As an outcome of the APA Ad Hoc Committee on End-of-Life Issues (see below), APA’s Office on AIDS, in collaboration with eNURSING llc, will be offering a web-based, interactive continuing education program on End-of-Life Issues for Mental Health Providers.

The full program will offer ten, two-credit modules. Included in the topics are Overview of Death and Dying in America, Assessment and Treatment of Psychological Distress Near the End of Life, Treatment of Pain, Diagnosis and Treatment of Cognitive Changes, Grief and Bereavement, Spirituality Issues, Understanding and Supporting Family Caregivers, Interprofessional Teamwork, Law and Ethics Associated with End of Life Care, and Advance Care Planning and Other End of Life Decisions. The courses may be taken singly or as a complete 20-hr. program. CE credits for the program have been approved by APA’s Office of Continuing Education. The program is expected to be available in July 2008.

We are currently recruiting participants for a pre-release study that compares this web-based program with a traditional home study CE program; CE fees will be waived for successful participation in this study. For additional information, contact Martha Mihaly, PhD, Project Director

For additional information please read: the APA Activities on End-of-Life

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