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Clinical Psychopharmacology Made Ridiculously Simple Training Class |
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Clinical Psychopharmacology Made Ridiculously Simple Training Seminar
The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of clinical psychopharmacology. The course presents information needed for accurate diagnosis of mental health conditions and for proper use and monitoring of psychotropic medications. This intermediate level course will serve as a concise and practical guide for behavioral health professionals who work with individuals receiving psychotropic medications.
Course Objectives:
Recognize causes of psychiatric illnesses and their implication for the use of psychotropic medications.
Differentiate major depression from normal life responses, and identify issues in the management of anti-depressants.
Differentiate bipolar disorder from other causes of manic symptoms, and identify issues in the use of medications to treat the disorder.
Differentiate among anxiety disorders, and identify issues in the use of anti-anxiety medications.
Differentiate schizophrenia from other psychotic conditions, and identify issues related to the use of antipsychotic medications.
Identify unexpected responses of patients to psychotropic medications.
Select alternatives when initial response to medication therapy is inadequate.
Identify medication management issues for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), borderline personality disorder, attention deficit disorder (ADD), aggression, eating disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
This program is approved by the National
Association of Social Workers
(provider # 886463581)
for 4 continuing education contact hours.
Author Bio(s):
Bio For James Johnson - MD
No information available for this author.
Bio For John D. Preston - Psy.D., ABPP
John D. Preston, Psy.D., ABPP, is a licensed psychologist and the author of fourteen books. He is professor of psychology at Alliant International University and has served on the faculty of the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine. He lectures widely in the United States and abroad. He is the recipient of the Mental Health Association President's Award for contributions to the mental health professions. His publications include The Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists; Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Made Simple; Clinical Psychopharmacology Made Ridiculously Simple; and Integrative Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder.
Bio For Florence B. Roberts - PhD APRN, BC
Florence Roberts, PhD, APRN, BC, has been involved professionally in either maternal-child health or mental health nursing since the mid-1960s. She earned her BSN at the University of Texas Medical Center in Galveston, an MN in Maternal and Child Health at Emory University in Atlanta, her MSN in Mental Health at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN and her PhD in Child and Family Studies at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She has taught both pediatrics and psychiatric nursing, but her focus for the past 12 years has been psychiatric nursing. She is certified as a clinical nurse specialist in both adult and child and adolescent psychiatric nursing. She has served as an individual and family therapist, a school therapist, and a PRN staff nurse at a Crisis Recovery Unit. She is currently Associate Professor of Nursing at Brenau University in Gainesville, GA.
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$39.95
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