An Overview of Mental Health Disorders for Public Safety Professionals

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Understanding Mental Health Disorders

Setting the Scene

Mental Health Disorders

Recovery and Treatment

Review

Summary

Section 3: Common Mental Health Disorders

Signs and Symptoms

Anxiety Disorders

Depressive Disorders

Bipolar and Related Disorders

Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders

Schizophrenia

Personality Disorders

Review

Summary

Section 4: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

Resources

References

Jennifer received her Bachelor's degrees in Social Work and Criminal Justice from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Master's degree in Social Work with a Certificate in Substance Abuse Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has over 13 years of experience providing counseling and case management to a variety of populations. Her clinical interests are motivational interviewing, harm reduction, psychosis, LGBTQ+ issues, gender diversity, and integrated care. She has experience working as a substance use disorder specialist on an assertive community treatment team, and as a therapist in a local hospital outpatient clinic that specializes in schizophrenia. She also has experience working with pregnant and parenting people with substance use disorders, people that are justice involved, people living with infectious diseases, and people across the spectrum of gender and sexuality. Disclosure: Jennifer Niles, MSW, LCSW, LCAS discloses the following potential conflict of interests/commercial interests: Relevant Financial Relationship with Relias LLC as a Salaried Employee All of the relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.Relevant Non-Financial Relationship with No Entities Exists as a Contributor All of the relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.