The Intersection of Pain and Culture
Pain is invisible, and diagnosis depends on patients' reports. These factors contribute to the treatment of pain to be devalued and stigmatized. When issues of culture, race, and ethnicity come into play with pain experiences, it becomes even more complex.
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Format
  • Self-study / Enduring
Credits
  • 5.00 Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
  • 5.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
Promoting the Health of Gender and Sexual Minorities
The gender and sexual minority (GSM) population is a diverse group that can be defined as a subculture. It includes homosexual men, lesbian women, bisexual persons, transgender individuals, and those questioning their sexual identity, among others.
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Format
  • Self-study / Enduring
Credits
  • 5.00 Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
  • 5.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
Maintaining a Healthy Marriage: Implications for Counselors
Although the divorce rate has stabilized at about 50%, this course will not focus on unhealthy marriages or factors that contribute to divorce. Rather, the course will focus on maintaining a healthy marriage and long-term relationships.
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Format
  • Self-study / Enduring
Credits
  • 2.00 Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
  • 2.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
Implicit Bias in Health Care
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.
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Format
  • Self-study / Enduring
Credits
  • 3.00 MOC
  • 3.00 Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
  • 3.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 3.00 ANCC
  • 3.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
Setting Ethical Limits: For Caring and Competent Professionals
Without proper self-care, boundaries, and awareness (transference), therapists become vulnerable to burnout and vicarious traumatization. This can result in a risk of therapeutic effectiveness, loss of trust with clients, and possible ethical crossings or violations.
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Format
  • Self-study / Enduring
Credits
  • 6.00 Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
  • 6.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
Human Trafficking and Exploitation
Today, some label human trafficking as a form of "modern day slavery," and frequently, human trafficking has been linked to sex work and prostitution, although there are other forms of trafficking, such as forced labor and domestic work.
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Format
  • Self-study / Enduring
Credits
  • 5.00 MOC
  • 5.00 Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
  • 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 5.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)