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Spend More Time Outside to Improve Your Mental Health
A Stroll in Nature Improves Mental Health We spend less time in natural settings, including parks. Post published by Constance Scharff Ph.D. on Jul 31, 2015 in Ending Addiction for Good Before I earned my graduate degrees and changed my career to focus on addiction treatment and recovery, I worked for the Girl Scouts.
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Transitioning to the ICD-10-CM - PDResources
Psychologists and other health professionals have a fast-approaching deadline to contend with in their already busy schedules. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final ruling that October 1, 2015 is the mandatory compliance date for all entities subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements to transition to the ICD-10-CM.
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Dog Days of Summer - Save 30% All CE Courses - PDResources
Whether you're staying cool by the pool or blasting the AC indoors, there's no denying the dog days of summer are here! So why not get caught up (or a head start!) on your CE requirements? To help, we are offering 30% Off ALL CE Courses during these sultry days of summer.
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Continuing Education Requirements for Louisiana Social Workers - PDResources
Louisiana-licensed social workers have an annual license renewal with an August 31st deadline. Continuing education must be completed by June 30th. Twenty (20) continuing education hours are required to renew a license, and ten (10) hours are allowed from distance learning (home study) if ASWB approved.
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Ethics & Risk Management Online CE Course - PDResources
From The National Psychologist Ethics and Risk Management: Expert Tips VII is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that addresses a variety of ethics and risk management topics in the form of 22 archived articles from The National Psychologist and is intended for psychotherapists of all specialties.
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HIV/AIDS: Adherence Key to Success - PDResources
Course excerpt from HIV/AIDS: Adherence Issues HIV and AIDS are medical terms that are linked together due to the progressive nature of HIV, with the end result of untreated (or undertreated) HIV being AIDS. The acronym stands for: H: Human. The virus affects humans. I: Immuno-deficiency.
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What the Color You Wear Says About You - PDResources
The colors you wear send subtle signals out into the world. And while the idea that we should change colors with the seasons sounds both impractical and tedious, playing chameleon can highlight and draw out different aspects of our personalities. It's also a way to strategically position ourselves through our wardrobe.
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Rate Of Babies Born Addicted To Painkillers Is Rising - PDResources
By Janice Neumann The rate at which infants are suffering withdrawal after being born to mothers on opioid pain killers has increased five-fold since 2000, according to a new U.S. study. "I think the scope of the problem is staggering," said Dr. Stephen Patrick, a neonatologist who led the research.
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'Post It Forward' Blog Working to Change The Way We Talk About Mental Health - PDResources
By Lindsay Holmes Research suggests that social media can be a source of negativity and loneliness - but what if we started putting a positive spin on the conversation? That's what the microblogging platform Tumblr is hoping to do with their new Post It Forward initiative.
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Catch Our Exciting July Specials Starting Today - PDResources
Your July specials are here with 9 new ways to save up to 50% on your CE needs!
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