Mental Health Competency 3

About the Course

Substance use and its connection to mental health is a critically important topic. In Mental Health Competency 3: Substance Use Awareness, you will gain insight into some of the most commonly used types of substances, risk and  protective factors for substance use, and practical ways you can help someone find support that can lead to recovery.  Based on up-to-date statistics from governing bodies and relevant scholarly articles, this course provides a deeper  understanding of substance use disorders and various treatment options. The  instructional design is learner-focused and approachable to nearly all individuals with an interest in improving their competency in substance use awareness. NOTE: We recommend completing Mental Health Competency 1 before taking any other Mental Health Ally Series courses. 

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Course Overview

  • Estimated Course Length: 1 Hour
  • CE Credits: 1.00 continuing education/contact hours for social workers, case managers, health and wellness coaches, nurses, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians
  • Course Includes: 3 sections with components in each section (components consist of a mixed media approach with lived experience videos, animation explainer videos and a knowledge game). 
  • Downloadable PDFs: 6 downloadable PDFs expanding on relevant course topics
  • Target Audience: Mental Health and Medical Providers, Healthcare Teams, Employers, Caregivers, Coaches, First Responders, Teachers, Attorneys, and other pertinent professionals
  • Level of Instruction: Introductory 
  • Prerequisite: None
  • Instructional Method: Self-paced, interactive, hybrid of audio, text, video, and learning checks 
  • Accessibility Accommodations: Closed captioning of all audio and video components. Contact support@psychhub.com for more information. 
  • Completion Requirements: To obtain your CE certificate, you must progress through all course segments, complete a participant evaluation, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post test quiz. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within 3 attempts. If unable to do so, the learner will need to re-review the course segments.
  • Financial/Commercial Support Statement: This course has no commercial support.
  • Conflict of Interest:  This course has no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support. Psych Hub's conflict of interest statement is found in the footer of the training center.
  • Grievance and Refund Policies: Grievance and refund policies are found in the footer of the training center.
  • Participation Costs:  The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the subscription registration fee.

Learning Objectives

Course Learning Objectives:

What the learner should know upon course completion:

 

  1. Relate three substances that are commonly used, and the various risk factors that contribute to the development of substance use disorders.
  2. Summarize practical skills that can be used when responding to someone who may have a substance use disorder. The summary must cover communication skills, using the Stages of Change as a guide for how to  help most effectively, and the various treatment options and forms of support that are available.

Course Outline

  • Pre-Course Assessment
  • What Are Substance Use Disorders?
  • What is Addiction?
  • Diagnostic Criteria
  • Substances
  • Dispelling Stigma
  • Risk and Protective Factors
  • States of Change
  • Warning Signs
  • Help and Hope
  • Knowledge Check
  • Discussion Summary
  • References
  • Post-Course Assessment

CE Information


Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
Psych Hub, #1750, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/20/2024 – 08/20/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 clinical continuing education credits.

Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC)
This program has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers.
Activity code: H00057890 Approval Number: 230004334. To claim these CEs, log into your CCMC Dashboard at www.ccmcertification.org.

National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC)
Psych Hub has been approved by the NBHWC to provide continuing education for National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coaches (CEP #100190).
Course Number: CE-000008-3

New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work (NYSED-SW)
Psych Hub, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0699. New York State social workers completing this course receive 1.00 contact hours.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Nurse CE is provided for this program through collaboration between Psych Hub and AffinityCE. AffinityCE is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). Nurses completing this course receive 1.00 continuing education credits.

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
AffinityCE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education (CPE). The cost to participate is included in the registration. Participant CE records will be electronically communicated to CPE Monitor. This knowledge-based CPE activity will provide 1.00 contact hours for participants.
UAN: 0829-9999-22-377-H01-P To claim these CMEs, log into https://psychhub.cds.affinityced.com/#959

National Association of Social Workers - New Jersey (NASW-NJ)
This course is approved by the New Jersey Social Work Continuing Education Approval Collaborative, which is administered by NASW-NJ. CE Approval Collaborative Approval period through August 31, 2026. New Jersey social workers will receive 1.00 CE credits for participating in this course.
Approval #: 9302024-235 CE Credits Approved: Clinical

New York State Education Department - Licensed Mental Health Counselors (NYSED-LMHC)
Psych Hub, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0257. New York State licensed mental health counselors completing this course receive 1.00 contact hours.

New York State Education Department - Marriage & Family Therapists (NYSED-MFT)
Psych Hub, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0109. New York State marriage and family therapists completing this course receive 1.00 contact hours.

New York State Education Department - Psychology (NYSED-PSY)
Psych Hub, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0208. New York State licensed psychologists completing this course receive 1.00 contact hours.

Experts


Emily St. Amant, MA, LPC-MHSP

Emily served as a Clinical Manager at Psych Hub from 2019 to 2021, helping to bridge the gap between research and academia to the practical real-life application of theory and therapeutic interventions. She assisted the team throughout the content development process by reviewing and creating content to ensure it will resonate with her fellow clinicians and be beneficial to all audiences.

Currently Emily works for the American Counseling Association as Counseling Resources and Clinical Education Specialist.

Emily is a licensed professional counselor, mental health service provider. She completed her Master’s in Counseling with an emphasis in Mental Health at MidAmerica Nazarene University. She is a Tennessee counseling licensure board approved supervisor and has been designated as a mandatory pre-screening agent.

Before joining Psych Hub, she gained many years of experience in the mental health and substance abuse treatment field, much of which was spent serving as a therapist to a diverse caseload in a community mental health setting. She also has experience in crisis counseling and assessment, intake evaluations for level of care placement, outpatient and inpatient treatment, and utilization review.