Counselor Continuing Education (CEUs): Anxiety

When dealing with addictions, anxiety, depression and co-occurring disorders, it can be difficult for counselors and nurses to find effective, reliable information for professional development and to provide to their patients. According to CARF and JCAHO, treatment methods, programs and handouts must continually be monitored to ensure the health and safety of the persons served, ensure they incorporate input from the persons served and other stakeholders, support individual-centered/client-centered/person-centered planning, design, and delivery of services, and respect the rights of the persons served by leading to the provision of accessible, quality and appropriate services which maintain a high continuity of care. Additionally, implementation of any treatment protocols or policy changes need to be monitored through outcomes management and performance improvement through infrastructure management including training and professional development. The information may be helpful to mental health, addictions and rehabilitation counselors to use for continuing education, in-service training and creating patient information handouts.

National Institute of Mental Health Publications and Handouts
National Alliance on Mental IllnessAnxiety in children

NAMI Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety in the Elderly

Surgeon General Best Practices

Available CEUs approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), Florida Board of Social Work, Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists, Florida Board of Nursing and the National Association for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC), also accepted by the Commission for the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Counselors and the Florida Certification Board for Certified Addictions Professionals (CAP).