Course Code: REL-BHC-0-RPPBHT
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
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.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Recovery Overview
Defining Serious Mental Illness
Recovery Defined
Belief in Recovery
Goals of Recovery
SAMHSA’s Ten Guiding Principles of Recovery
Review
Summary
Section 3: Recovery Journey
Meet Sandra
Initial Counseling Session
Review
Summary
Section 4: Recovery Treatment in Action
Mental Health Stigma
The Six Basic Principles of Trauma-Informed Care
Review
Summary
Section 5: Person-Driven Treatment
Kara and Sandra
Techniques that Foster Person-Driven Treatment
Review
Summary
Section 6: Fostering Hope and Optimism
Techniques that Foster Hope and Optimism
Review
Summary
Section 7: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Instructor: Amanda Gayle, Ph.D.
Amanda Gayle received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Tennessee. She completed a pre-doctoral internship at the University of Georgia in the Counseling and Testing Center. She also completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Duke University Medical Center in the Occupational Health Department working in both the internal and external employee assistance programs. She is licensed in North Carolina where she was in private practice for 15 years serving primarily adults in individual and couples counseling with many presenting issues. Her focus was on cognitive behavioral therapy to treat anxiety, mood disorders, grief, relationship difficulties, stress management, self-esteem, and parenting. She joined Relias as a subject matter expert writer for behavioral health in 2021.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Alcohol and Drug Counselors; Marriage and Family Therapists; Professional Counselors; Psychologists; Social Workers; in the following settings: Health and Human Services.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.