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Bipolar Disorder Across the Life Cycle
Leo Christie, PhD, LMFT
CE Credit: 3 Hours
Target Audience: Psychology CE | Counseling CE | Social Work CE | Marriage & Family Therapy CE | School Psychology CE
Learning Level: Intermediate
Course Abstract
Bipolar Disorder Across the Life Cycle is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE) course that provides clinicians with practical guidance in understanding and treating Bipolar disorder (BD).
Bipolar disorder is a major affective disorder marked by severe mood swings (manic or major depressive episodes) and a tendency to remission and recurrence. BD most often appears in late adolescence or early adulthood, although symptoms can begin at any time of life. Left untreated, BD can lead to damaged relationships, poor job or school performance, and even suicide.
This course will review the diagnostic criteria for the seven types of Bipolar and Related Disorders and provide detailed discussions of each category. It will also examine assessment instruments, suicide risk, differential diagnosis, and pediatric BD. Treatment approaches and modalities, along with evidence-based guidelines for principles of chronic disease management, psychosocial interventions, cognitive behavioral therapy, and pharmacological treatments for the various forms of BD are included. Personal stories are provided throughout the course to illustrate how BD affects the lives of those suffering from it.
Course #31-27 | 2020 | 60 pages | 20 posttest questions
Learning Objectives
Professional Development Resources, #1046, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 6/12/2022 - 6/12/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 3 clinical continuing education credits.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0664 - Note: New York social workers will receive 3 continuing education credit(s) for completing this self-study course). Professional Development Resources is also approved by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners (#5678).
This online course provides instant access to the course materials (PDF download) and CE test. The course is text-based (reading) and the CE test is open-book (you can print the test to mark your answers on it while reading the course document).
Successful completion of this course involves passing an online test (80% required, 3 chances to take) and we ask that you also complete a brief course evaluation. Click here to learn more.
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Leo Christie, PhD, LMFT, is a Florida-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy from Florida State University. Past President of the Florida Council on Family Relations, Dr. Christie is a past CEO of Professional Development Resources, a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to deliver continuing education credit courses to healthcare professionals throughout the United States. He has more than 20 years' experience in private practice with a specialty in child behavior disorders and as an instructor for over 500 live continuing education seminars for healthcare professionals.
Disclosure:
Financial: Receives a salary from Professional Development Resources, Inc.
Nonfinancial: No relevant nonfinancial relationships exist.
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