DESCRIPTION
By the end of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Define behavioral health in the context of workers’ compensation.
- Identify behavioral health issues encountered in workers’ compensation and how they can serve as a barrier to recovery and return-to-work.
- Provide tools for assessing/identifying behavioral health risk factors and overcoming barriers to promote maximum biopsychosocial health and improvement.
- Differentiate between psychosocial impacts on case outcomes and psychosocial impacts on case managers themselves.
- Identify resources for support and methods for coping with compassion fatigue and establishing professional boundaries.
This course is approved for 2.0 CE/Contact Hours to the following professions:
- Nurses (RN, LVN, LPN) (all states)
- Certified Case Managers (CCM)
- Certified Rehabilitation Counselors (CRC)
- Social Workers (NASW)
- CA Workers’ Comp Claims Adjusters
Must pass final quiz with 80% or more; may re-take as often as needed. Course will be updated or discontinued on or before July 31, 2027.
Tags: 2.0 CE/Contact Hours, Behavioral Indicators, Biopsychosocial Health, CA WC, California Workers’ Comp, Certified Case Manager, CCM, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, CRC, Compassion Fatigue, NASW, Nurses, Professional Boundaries, Psychosocial Barriers, Recognizing and Assessing, Return to Work, Social Worker