASA8285 - Conducting Successful Treatment with Reluctant or Resistant Adolescent Substance Abusers. . . 5 CE Contact Hours

$ 50.00

ASA8285
Title: Conducting Successful Treatment with Reluctant or Resistant Adolescent Substance Abusers
Description: This course is designed to provide the mental health clinician with a comprehensive overview of the topic of working with adolescent substance abusers. Upon completing this course, the trainee will understand the following:

- Key factors in adolescent development
- Adolescent development and health risks
- Recent trends in adolescent alcohol and other substance use
-The different types and patterns of adolescent alcohol and other substance use
- How to diagnosis adolescent alcohol and other substance use and associated psychiatric disorders
- Preventive techniques for addressing adolescent alcohol and other substance use
- Characteristics of adolescent alcohol and other drug users
- Treatment settings and different types of treatment for adolescent alcohol and other substance use
- The components of effective treatment for adolescents and their families
- Treatment and therapy techniques for working with parents and guardians
- Treatment and therapy techniques for working with adolescents
- Motivating adolescents for treatment
- Use of the five-stage model for change for working with adolescents


This intermediate level course is primarily designed for clinicians in the middle stages of their career, or for more advanced clinicians reviewing concepts in this treatment area. This course was written by Ron Fagan, PhD, MA, LMFT, formerly a professor of sociology at Pepperdine University and currently a Care Manager with Anthem, with guidance and input from other senior yourceus.com, Inc. course developers and from NASW GA. This course contains many useful, printable pages on the subject area.

ABN8595
Title: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa: An Introductory Guide to Eating Disorders
Description: The objective of this course is to provide the mental health clinician with a comprehensive introductory overview of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. When the trainee completes this course, he/she will:

-Understand the classification of the main eating disorders according to the DSM-5
-Know the prevalence of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa and the rising incidence among males.
-Comprehend causes and mechanisms underlying eating disorders.
-Understand the socio-cultural aspects of eating disorders
-Learn additional factors that have shaped the manifestations of some eating disorders.
-Grasp the multiple meanings that an eating disorder may have for patients from different cultural backgrounds.
-Know mental disorders commonly associated with eating disorders.
-Comprehend the different treatment modalities effective in eating disorders, including the appropriate use of medications.

This course is primarily designed for clinicians in the earlier stages of their career, or for more advanced clinicians reviewing basic concepts in this area.

This course was written by Iréné Celcer, LCSW with guidance and input from other senior yourceus.com, Inc. course developers and from NASW GA. Ms. Celcer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over twenty years experience working with eating disordered clients. She is a member of the Board of EDIN (Eating Disorders Informational Network), an organization based in Atlanta whose mission is to educate and prevent eating disorders, and the author of two books and numerous articles on eating disorders. Additionally, Ms. Celcer has delivered a number of workshops and presentations to other clinicians and the public on the subject of eating disorders.

Approvals:

yourceus.com has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6071. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. yourceus.com is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 

As noted on the NBCC web site, "most professional counselor state licensure boards readily accept NBCC credit for licensure renewal."

yourceus.com, Inc., provider #1104, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit.

yourCEUs.com, Inc. maintains responsibility for this course. ASWB Approval Period: 11/15/2020 to 11/15/2023. Social workers participating in this course will receive 8 clinical continuing education clock hours. 

With the notable exception of New York and New Jersey, ASWB approval is accepted for licensed social workers. 

This course is approved for 5 contact hours