Psycho-Pharmacology For Clinicians

Live Seminar:

• 7.5 CEU's
• Presenter: Patrick DeChello Ph.D., MSW, LCSW, RPH
• Check for seminar availability in Arizona (AZ), Connecticut (CT), Florida (FL), Illinois (IL), Louisiana (LA), Maine (ME), Massachusetts (MA), Michigan (MI), Oregon (OR), Rhode Island (RI), Texas (TX), Vermont (VT), Washington (WA)

Book:

• DS 13 - Psycho-Pharmacology For Clinicians
• Updated every 2 months
• Author: Patrick DeChello Ph.D., MSW, LCSW

CD Set :

• DS06CD : Psycho-Pharmacology For Clinicians
• Author: Patrick DeChello Ph.D., MSW, LCSW

Home study Courses:

• 7 CEU's
• 3 CEU's

On-line Course:

• 7 CEU's price $125.00
• Click Here to Take the On-Line Course

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION, SUMMARY AND OUTLINE

This workshop which is updated every two months, is designed to examine specific psychiatric conditions, their etiology, the diagnostic phases of treatment, types of medications used, their side effects and information necessary for the clinician to make decisions as to the need for a referral for medication initiation, re-evaluation or discontinuation.

Basic medication doses and treatment strategies will also be covered. It is the non-medical clinician that often sits on the front lines working on a continuous basis with clients. The clinician is crucially involved in monitoring the client's symptomatology and response to medications and treatment interventions. Every clinician today needs to know the basics:

• When do meds work
• When are medications contraindicated
• What are the direct effects of a medication
• What are the side effects of a medication
• When do you need to refer for medications
• What should a client know about medication
• Are there alternatives to medications
• What are the possible etiologies of disorder

Course Objectives

1. Enable clinicians to understand the multiple etiologies of disorder
2. Enable clinicians to know when medication is a viable option
3. Provide clinicians with the basic knowledge to identify side-effects
4. Enable clinicians to understand when medications are used for their positive side effects.
5. Understand issues of addiction to medications
6. Participants will identify reasons for failure to respond to medications
7. Participants will become familiar with the various types of medications and their common uses and doses.
8. Clinicians will be able to identify when there is a need for dosage adjustment
9. Clinicians will be able to identify drug-seeking behavior in clients.
10. Participants will be able to identify when dosage adjustment is necessary
11. Familiarize clinicians with cultural explanations regarding medication uses
12. Identify the appropriate role of the clinician in the medication relationship