Navigating Mental Illness
Navigating Mental Illness
EXPLORING MENTAL HEALTH CONCEPTS, DISORDERS, AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES
This course provides a comprehensive overview of mental health, highlighting essential objectives for understanding and addressing mental health disorders. We will discuss mental health, recognize its impact on well-being, and understand the interplay between mental health and substance use disorders. The course will also cover the critical roles of providers in treatment and interventions, effective crisis intervention strategies, and the importance of collaboration with mental health professionals.
COURSE HOURS: 2.0
AUDIENCE: Human services professionals, Social workers, Behavioral health technicians, Mental health counselors
OBJECTIVES:
- Define core mental health concepts (mental illness, wellness, risk factors, resilience)
- Recognize the impact of mental health on overall well-being
- Identify the relationship between mental health and substance use disorders, which may complicate treatment
- Analyze provider roles in interventions and treatments for individuals with mental health disorders
- Determine effective crisis intervention protocols to address mental health emergencies
- Consider collaboration strategies to coordinate multidisciplinary approaches and evidence-based care
COURSE FORMAT: This course is a recorded, asynchronous, self-paced, online interactive training, with no access time limit or due date to complete it once enrolled. In addition to the record presentation, additional resources and handouts are made available inside the course.
INSTRUCTORS:
- Erica Falk-Huzar, PsyD, EdS, SAC, MBA, HS-BCP
- Jennifer Fiegel-Newlon, DNP, PMHNP, FNP, APRN
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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