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Digital Seminar

Substance Abuse and Mental Illness that Complicate Medical Care


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Faculty:
Pamela J. Ridley, RN, MSN, APRN, BC
Duration:
5 Hours 39 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Dec 11, 2014
Product Code:
POS076345
Media Type:
Digital Seminar


Description

  • The Latest Street Drugs & the Impact on the Brain and Behavior
  • Motivational Interviewing Strategies for Sensitive Patient Questions
  • Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Assessment and Treatment Strategies
  • Challenges Treating the Medical Patient who has an Acute Mental Illness
  • Emergency Interventions: Therapeutic & Pharmacological

“Elizabeth has severe Degenerative Joint Disease and is scheduled for a hip replacement. She is also an alcoholic. As a healthcare professional, it is important to prevent her from having complications from her substance abuse such as withdrawal, poor healing, and falls.”

With the pervasive problems our society has with Mental Illness and Substance Abuse, it is imperative that healthcare professionals have an understanding about how to most optimally meet the diverse medical and psychosocial needs of those trusted to our care. Pamela J. Ridley RN, MSN, APRN, BC, a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, looks forward to sharing her expertise throughout this practice changing one-day event. She will tackle various subjects including:

  • The Latest Street Drugs & the Impact on the Brain
  • Medical Consequences of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
  • Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Assessment and Treatment Strategies
  • Motivational Interviewing Strategies for the Sensitive Patient Questions
  • Challenges Treating the Medical Patient who has an Acute Mental Illness
  • Distinguishing between Delirium, Substance Abuse or Mental Illness? Could it be all 3?
  • Emergency Interventions: Therapeutic & Pharmacological

You are guaranteed to leave this workshop with practical new tools to assist with the fast-paced, ever-changing, often-challenging…..but yet so incredibly rewarding profession we work in.

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NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after completing the on-line post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). 

Continuing Education Information:  Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self-study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact cepesi@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before the event.

Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession.  As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.  

For Planning Committee disclosures, please statement above.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.


Social Workers - National ASWB ACE

PESI, Inc., #1062, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: January 27, 2023 - January 27, 2026. Social workers completing this course receive 6.0 Clinical  continuing education credits.

 

Course Level: Intermediate Format: Recorded asynchronous distance. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.

 

Canadian Social Workers: Canadian provinces may accept activities approved by the ASWB for ongoing professional development.


California Social Workers

The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE programs that are approved by other approval agencies, including several that approve PESI and its programs.  A full list of approval agencies accepted by the BBS can be found at www.bbs.ca.gov/licensees/cont_ed.html under “Where to find CE Courses.” This intermediate level self-study activity consists of 6.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction.


Colorado Social Workers

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Colorado Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Provider #1413. This self-study course has been approved for 6.1 continuing education hours. 

 

COLORADO PARTICIPANTS ONLY: If you did not answer YES to be reported to the Colorado Chapter of the NASW on the evaluation, please contact cepesi@pesi.com and provide the full title of the webcast, speaker name, date of live broadcast, your name and your license number in the email.


Florida Social Workers

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 6.0 continuing education credits. 


Illinois Social Workers

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Illinois, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 159-000154. Successful completion of this self-study activity qualifies for 6.0 contact hours.


Kansas Social Workers

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board. Provider #14-006. This self-study course has been approved for 6.0 continuing education hours.


Minnesota Social Workers

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Minnesota, Board of Social Work. Provider #: CEP-140. This self-study package has been approved for 6.0 continuing education hours. This certificate has been issued upon successful completion of a post-test.


Montana Social Workers

The Montana Board of Behavioral Health no longer pre-approves any courses or sponsors. Each licensee is responsible for taking courses which contribute to their competence and directly relate to their scope of practice as defined in board statute (MAR 24-219-32). Licensees must keep CE documentation for three years in case of an audit. This intermediate level self-study activity consists of 6.0 clock hours of instruction.


New York Social Workers

PESI, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's (NYSED) State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0008. This self-study activity will qualify for 7.25 contact hours. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance. 


Ohio Social Workers

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board. Provider approval #:RCST071001. Full attendance in this self-study course meets the qualifications for 6.0 clock hours of continuing education credit. 


Pennsylvania Social Workers

The Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors accepts many national association CE approvals, several of which PESI offers. For a full list, please see your State Board regulations at https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions. This intermediate level self-study activity consists of 6.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction.


Addiction Counselors - NAADAC

NAADAC

This self-study course has been approved by PESI, Inc., as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 6.0 CE in the Counseling Services skill group. NAADAC Provider #77553. PESI, Inc. is responsible for all aspects of their programming. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance.


California Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors (CCAPP-EI)

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the CCAPP-EI, Provider #: OS-03-036-1025. This activity meets the qualifications for 6.0 CEH's (continuing education hours).


California Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors (CADTP)

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the CADTP, Provider #: 201. This Category H activity meets the qualifications for 6.0 CEU's (continuing education hours).


