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COVID 19 Recommendations for Behavioral Health Settings

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About the Course

This course presents an overview of the symptoms of COVID 19 and the course of the disease. The focus is on policies and procedures for preventing the spread of the virus while providing behavioral health services to clients. Online resources will be provided so that updated information is available as things change.

**This course is based on the article, COVID 19 Guidance for Behavioral Health Residential Facilities created by the National Council for Behavioral Health in 2020 and the webinar, Preparing Behavioral Health Organizations for Coronavirus, created by The Joint Commission in 2020. **

Publication Date:

March, 2020

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were 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.

National Council for Behavioral Health
The Joint Commission

Course Creator

Sandi Cardaman
Sandi Cardaman is a Licensed Mental Health counselor who has been working in the field for more than 13 years. In that time she has worked as a counselor and provided supervision to interns. Sandi has worked with clients struggling with eating disorders, domestic violence and mood disorders as well as those dealing with the dependency system.

Recommended For:

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is specifically focused on those who work in residential treatment facilities. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Course Objectives:

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. List symtpoms of COVID-19.
  2. Identify policies that aid in preventing the spread of COVID-19.
  3. Develop a plan for reducing transmission of COVID 19 in behavioral health settings.

Disclosure to Learners

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

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.

Faculty: Sandi Cardaman

No relevant financial relationships.

Commercial support

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

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Course Retired
Course Number 102776
1.5 CE credit hour
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