Course Code: EL-BPD101-BH-0
Credit/Contact Hours: 1.5
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 05/31/2013
Learning Objectives:
Describe the most common symptoms of each of the following: Bipolar I Disorder, Bipolar II Disorder, Rapid Cycling, and Cyclothymic Disorder.
Discuss 3 types of mood stabilizers and psychosocial treatments used in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder.
Explain two or more differences in the course and treatment of Bipolar Disorder in children and adolescents as compared to adults
Identify at least 2 of the criteria for a diagnosis of each of the following: Bipolar I Disorder, Bipolar II Disorder, Rapid Cycling, and Cyclothymic Disorder
Instructor: Patricia Scheifler, MSW, PIP
Patricia Scheifler, Director of Partnership for Recovery, is a psychiatric social worker with more than 30 years of psychiatric treatment experience. As a nationally recognized speaker, trainer, consultant, and author, Ms. Scheifler has devoted her entire professional career to providing, developing, and enhancing recovery-oriented services for people who have severe persistent mental illness. She has created many workbooks, workshops, books, e-learning courses, and training videos for mental health service providers.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is entry and intermediate level clinical professionals and nurses; nurses in the following settings: hospital, ltc facilities, outpatient/ambulatory clinics, public health facilities; practice categories: addictions nursing, community health nursing, general nursing practice, gerontological nursing, home health nursing, medical surgical nursing, mental health psychiatric nursing, pain management.
Course Topics:
Medication, Mental Health Conditions, Mental Health Interventions
Learner Types:
Behavioral Health Assistants, Behavioral Health Professionals, Case Managers Or Service Coordinators, Corrections Behavioral Health Professional, Other Learner Type, Social Services Professionals
Service Populations:
Age Group - Adolescent, Age Group - Adult, Age Group - Child, Other Population, People In The Corrections Or Criminal Justice System, People With Mild To Moderate Mental Health Issues, People With Severe And Persistent Mental Illness
The course planning committee members and instructor(s) have declared no conflict of interest related to the content of this course. Approval of this course for CE does not imply endorsement by Essential Learning or any listed accrediting agencies any commercial products displayed in conjunction with this course.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.