Connecticut Addiction Counselors

Provider #120924. This course has been approved as a CCB approved training and has been awarded 6.0 hours by the Connecticut Certification Board.


California Nurses

PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of  Registered Nursing, Provider #: 17118 for 6.0 self-study contact hours. 

** You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.


Florida Nurses

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of  Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 6.0 self-study contact hours.

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Iowa Nurses

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 6.1 self-study contact hours. Please email cepesi@pesi.com with your license number, include the title, speaker name and date. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.


Other Professions

This self-study activity qualifies for 6.0 continuing education clock hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your activity advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.



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Faculty

Pamela J. Ridley, RN, MSN, APRN, BC Related seminars and products

Speaker

PESI


Pamela J. Ridley, RN, MSN, APRN, BC, currently practices as a nurse educator for a 42 bed acute psychiatric and substance abuse inpatient treatment facility. Previous work experience includes: working in state psychiatric facilities, county mental health departments, inpatient psychiatric nursing, nursing school instructor, private outpatient medication management and therapy, psychiatric nurse liaison for a general community hospital, and director of psychiatric services. She is very much a hands-on leader that enjoys improving people’s lives.

Pam graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee with her MSN. She is a Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. Additionally, she has Prescriptive Authority in the state of South Carolina and is a Senior Level Certified instructor of Crisis Prevention Institute Non-violent Crisis Intervention and Applied Physical Training. Her expertise has been sought nationally through presentations for interdisciplinary healthcare audiences throughout the country.

Ms. Ridley is passionate about her work and knows that the way to improve the outcomes of those who suffer from dual diagnosis is to educate those who can make a difference. She has an interesting way to incorporate these challenging topics so that they are applied to everyday practice situations for learning to leave an impression. By disseminating key facts, storytelling and real-life case scenarios she makes it easy to learn and apply the latest best practice guidelines.


Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Pamela Ridley has an employment relationship with Rebound Behavioral Health. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Pamela Ridley has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.


Additional Info

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


Objectives

  • Assess your patient for mental illness and substance abuse in a healthcare setting.
  • Formulate an appropriate plan of treatment for patients with substance abuse/mental illness and co-occurring medical issues.
  • Select appropriate pharmacological interventions for the treatment of drug and alcohol treatment and withdrawal.
  • Distinguish between delirium and mental illness.
  • Recognize the medical complications of drug and alcohol abuse.
  • Explain the neurobiology of substance abuse, particularly the impact of the newer street drugs in use.
  • Choose appropriate therapeutic approaches when treating the dually diagnosed patient.
  • Manage your own identified frustrations when treating the patient with mental illness or substance abuse to be most effective.

Outline

Dual Diagnosis -  Why Care?

  • A significant problem
  • Poor prognosis? Recidivism and non-adherence
  • Achieving more positive outcomes

Street Drug Updates

  • Heroin and oxycontin
  • Bath salts and other stimulants
  • Spice
  • Marijuana
  • Molly and other hallucinogens

Neurobiology of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness

  • “Normal” neurobiology and anatomy
  • Substance abuse effects on the brain
  • Mental illness effects on the brain
  • How medication assisted treatment helps
  • Dopaminergic transmission
  • Medications that impact dopamine receptor sites

Assessment and Interviewing Techniques

  • Screening Brief Intervention and Referral for
  • Treatment (SBIRT) - for drug and alcohol abuse
  • CAGE questionnaire - To detect alcoholism
  • Motivational techniques to promote open and honest communication from the patient
  • What is YOUR bias? Avoiding the “Judging Trap”

Is it Delirium, Mental Illness or Substance Abuse?

  • Assessment tools and screening interventions
  • Causes of delirium seen in healthcare
  • Current treatment options
  • Your patient has all three – now what?

Interventions: Therapeutic and Pharmacological

  • Motivational interviewing
  • Levels of intervention
  • Medications to treat alcohol abuse
  • Medications to treat opioid dependence
  • Medications to treat cocaine abuse
  • Antipsychotics, mood stabilizers and antidepressants
  • Medication side effects that impact the medical health of patients
  • Planning for discharge: Outpatient treatment options

Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal in the Medical Setting

  • Acute symptoms of withdrawal
  • Withdrawal prevention
  • Withdrawal protocols/medication strategies
  • Safety for patients/family/staff
  • Narcotic abuse
  • Pain management
  • Other challenges when caring for the substance abuser

Co-morbid Medical Illnesses

  • Chronic medical illness and mental illness
    • Respiratory illnesses and depression and/or anxiety
    • Diabetes and depression
    • Cardiovascular disease and depression
    • Chronic medical illness and psychotic spectrum disorders
  • Medical illness as a result of substance abuse
    • Cardiovascular
    • Hormonal
    • Respiratory
    • Neurological
  • Emergency treatments for those with mental illness and substance abuse

Target Audience

Addiction Counselors, Case Managers, Nurses, Physician Assistants, Social Workers, and other Healthcare Professionals

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