Course Code: REL-BHC-0-ELPSSTY
Hours: 1.25
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2027
Learning Objectives:
Indicate effective strategies for navigating challenges in treating youth with substance use issues.
Recall the primary regulations, as well as the ethical and practice standards for to youth substance use treatment.
Identify common ethical and legal dilemmas in youth with substance use treatment.
Outline:
Section 1: Regulations and Ethical Standards
Youth and Substance Use Treatment
Laws and Ethics
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 2: Common Ethical and Legal Dilemmas
Challenges With Consent in Youth Substance Use Treatment
Other Challenges in Youth Substance Use Treatment
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Navigating Ethical and Legal Challenges
Strategies for Substance Use Treatment for Youth
Knowledge Check
Key Takeaways
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Writer: Amanda Gayle, Ph.D
Amanda Gayle received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Tennessee. She completed a pre-doctoral internship at the University of Georgia in the Counseling and Testing Center. She also completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Duke University Medical Center in the Occupational Health Department working in both the internal and external employee assistance programs. She is licensed in North Carolina where she was in private practice for 15 years serving primarily adults in individual and couples counseling with many presenting issues. Her focus was on cognitive behavioral therapy to treat anxiety, mood disorders, grief, relationship difficulties, stress management, self-esteem, and parenting. She joined Relias as a subject matter expert writer for behavioral health in 2021.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Behavioral Health Counselors; Care and Case Managers; Marriage and Family Therapists; Nursing Personnel; Psychologists; Social Workers; Substance Use and Behavioral Disorder Counselors; in the following settings: Behavioral Health and Intellectual Developmental Disability, Behavioral Health: Community Services, Behavioral Health: Crisis Services, Behavioral Health: Intensive Services (IRTS), Behavioral Health: Outpatient Services, Behavioral Health: Residential Services, Behavioral Health: Social Rehabilitation Facilities, Behavioral Health: Substance Use Services, Behavioral Health: Substance Use Services: In-Home.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.