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Mental Health Options

Estimated time to complete the course is 60 minutes.

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There are many effective options for behavioral, emotional, and mental health concerns. How much do you know, as a parent, about the different types of mental health interventions that are available? How can you make a choice of which kind of intervention might be needed for a specific issue? This course offers an overview of the range of mental health interventions and will clarify some of the distinctions between the many providers of mental health services for children, teenagers and their families.

Course Benefits

Learn how to distinguish the different kinds of mental health professionals and interventions.

§          Identify the different types of Mental Health Professionals (MHP's) and understand their respective roles and areas of expertise.

§          Know what to expect from an MHP in terms of boundaries, confidentiality and ethical and legal considerations.

§          Learn how an MHP can help you and your child and learn how to differentiate between available treatment options.

§          Discover what questions to ask of an MHP and what to look for when choosing a treatment program in terms of licensure, area of expertise and treatment outcomes.

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