Content Summary
Individuals who have suffered a brain injury and have co-occurring behavioral health conditions often face significant challenges in receiving care. Compared to the general population receiving behavioral health treatment, individuals with brain injury are more likely to have mental health diagnoses such as posttraumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, and psychotic disorder.
The Brain Injury Essentials series includes a grouping of courses that provide a foundation for understanding the physiological and psychological effects of brain injury on mental health and that explore how skills deficits can impact therapeutic interventions, provide effective communication strategies when working with individuals with brain injury and mental health issues, and that define the importance of screening for brain injury to better understand the severity and impact it has on behavioral health treatment.
Courses in this Series Include:
- Brain Injury Essentials I: Brain Injury Basics
- Brain Injury Essential II: Adapting Treatment Strategies for BI
- Brain Injury Essentials III: Screening and Identification
Learning Audience
The learners for this training are behavioral health service providers, social workers, counselors, peer support specialists, and other professionals who support individuals with substance use and behavioral health conditions.
American Psychological Association Continuing Education (APA CE) Credits
Each course within this series is eligible for Continued Education Units (CEU) upon completion, which are awarded as follows:
- 1 APA CEU credit awarded per (1) hour of completed learning
The University of Colorado Department of Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The University of Colorado Department of Psychiatry maintains responsivity for this program and its content.
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