Engagement with Caregiver (full course)

PracticeWise, LLC, is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PracticeWise, LLC, maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

This course is designed to help you learn to recognize, understand, and apply the practice element Engagement with Caregiver.

Course Structure:
This course consists of three online learning modules that include instructional videos and progress questions. The learning modules are followed by a posttest and course evaluation. The Engagement with Caregiver practice guide is also included with the course. A continuing education certificate is available for download after successful completion of the course.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe Engagement with Caregiver as a set of strategies to help the caregiver connect with the provider and view services as worthwhile.
2. Discuss practical and attitudinal barriers to caregiver engagement.
3. Describe Engagement with Caregiver as a method to minimize barriers to treatment through understanding the caregiver’s perspective, asking about barriers, and making specific plans to overcome barriers to participation in treatment.
4. Illustrate key features of Engagement with Caregiver, such as providing a rationale and discussing treatment challenges and goals with caregivers.
5. Employ the main concepts of Engagement with Caregiver, such as discussing prior treatment experiences, clarifying expectations, and developing plans to address potential barriers to treatment.

Course Components:

• Practice Guide
• Pretest
• Instructional videos
• Review questions
• Posttest
• Course evaluation
• Continuing education certificate

Continuing Education:
1.25 credits

Course Format:
Online distance learning

Course Requirements:

• Completion of the course pretest, instructional videos, and review questions
• Completion of the course posttest with at least 8 out of 10 items correct
• Completion of the course evaluation

Target Audience:
Psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and others who want to advance their professional skills

Instructional Level:
Introductory, intermediate

Faculty:
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