This continuing education course awards 30 CE credits upon completion.

Lessons: 12

Multiple Choice Questions: 6 per lesson

Contact Hours: 30

Instructional Level: Advanced

Target Audience: This continuing medical education course has been developed to educate psychiatric nurses, and other healthcare workers to enhance their understanding and comprehension of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment in their study of mental health disorders.

Contains 10 hours of psychopharmacology CE as denoted [*]

Continuing Education (CE) Course Curriculum

Initiation of Buprenorphine in the Emergency Room Setting*

Medication‐Assisted Therapy and Psychosocial Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders: Recipe for Successful Integration to Improve Outcomes and Retention and to Prevent Death—Part 1*

Medication‐Assisted Therapy and Psychosocial Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders: Recipe for Successful Integration to Improve Outcomes and Retention and to Prevent Death—Part 2

Differentiating Tardive Dyskinesia From Chronic Movement Disorders in Patients with Psychiatric Conditions

Behavioral Therapy for Dementia

Emerging Trends in Ethics: What Clinicians May Not Know

A Clinician's Guide to Mental Health Issues Facing College Students: Part 1, Mood Disorders, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD*

A Clinician's Guide to Mental Health Issues Facing College Students: Part 2, Substance Use, ADHD, Eating Disorders, Schizophrenia*

Empirically Based Psychosocial Therapies for Schizophrenia: The Disconnection between Science and Practice

Racial Microaggressions as Barriers to Treatment in Clinical Care

Community Psychiatry--Coordinated Mental Health Care During a National Disaster: A Case Report of Hurricane Harvey

Telepsychiatry: Benefits, Limitations, and Ethical Issues


Approval Statements

American Psychological Association
The Hatherleigh Company, Ltd. is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Hatherleigh Company, Ltd. maintains responsibility for the program and its content.

The American Nurses Credential Center’s Commission on Accreditation 
The American Nurses Credential Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC) accepts CE programs by an American Psychological Association approved provider. Please refer to the following information from the ANCC website at: https://www.jointaccreditation.org/accredited-providers

National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. 
The Hatherleigh Company, Ltd. is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and may offer NBCC-approved CE credit hours for programs that meet NBCC requirements. NBCC Continuing Education Programs for which NBCC-approved CE credit hours will be awarded are identified on the Website. The ACEP is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. Our NBCC provider number is #5448.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does this CME or CE course work? Can I see more course and faculty information? When does it start?

This CME or CE course is completely online and you can start right now for online CME or CE credits. You can enter the continuing education course whenever you want and take it at your own pace. All CME and CE course materials will be available to you upon purchase in PDF form. Your continuing education online certificate will be available to you immediately upon successful completion of the CME or CE coursework quizzes.

You may request to preview course learning objectives or faculty information before ordering by contacting our Customer Care Department. For all the ways to do this, please click here
   
Who should take your CME & CE courses?  
   
Any healthcare professional who want to keep up-to-date on the latest drug and clinical research, and those seeking high quality CME & CE programs to receive credit or contact hours for re-licensure.   
   
Are Hatherleigh's CME & CE courses commercially sponsored?

Hatherleigh ensures that activities are planned, developed, implemented independent of support from a commercial or ineligible company.

Hatherleigh will disclose whether or not faculty and planners of continuing education and continuing medical education content have any relevant financial relationships with commercial entities that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

In such cases, Hatherleigh will have implemented steps to mitigate these relationships before the individuals engage in content development. This information is available on the Conflict of Interest Faculty and Advisory Board Disclosures page/section for all CME & CE coursework.

When can I access the CME or CE course?

Anytime! Once you have registered, you can access the course whenever you want, wherever you want and from any device you use.

Is there a deadline for CME & CE course completion?

All of our courses must be completed within a three-year period from the purchase date. Accreditation and regulation changes occur. To ensure that you earn the maximum amount of credit from your course, we have instituted a three-year period for completion. Your certificate will state the date your coursework is completed.

What if I don't like the course? Can I have my money back?

All of our courses are unconditionally guaranteed for 30 days. 

Who do I contact if I have further questions?

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Pricing options

Choose either digital only or add print edition to your order. Printed course will be mailed to you via USPS.