Working with People Experiencing Homelessness
Certificates
American Psychological Association
Relias, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Relias, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
California Board of Registered Nursing
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 13791
Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
DC-RN -- District of Columbia Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CE Provider #50-290).
Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Provider #50-290 This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
Illinois Professional Counselor/Clinical Counselor
This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
National Board for Certified Counselors
Relias, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.6110. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Relias , LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours
Ohio Marriage and Family Therapist Board
CE Provider #RTX050401 for Marriage and Family Therapists:State of Ohio Counselor , Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board.
CEBroker Provider 50- 290.
Ohio Professional Counselor Board
Provider # RCX100502 290
This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
Ohio Social Worker Board
Provider # RST050401 290 This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
Florida Board of Nursing
Florida Board of Nursing CE Provider #: 50-290
Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
American Nurses Credentialing Center
Relias, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
Association of Social Work Boards
Relias, LLC, #1273, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Relias LLC maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 02/10/2018-02/10/2021.
Course Delivery Format: Asynchronous Distance Learning-interaction includes quizzes with questions and answers, post-tests. This module is Reading-Based.
Social workers completing this course receive 1.50 General continuing education clock hours.
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, Division of Professional Licensing Services, Social Work Unit
Relias, 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-0009.
Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of licensed master social work and licensed clinical social work in New York. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice for an LMSW and LCSW. A licensee who practices beyond the authorized scope of practice could be charged with unprofessional conduct under the Education Law and Regents Rules.
As a provider of online, asynchronous education, some courses offered by Relias Learning are considered “self-study” under section 74.10(c)(2)(ii)(b)(4) of the Commissioner’s Regulations. The regulations limit self-study activities taken from a provider approved by the Education Department to no more than 12 hours in the 36-month registration period or one-third of the hours in a registration period other than 36 months.
Social workers will receive 1.50 continuing education hours for participating in this course. This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
Florida Board of Psychology
Georgia Board of Nursing
Georgia Board of Nursing CE Provider #: 50-290
Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
Illinois, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Marriage and Family Therapist Continuing Education Sponsor
This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, State Board for Mental Health Practitioners, Mental Health Counselors (MHC)
Relias, LLC, is recognized by 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-0011
As a provider of online, asynchronous education, some courses offered by Relias, LLC are considered "self-study". The regulations limit self-study activities taken from a provider approved by the Education Department to no more than 12 hours in the 36-month registration period or one-third of the hours in a registration period other than 36 months.
This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, State Board for Mental Health Practitioners, Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT)
Relias, LLC, is recognized by 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-0009
As a provider of online, asynchronous education, some courses offered by Relias are considered "self-study". The regulations limit self-study activities taken from a provider approved by the Education Department to no more than 12 hours in the 36-month registration period or one-third of the hours in a registration period other than 36 months.
This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
South Carolina Board of Nursing
This program was approved by the South Carolina Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education Program (CE provider #50-290) CE Broker Course # 20-[Custom_Code]
West Virginia Board of Registered Nursing
New Mexico Board of Nursing
New Mexico Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
This course awards 1.50 contact hours upon successful completion.
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners
South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners (CEBroker Provider 50-290)
California Association of Alcohol and Drug Educators
Relias Learning is an approved provider of Continuing Education. Provider number: CP40 910 H 0318 for 1.50 CEHs.
Louisiana Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority
This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals
Education hours MCBAP-R
This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals
This course has been approved by Relias LLC, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 1.50 CE. NAADAC Provider #86124, Relias, LLC is responsible for all
aspects of their programming.
Breining Institute for Registered Addiction Specialists
This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals
Provider approved by CCAPP, Provider number 1S-06-729-0220 for 1.50 CEH's
Missouri Credentialing Board
This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
California Association of DUI Treatment Programs
Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board
This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours. Content Area: R1/Treatment
Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation
National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals
This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
Illinois Alcohol and Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association
Categories Counselor I or II, Preventionist I or II, CARS I or II, CODP I or II, PCGC II, CCJP II, CAAP I, CRSS I or II, CPRS I or II, MAATP I or II, NCRS II, CFPP II, CVSS II
This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
Oklahoma Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors
Connecticut Certification Board
This activity is approved for 1.50 contact hours.
