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Heart Disease NBCC approved.

Course Description

Target Audience: Social workers, counselor, and other mental health professionals.

Course Content Level: Advanced

Number of CE Hours: 4

Type of CE hours: General

Delivery format: Reading based asynchronous distance learning.

Course completion requirements:
How to Obtain Continuing Education Credit
Please follow the steps below to obtain the necessary contact hours of home study continuing
education credit:

1. Read course objectives.
2. Study the course text:

3. The questions for the final examination are attached here. Answer these questions by marking
your Scantron card:
Write your name on every Scantron card in the space provided. Also write the exam title
in the space marked “Subject”.
True/false examination Mark the Scantron card as follows: Use A for true answers, B for
false answers. Disregard C, D and E.
Multiple-choice questions Choose the letter of the correct answer and mark the Scantron
card accordingly.
Marking the Scantron card Use No. 2 pencil only. Make dark marks. Erase completely to
change.
4. Complete the licensure information on the examination sheet.

5. Return the scantron card, examination sheet and student evaluation of the course.
You’ll need 70% correct score on the post-test for successful completion of the course.

6. Retain a copy of the answers for your record.
Homestead Schools, Inc. is solely responsible for the quality and content of this CE
program and for the selection of its instructor/author, and receives no outside financial
support in the preparation, presentation or implementation of its CE activities.
The sponsor has no affiliation with companies whose products or services are mentioned
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informational value. The sponsor’s sole source of revenue is the tuition paid by
participants like you in its CE program.

Instructor Credentials: N/A

ACE Provider Approval Statement: Homestead Schools, Inc., 1070, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Assoiciation of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses for continuing education credit.
ACE provider approval period: 4/2/2023-4/2/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 4 General continuing education credits.

ADA Accomodations: Homestead Schools, Inc. ensures that its facilities accommodate and are accessible according to the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Cancellation/Refund Policy: Should you need to cancel your order or if you are not satisfied with the quality of our course material, you can return the course (before a certificate is issued) within 90 days and receive a prompt and full refund (less shipping and handling.)

Course last updated: December, 2024

Course Outline

  1. Description
    1. Terminology
      1. Heart Disease
      2. Psychiatric Disorders and Psychosocial Problems In Heart Disease
    2. Definitions
      1. Heart Disease
      2. Psychiatric Disorders in Heart Disease
    3. Epidemiology
      1. Heart Disease
      2. Psychiatric Disorders in Heart Disease
    4. Course and Prognosis
      1. Heart Disease
      2. Psychiatric Disorders and Psychosocial Problems In Heart Disease
    5. Differential Diagnosis
      1. Heart Disease
      2. Psychiatric Disorders in Heart Disease
    6. Comorbidities
      1. Medical Comorbidities in Heart Disease
      2. Comorbidity Among Psychiatric Disorders
  2. Theories and Models of the Disorder
    1. Depression
    2. Anxiety
    3. Anger, Hostility, and Type A Behavior
    4. Stress
    5. Low Perceived Social Support
    6. Personality Characteristics
    7. Relationships Among Psychosocial Risk Factors
  3. Diagnosis and Treatment Indications
    1. Introduction
    2. Medical History and Diagnosis
    3. Psychological Evaluation
      1. General Guidelines
      2. Psychiatric Disorders
      3. Psychological Problems
      4. Social/Interpersonal Problems
      5. Health Behavior Problems
    4. Referral Issues
  4. Treatment
    1. Methods of Treatment
      1. Introduction
      2. Psychotherapy
      3. Pharmacotherapy
      4. Working with Families and Significant Others
      5. Working with Physicians and Other Health Care Providers
    2. Mechanisms of Action
    3. Efficacy and Prognosis
    4. Combination Therapy
    5. Problems in Carrying Out Treatment
  5. Case Vignettes
  6. Further Reading
  7. References
  8. Appendix: Tools and Resources
    1. Overview
    2. Dysfunctional Attitudes About Health
    3. Techniques for Overcoming Depression
    4. CBT Problem List
    5. CBT Treatment Planning Table for Cardiac Patients

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify the terms which describe various forms of heart disease.
  2. List three dimensions of anxiety.
  3. Recognize factors that can have adverse effects on the cardiovascular system.
  4. Recognize significant symptoms of panic attacks.
  5. Identify signs and symptoms of coronary heart disease.
  6. Describe how cardiac patients’ belief system impacts their risk of depression and
  7. Define factors that increase vulnerability to depression in cardiac patients.
  8. Discuss potential effects of a patient’s inadequate support system.
  9. Describe the relationships between various psychosocial risk factors.
  10. Identify what information must be elicited in obtaining a good medical history.
  11. Describe symptoms which would result in a diagnosis of depression.
  12. Identify those patient characteristics that would predict positive outcomes.
  13. Recognize the advantages of working with a multidisciplinary care team.
  14. Identify the most prominent components of psychotherapeutic methods of treatment for
  15. Recognize the specific challenges inherent in working with cardiac patients.
  16. Discuss the efficacy of different treatment choices.
  17. Describe the various pharmacological and other interventions with cardiac patients.
  18. Assess the effectiveness of the types of interventions chosen in Case I to address the
  19. Identify the types of therapies utilized in Case II, and justify their selection in contrast to