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An Overview of Substance Use Disorders
Substance use is a growing problem across populations. As a helping professional, you need a basic understanding of how substance use affects your clients. This information will help you to provide support and resources to help clients seek treatment and recovery. In this course, you will explore substance use disorders, how they develop, and their impact on individuals. The course also explains your role as a paraprofessional when working with individuals with substance use disorders. You will be provided an overview of evidence-based interventions and the types of substance use treatment programs available, when additional treatment may be necessary. Detailed examples will help you to apply this information in your own work. The goal of this course is to provide paraprofessionals and peer support specialists in health and human service settings with information on substance use disorders and evidence-based interventions.
Explain what a substance use disorder is, how it develops, and how it impacts individuals.
Identify strategies that paraprofessionals can use when working with individuals diagnosed with substance use disorders to encourage behavior change.
Describe the types of treatment that exist for people diagnosed with substance use disorders.
Assessment and Treatment of Depressive Disorders in Children & Adolescents
In this course, you will learn to identify different depressive disorders, as well as the unique ways depression manifests in children and adolescents. Additionally, you will learn to recognize risk factors for both depression and suicidality in youth.
An integrated care model treats the whole child by combining primary care and mental healthcare in one setting. Within this model, treatment providers understand how to screen for depression and suicidality in order to coordinate care. You will learn about specific instruments useful for detecting depression and suicidality among youth. An understanding of the root causes of depression will highlight the rationale for various treatment approaches. Lastly, you will be able to describe the best practices available to help children and adolescents manage depression.
Identify three different types of depressive disorders and common symptoms of depression in children and adolescents.
Identify at least five causes and risk factors of clinical depression and how to screen for depressive disorders in children and adolescents.
Describe three interventions to treat child and adolescent depressive disorders.