TITLE:DSM-IV TR for the
Addictions Professional: Mood
Disorders
TARGET AUDIENCE:Nurses, Counselors, and other interested Health Professionals
COURSE DESCRIPTION:• This is a six-hour training aimed at providing an introduction to Mood
Disorders for the counselor, nurse, or other professional
• This course directly relates to the domains of assessment, counseling,
case management, client education, and professional responsibility, with a specific substance abuse focus.
OBJECTIVES: (Behavioral Terminology)
Upon completion, the learner will be able to identify:
1. Major theories of Mood
Disorders;
2. Signs and symptoms of Mood
Disorders;
3. Health consequences of Mood
Disorders;
4. Appropriate assessments, interventions,
professionalism, and supportive measures such as
case management and client education for the professional who is caring for the chemically impaired individual;
5. The underlying neurobiology of Mood
Disorders, as applies to professional self-care and the provision of care for chemically- impaired individuals;
6. Evidence based interventions that can be applied in private and professional settings.