Course Details
Define homelessness according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Describe how physical health and behavioral health impact the day-to-day dynamics of homelessness and affect the individuals you serve.
Summarize at least two ways that you can assess physical and behavioral health difficulties of individuals experiencing homelessness and their families.
Describe adaptations in service delivery that you can make with individuals who are homeless to engage them in services.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: The Problem with Homelessness
Meet Kevin
What Went Wrong?
Defining Homelessness
Who Are Individuals Who Are Homeless?
Cultural Competence
Attitude, Knowledge, and Skills
Dealing with Disruptive Behavior
A Delicate Balance
Multidisciplinary Teams
Review
Summary
Section 3: Health Problems of Individuals Who Are Homeless
Types of Health Problems
Health Problems Prior to Homelessness
Health Problems Because of or Exacerbated by Homelessness
Access to Care Complicated by Homelessness
General Health Problems of Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Review
Summary
Section 4: Mental Health and Substance Use
Homelessness and Mental Health
Barriers to Mental Health Care
Barriers to Employment and Housing
What Is Needed to Help Service this Population?
Concerns Involving Drug Use
Review
Summary
Section 5: Outreach Efforts
Importance of Outreach
Elements of Successful Outreach
Locations for Outreach
Outreach Activities
Obstacles to Outreach
Review
Summary
Section 6: Adapting Clinical Practices to the Homeless Condition
Clinical Preventive Services
Screening
Using the Information Obtained through Intake
Well-Child Exams
Review
Health Education/Promotion
Review
Summary
Section 7: Treatment of Physical and Behavioral Health Disorders Among Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
Treatment Services for Substance-Related Disorders
Principles of Treatment
Motivating the Addicted Person
Detoxification
Rehabilitation
Process of Recovery
Knowledge Check
Transition and Integration
Supportive Housing
Housing First vs. Housing Readiness
Homeless People with Dual Diagnoses
Review
Summary
Section 8: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Congratulations!
Mrs. Cobb is a Content Writer for Public Safety and Health and Human Services at Relias. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Correctional and Juvenile Justice Studies and a Master of Science Degree in Criminal Justice. Mrs. Cobb has 24 years of experience working in criminal and juvenile justice. She has worked in direct service positions as well as in research, training, and technical assistance capacities. She was the statewide evaluator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky for adult, juvenile, and family drug courts; a Research Associate for the American Probation & Parole Association providing training and technical assistance to Native American Nations/Alaska Native Villages on systemic criminal and juvenile justice initiatives; and a Research Administrator for the University of Kentucky managing federal, state, and foundation grants awarded to the College of Medicine, Behavioral Science department, Center for Drug and Alcohol Research, and Kentucky Rural Medical Centers.Instructor: Melissa Lewis-Stoner, MSW, LCSW-CDisclosure: Kimberly Cobb, M.S. has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.
Melissa A. Lewis-Stoner, MSW, LCSW-C is the Product Manager for Behavioral Health for Relias. Ms. Lewis-Stoner received her Masters of Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh. She is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 20 years of behavioral and public health experience in state government and not-for-profit agencies. Prior to joining Relias, Melissa served as a Client Advisor for a behavioral health analytics company. She also has experience in managing behavioral health homes and public health chronic disease programs. Melissa's career began in treatment services where she worked as a drug and alcohol treatment specialist in a non-profit substance abuse program, provided outpatient mental health clinical services, and also started a co-occurring mental health and substance abuse forensic program serving pre-release and post-release criminal justice clients. Disclosure: Melissa Lewis-Stoner, MSW, LCSW-C has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.
The target audience for this course is: Beginner level Social Workers; Entry level Professional Counselors; Intermediate level Marriage and Family Therapists; Intermediate, Intermediate level Alcohol and Drug Counselors; Nurses; Psychologists; in the following settings: Health and Human Services.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
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