Price
$29.95
Item #
B4219
When available, the Online Course format is included with the hard copy, eBook, or audio book formats!
Expiration Date: December 31, 2019
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are currently more than 110 million cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States. Some are curable with proper medical treatment; however, many are not. Symptoms vary by infection, and many STIs are asymptomatic. If left untreated, many STIs can develop into more serious health concerns, including certain types of cancer, severe reproductive health complications, infertility, and even death.
Because of the prevalence of STIs across populations, human service and mental healthcare professionals in the course of their work are likely to encounter many people living with STIs. This basic-level course provides human service and mental health clinicians with information about STIs and a framework for working with clients suspected of having an STI. The course explains the sexual health assessment, the biopsychosocial components of prevention, and ways to sensitively and successfully discuss STIs with clients. The course describes the signs and symptoms, risk factors, and treatment for specific STIs, with additional information on working with adolescents and older adults – two groups where STIs are proliferating. Case vignettes illustrate how human service and mental healthcare professionals can aid in STI education and prevention. The course describes the counseling, diagnosis adjustment, and partner notification processes and illuminates issues related to STIs among sex trafficking victims and transgender persons. The course also details the legal and ethical responsibilities of the helping professional. The course concludes with specific information about the most common STIs in the United States: chlamydia, genital herpes, gonorrhea, bacterial vaginosis, hepatitis, HIV, pelvic inflammatory disease, human papillomavirus (HPV), syphilis, and trichomoniasis. A resources section provides links to information for those clinicians and clients seeking more in-depth knowledge of STIs.
- Social Workers participating in this course will receive 3 (general) continuing education clock hours upon successful course completion. Accreditations
- Psychologists will receive 3 CE credits upon successfully completing this course. APA Approval
New Jersey Social Workers - This course is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards - ASWB NJ CE Course Approval Program Provider #52, Course #1172 from December 19, 2016 to December 19, 2018. Social Workers will receive the following type and Number of credit(s): General SW Practice, 3 credits.