Children and Adolescents Category

Trauma and Co-Occurring Disorders Among Youth

2 – 3 CE Hours
376 members have taken this course

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About the Course

Trauma and Co-Occurring Disorders Among Youth defines key terms and provides a description of the impact of trauma exposure on children and youth with co-occurring disorders. Emphasis will be placed on the impact of traumatic stress on children and adolescents to support the need for trauma informed systems of care.

This course is based on the reading online article, Trauma and Co-Occurring Disorders Among Youth created by Coreena Hendrickson, LCSW

Publication Details

Journal/Publisher: Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Publication Date: June 2009

Course Material Author

Coreena Hendrickson, LCSW
Coreena Hendrickson is Director of Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Services, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

Coreena Hendrickson, LCSW authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Course Creator

Maximillian Schwanekamp

Target Audience

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, and social workers who seek knowledge about trauma and co-occurring disorders among youth. It is appropriate for introductory to immediate levels of participants' knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Explain prevalence of trauma and co-occurring disorders among youth, and show understanding of adolescent development and traumatic stress in children and adolescents.
  2. 2 Identify the substance use among youth as well as the connection between traumatic stress and substance abuse which include special populations and cultural competency.
  3. 3 Understand the comprehensive systems of care, the process of screening and assessment, the necessity of evidence-based practices, and the importance of staff being able to manage stress and self-care.

Disclosure to Learners

CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity – including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests).

The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and the reviewer:

Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

Any relevant financial disclosures for course material authors can be found in the article.

Course Creator

Maximillian Schwanekamp – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

$27

Your CE Credits

2 – 3 CE Hours CE Approvals CE Approvals

Course Details

Reading Online
Course 101830

Availability

This course is retired. It is no longer available.

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