Illinois Psychology CE Package
Included Courses
Courses included in this package. Click on a course to learn more.
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Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias: Symptoms, Stages, and Communication Strategies Expanded 2
Course release date: 12/13/2022
About the Course
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the leading illnesses affecting the elderly and is the most prevalent of the dementias. As people are living longer, the number of Americans diagnosed with AD is expected to reach 82 million by 2030, according to the World Health Organization (Zhou et al 2022). Learning about AD’s brain impact, stages and their respective symptoms, patient responsiveness, and caregiver burden will enable you to align with colleagues to share information that will impact lives. This course will provide insight and understanding based on the most current data to enable you to have deeper insight into the impact of AD. -
Ethics in Behavioral Health Documentation: Reasons, Risks, and Rewards 3
Release Date: 7/10/23About the courseThis basic-level course will help practitioners approach documentation in a way that is guided not solely by what is mandated, but by what is mutually beneficial to all stakeholders in the documentation process: The practitioner, the agency, the funding source, and - most of all - the clients.
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Cultural Humility in Behavioral Health 3
Release Date: January 15, 2023
The purpose of this education program is to present an introduction to cultural humility and offers tools for psychologists and other behavioral healthcare professionals to use when working with patients from diverse backgrounds in a culturally humble manner.
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Implicit Bias in Health Care 3
Course release date: 11/1/2024
Course Overview
The role of implicit biases on healthcare outcomes has become a concern as some cite that implicit biases contribute to health disparities, professionals' attitudes toward and interactions with patients, quality of care, diagnoses, and treatment decisions. This course will explore definitions of implicit and explicit bias, the nature and dynamics of implicit biases, and how they can affect health outcomes. Because implicit biases are unconscious, strategies will be reviewed to assist in raising professionals' awareness of and interventions to reduce them. -
Managing Professional Boundaries 3
Course release date: 10/9/2023
About the Course
This course is intended for healthcare professionals who provide care to clients/patients. The course discusses professional standards and principles for providing safe ethical care, how those standards are reflected in clinical boundaries, common boundary dilemmas faced by clinicians, and how to apply a decision-making model to navigate boundary situations. The course also meets the New York requirement for 3 CEU’s on professional boundaries required for psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, and marriage and family therapists.
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Sexual Harassment Prevention: The Illinois Requirement 1
Course release date: 6/1/2025
Course Overview
Sexual harassment in the workplace can be prevented and/or discouraged with training, anti-harassment policies, and reporting. Employers are responsible for creating work environments that are safe for all employees and are free from harassment. Following the correct state and federal reporting guidelines, as well as having a clear understanding of what constitutes sexual harassment, can help to reduce the cases of harassment and provide a safe environment for all. This course will discuss the laws and regulations that define sexual harassment. It will also outline the many consequences that are caused by sexual harassment and how to report sexual harassment if one experiences or witnesses it in the workplace. Lastly, this course will review the laws that are in place to protect those who make a report. -
Bridging the Gap: Integrating Behavioral Health into Primary Care 9
Course release date: 4/7/2025
Course Overview
This comprehensive CME course provides primary care professionals with the essential knowledge and skills to effectively integrate behavioral health into their practice. Through online modules, interactive case studies, and downloadable resources, participants will learn to identify, assess, and manage common mental health disorders in primary care settings.
Key topics covered include:- Prevalence and impact of mental health disorders in primary care
- Models of integrated behavioral healthcare
- Screening and assessment tools for mental health conditions
- Brief interventions for common mental health problems
- Principles of psychopharmacology in primary care
- Collaborative care models and care coordination
- Accessing and utilizing community mental health resources
- Ethical and legal considerations in integrated care
This course is designed for:
- Primary care physicians
- Nurses/nurse practitioners
- Physician assistants
- Behavioral Health Professionals (social workers, psychologists, counselors)
- Other healthcare professionals involved in primary care