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Motivational Interviewing: An Introduction
In this course, you will learn about Motivational Interviewing, an intervention to help people discover their own desire and ability to make difficult changes. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a way of communicating that draws out people’s own thoughts and beliefs in order to help them address their ambivalence about making a change.
The course uses a blend of instructive information and interactive exercises to help you understand and apply its core concepts. The goal of this course is to provide addictions, behavioral health counseling, marriage and family therapy, nursing, psychology, and social work professionals in health and human service settings with the skills to define and demonstrate the core concepts of Motivational Interviewing.
Describe the overall purpose of Motivational Interviewing and how it impacts the change process.
Recall the key elements of the MI spirit and how these can support clients in the change process.
Define ambivalence, change talk, and sustain talk, and how these concepts relate to MI.
Neonatal Respiratory Emergencies
Neonatal emergencies are frightening and challenging to almost all acute care providers. Recognizing the presentation of common neonatal respiratory emergencies is essential to acute care providers. This issue will focus on the neonate and provide a succinct review of respiratory emergencies pertinent to clinical practice and board preparation/review.
The goal of this course is to present healthcare providers in the acute care setting with a succinct review of neonatal respiratory emergencies.
Know the anatomy and pathophysiology relevant to emergency management of neonatal respiratory emergencies.
Know the indications and contraindications for acute management options for neonatal respiratory emergencies.
Plan the key steps and know the potential pitfalls in the acute management of neonatal respiratory emergencies.
Recognize the complications associated with the acute management of neonatal respiratory emergencies.
Recovery Principles and Practices in Behavioral Health Treatment
This is an exciting time to work in the field of behavioral health treatment. The field has changed dramatically in the direction of operating on the principles of recovery. Recovery treatment involves changing our attitudes and beliefs about serious mental illness and the long-term effects of these illnesses over the lifespan to reflect the belief that recovery is the expected outcome. The field continues to expand into areas of advancing the integration of mental health to physical health, connecting to multiple dimensions of wellness and alternative medicine, as well as incorporation of peer recovery specialists. Each of these areas supports the recovery of persons with behavioral health issues.
Recall the defining principles of the wellness and recovery movement in the treatment of persons with serious mental illness (SMI).
Indicate at least three ways you can align your practices with the guiding principles of recovery when working with individuals with SMI.
Identify three things you can do to help individuals overcome the stigma of diagnosis of SMI.
Septic Joint: Diagnosis and Treatment
Septic arthritis is caused by infection and inflammation in the joint and can result in significant damage to the joints. Early recognition and treatment are critical to the preservation of joint function. This course will discuss how to quickly identify and treat septic arthritis.
The goal of this course is to provide physicians, nursing professionals, and radiologic technologists with information about septic arthritis.
Recall how septic arthritis is acquired and its typical presentation.
Identify the laboratory and radiological tests used to make a diagnosis of a septic joint.
Recognize the principles of septic joint treatment.
Strategies for Decreasing Medical and Treatment Errors in Behavioral Health
Behavioral health professionals are involved in multiple disciplines, all of which are responsible for the safety of the clients in their care. Although each discipline has its own set of ethics to guide practice, they are generally similar in terms of the importance of avoiding harm to the client.
Client safety requires careful planning and consistent vigilance. Any behavioral health professional can jeopardize client safety by committing a medical or treatment error. While it is unrealistic to think that you can prevent all errors, there are steps you can take to reduce occurrences.
Discuss types of medical and treatment errors in behavioral health.
Describe the causes and consequences of medical and treatment errors.
Identify strategies to address an error and reduce the risk of future errors.
Stroke: Recognition and Management
This course equips healthcare professionals with essential knowledge and skills to promptly and effectively manage stroke in the acute care setting. Participants will gain insight into how to recognize an acute stroke and the initial steps to take for emergency treatment of stroke. In addition, learners will know the different acute treatment options for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke as well as patient care for acute stroke.
Recall the benchmark diagnosis and treatment times for acute stroke.
Differentiate the treatment of ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke.
Indicate interventions in the care of a patient presenting with an acute stroke.