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Mental Health Diagnoses and Treatment Training for KVC Foster Parents
November 6, 2021 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am
This Mental Health Diagnoses and Treatment training is available to KVC foster parents and worth 2 CEUs. For information on how to participate, please email Morgan Schmidt at mschmidt@kvc.org.
In this training, you will learn:
- Know the definition and prevalence of mental illness in the United States.
- Understand the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and who can diagnose an individual or youth.
- Identify prevalent major mental illnesses, diagnoses and their symptoms.
- Be able to reference treatment and psychopharmacology options for major mental illness and other diagnoses.
To sign up for this training or if you have any additional questions, please contact Morgan Schmidt, Training Coordinator, at mschmidt@kvc.org.