An Overview of Mental Health Disorders for Public Safety Professionals

Course Code: REL-PSC-0-OMHDPSP

Hours: 1.5

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028

Learning Objectives:
Identify two factors that contribute to the cause of mental health disorders.
Define six common categories of mental health disorders.
Differentiate between the symptoms and behaviors of the most common types of mental health disorders.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Understanding Mental Health Disorders

Setting the Scene

Mental Health Disorders

Recovery and Treatment

Review

Summary

Section 3: Common Mental Health Disorders

Signs and Symptoms

Anxiety Disorders

Depressive Disorders

Bipolar and Related Disorders

Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders

Schizophrenia

Personality Disorders

Review

Summary

Section 4: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

Resources

References

Subject Matter Expert: Jennifer Niles, LCSW, LCAS, CCS-I

Jennifer received her Bachelor’s degrees in Social Work and Criminal Justice from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Master’s degree in Social Work with a Certificate in Substance Abuse Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has over 13 years of experience providing psychotherapy, counseling, and case management to a variety of populations. Her experiences and clinical interests are centered around addiction treatment, harm reduction, severe mental health conditions, psychosis, LGBTQ+ issues, gender diversity, integrated care, and clinical supervision.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Correctional Officers; Probation/Parole Officers; in the following settings: Adult Community Corrections, Adult Community Supervision Agencies, Adult Corrections.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.