Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
HIV/AIDS: Update for Florida
  • 1.00 MOC
  • 1.00 Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
  • 1.00 Contact hours
$15.00
Healthcare professionals will continue to play a major and significant role in preventing the spread of HIV infection and in caring for those who are infected or affected by HIV. As the demographics of HIV infection evolve, both in the United States and around the world, it is clear that all healthcare professionals in all practice settings will be involved to some extent with HIV infection.
Domestic Violence: The Florida Requirement
  • 2.00 Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 2.00 ANCC
  • 2.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
$15.00
Domestic violence continues to be a prevalent problem in the United States today. Because of the number of individuals affected, it is likely that most healthcare professionals will encounter patients in their practice who are victims. Accordingly, it is essential that healthcare professionals are taught to recognize and accurately interpret behaviors associated with domestic violence. It is incumbent upon the healthcare professional to establish and implement protocols for early identification of domestic violence victims and their abusers.
Child Abuse Identification and Reporting: The Pennsylvania Requirement
  • 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)
$18.00
In 2020, there were 4,593 substantiated reports to child abuse in Pennsylvania. Healthcare professionals, regardless of their discipline or field, are in a unique position to assist in the identification, education, and prevention of child abuse and neglect. This course describes how victims of abuse can be accurately identified and provides the community resources available in the state of Pennsylvania for child abuse victims. Mandated reporter laws will also be outlined.Course Objective
Implicit Bias in Health Care
  • 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)
$18.00
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. This course will explore definitions of implicit and explicit bias, the nature and dynamics of implicit biases, and how they can affect health outcomes. Because implicit biases are unconscious, strategies will be reviewed to assist in raising professionals' awareness of and interventions to reduce them.
The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic
  • 2.00 MOC
  • 2.00 Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 2.00 ANCC
  • 2.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
$0.00
Widespread outbreaks of novel (new) coronavirus infection have occurred in each of the past two decades, and the current outbreak poses the third threat of a severe novel coronavirus epidemic on a global scale. In response to a 13-fold increase in the number of reported cases within the span of two weeks and active cases in more than 100 countries, the WHO reached a decision that the COVID-19 outbreak should be characterized as a pandemic.
Promoting the Health of Gender and Sexual Minorities
  • 5.00 Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
  • 5.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
$0.00
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. While assessment of the subculture and identification of culturally competent health promotion strategies have been delayed for many reasons, the health promotion needs of GSM individuals of various ages are appearing with more frequency in professional literature.
Rural Health, Mental Health, and Social Work
  • 5.00 Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
  • 5.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
$30.00
Although there are benefits and necessities to living in rural areas, many living in these areas experience significant health and mental health disparities and challenges in accessing services. The goal of this course is to examine working in and with rural communities and the need for culturally sensitivity and competence. Health, mental health, and social work service disparities, barriers to help-seeking, and specific issues relevant to various subpopulations will be explored. Ethical issues unique to working within rural communities will also be discussed.
Counseling Patients at the End of Life
  • 5.00 Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
  • 5.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
$0.00
End-of-life decisions can be complex and challenging. Health and mental health professionals can help with their expertise, whether it is for the person facing death, their family, surrogate decision makers, or caregiver. It is vital for health and mental health professionals to learn when and how to include end-of-life discussions into their sessions, assist with decision making and planning, and learn the differences between palliative and end-of-life care.
Setting Ethical Limits: For Caring and Competent Professionals
  • 6.00 Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
  • 6.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
$36.00
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. This course supports professionals practicing competence, while utilizing self-care and boundaries to minimize burnout while practicing compassion for the clients that they serve.
Ethics for Social Work
  • 6.00 Approved Continuing Education (ACE)
  • 6.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
$36.00
Ethical issues do not exist within a vacuum; rather, they emerge, evolve, and adapt within the sociocultural context of a particular society. In past decades, the field of professional ethics has received increased attention. Much of the discussion began in the 1960s in the medical field, where the blending of ethics, legalities, and medicine has become known as bioethics.

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