Total CE Credit Hours: 1.25
Course Info URL: http://www.addictioncounselorce.com/courses/102761
About the Course:
This course discusses the treatment of veterans with PTSD and substance use issues. It examines specialized intensive VA treatment such as: Evaluation/Brief Treatment PTSD Units (EBTPUs), Specialized Inpatient PTSD Units (SIPUs), and PTSD Residential Rehabilitation Programs (PRRPs). Substance abuse outcomes were measured by the Addiction Severity Index (ADI). Clinical status was measured by the Short Form of the Mississippi Scale for PTSD (MISS), which was developed to assess combat PTSD symptoms. Various clinical variables were measures, including violence. Many correlations were noted, however causality was not established.
Publication Date:
2016
Course Material Authors
Recommended For:
Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge. This content is at an intermediate level.
Course Objectives:
Acknowledge that substance dependence and PTSD symptoms co-vary concurrently.
Identify the level of treatment that showed the best outcome for SUD.
Summarize the effective treatments found for co-occurring PTSD and SUD.
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Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
Our Provider Number: 1020
CE Learning Systems, provider #1020, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) 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. CE Learning Systems maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 2/23/2019 – 2/23/2022. Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 clinical continuing education credit(s).
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Our Provider Number: 5951
CE Learning Systems, service provider of Addiction Counselor CE has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5951. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CE Learning Systems is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
NBCC Counselors completing this course will receive 1.25 credit.
NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)
Our Provider Number: 107243
This course has been approved by CE Learning Systems, service provider of Addiction Counselor CE, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #107243, CE Learning Systems is responsible for all aspects of their programming.
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
NASP accepts 30 CPD credits of sequenced self-study per each three year renewal.
American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders (AAHCPAD)
Our Provider Number: 17-1460
CE Learning Systems dba Addiction Counselor CE has been approved to offer Continuing Education credit for Certified Addiction Specialists (CAS) in accordance with the American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders. Approval No. 17-1460.
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