We are proud to sponsor this educational initiative, dedicated to providing Free Social Worker CE, PDH & CEUs required by many state boards for Social Work, SW, LCSW, MSW, MFT, & MH Counselors license renewal. New Free Social Work CEU coursesare posted frequently. Through extensive content review, our staff approves Social Worker CEU courses that are timely and approved by the NAADC, NASW, ASWB, EACC & others..**

1.5 Free CEUs  Diabetes and Fall Risk: Special Considerations in Improving Quality of Life for Older Adults– Identify the problem: review demographics of diabetes and falls in older adults. Discuss the medical and psychosocial complications of diabetes. Review evidenced based preventive care for older adults. Emphasize the critical importance of geriatric syndrome’ identification and management. Present the literature review of increased risk of falls in people with diabetes. Discuss diabetes management with special considerations for older adults. Discuss fall prevention strategies. Identify partnerships for management of fall risk for people with diabetes: focus on patient self-management.  

1.0 Free CEUs  Intro to Goals, Clinical Concerns, and Opportunities In Behavioral Health Managed Care : It’s Not Your Grandpa’s Chevy’– Understanding the Scope and Impact of the Health Care Reform Movement Toward a Managed System of Care. Introduction to Clinical Concerns and Opportunities for Behavioral Health Professionals under a Managed System of Care. Understanding the Concept of Care Management and Utilization Review – It’s a ‘Medical Model’ – even if we are delivering short term counseling which is typically not considered to be “medical” in nature. It’s important to understand that Care Management is a PHILOSOPHY which approaches approval for behavioral health services in a whole new way, and required justification from those who deliver services which surpasses that which was required in the past. Identify Clinical Approaches and Intervention Programs Which Are Workable and Appropriate Under a Managed System of Care.

1.0 Free CEUs  ADHD and Comorbidity: Bipolar Disorder, Depression and ADHD- Describe how symptoms of ADHD may be present in other psychiatric disorders, such as bipolar disorder, and that such comorbidities warrant an initial therapeutic strategy based on the most impairing condition.Recognize that most children and adults with ADHD also have a comorbid psychiatric condition. Explain the need for international guidelines for treating depression using the most effective therapeutic agents indicated for that disorder. Extrapolate adverse childhood experiences to both psychiatric and somatic abnormalities in later life and understand that, by identifying the occurrence of such experiences, the sequelae of these incidents can be controlled and/or minimized.