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Mental Health and Concurrent Disorders

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SOCIAL WORK CPD · ONLINE · SELF-PACED

Mental Health and Concurrent Disorders Course Online: 3 Social Work CPD Hours

Mental Health and Concurrent Disorders is a practical, self-paced CPD course for social workers and social service workers across Canada. Common conditions, stigma, concurrent disorders, biopsychosocial assessment, interventions, crisis, mental health law and diverse communities. It has nine narrated lessons and a 36-question final exam. Built to align with Canadian social work regulators’ CPD requirements for self-directed learning. Every course gives you what you submit for your CPD record: a certificate with your name, the provider, course title, completion date and CPD hours, plus the course outline, learning outcomes and your exam result.

✓3 CPD hours, with a certificate for your CPD record

✓Nine narrated video lessons (about 185 minutes) with slides, transcripts and a participant workbook

✓Knowledge checks with instant feedback, unlimited retakes, then a final exam

✓Access never expires

Need more than one topic? Get all 18 courses for $299 CAD: 54 CPD hours and a certificate for each. Save $403 compared with buying courses separately.

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At a glance

Mental Health and Concurrent Disorders at a glance

Detail	Summary
Credit	3 instructional hours. Not accredited or approved by any regulator.
Format	Online, self-paced: nine narrated lessons (about 185 minutes), exercises, workbook
Completion	Pass the 36-question final exam at 80 percent
Documentation	Certificate with course title, completion date and 3 hours
Focus areas	Mental Health; Assessment; Intervention
Level	Professional: registered social workers, social service workers, students and new graduates
Price	$39 CAD, or the complete pack of 18 courses for $299

What you will learn

What you will learn in this mental health and concurrent disorders course

Distinguish mental health, mental distress and mental illness.
Recognize common signs of depression and anxiety conditions.
Describe key features of psychosis and bipolar disorder.
Define concurrent disorders and explain why they are common.
Conduct a respectful biopsychosocial assessment.
Describe common evidence based therapies and what they offer.
Respond to a mental health crisis calmly and safely.
Identify barriers to mental health care for diverse groups.
Apply the full process to mixed mental health cases.

What is inside

Mental Health and Concurrent Disorders course curriculum: nine lessons built around real situations

Short narrated lessons with worked examples and practice pauses, each closing with a knowledge check. Slides and a transcript are included for every lesson.

Lesson 1: Strengths, recovery and the wider picture

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 2: Recognizing depression, anxiety, trauma related and obsessive conditions

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 3: Understanding conditions that are often misunderstood

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 4: When mental health and substance use go together

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 5: Biopsychosocial assessment, mental status and the limits of diagnosis

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 6: Therapies, medication literacy, peer support and psychoeducation

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 7: Responding in a crisis while protecting dignity and liberty

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 8: Equity, culture and life stage in mental health care

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 9: Making it real

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

CPD hours

Mental Health and Concurrent Disorders course: 3 online CPD hours for Canadian social workers

The course counts as 3 instructional hours. Complete every lesson, pass the final exam, download your certificate, and enter the activity in your regulator’s CPD record yourself. Keep the certificate and your notes as evidence.

Built to align with Canadian social work regulators’ CPD requirements for self-directed learning. Every course gives you what you submit for your CPD record: a certificate with your name, the provider, course title, completion date and CPD hours, plus the course outline, learning outcomes and your exam result.

Taking more than one course? Get all 18 for $299

The complete pack gives you all 18 courses and 54 CPD hours with a certificate for each, for $299 CAD. Bought one at a time they would cost $702.

See the complete social work CPD pack

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FAQ

Mental Health and Concurrent Disorders course: common questions

What is the Mental Health and Concurrent Disorders course?

A self-paced online CPD course for social workers and social service workers in Canada. Nine narrated video lessons (about 185 minutes), a three-question knowledge check after each lesson, a participant workbook and a 36-question final exam. Passing the final exam at 80 percent completes the course and gives you your certificate.

How many CPD hours is it worth?

It counts as 3 instructional hours, based on the measured video time rounded down to the nearest half hour. The exercises, workbook and final exam add study time that is not counted.

Is this course accredited by my regulator?

Built to align with Canadian social work regulators’ CPD requirements for self-directed learning. Every course gives you what you submit for your CPD record: a certificate with your name, the provider, course title, completion date and CPD hours, plus the course outline, learning outcomes and your exam result.

Which provinces is it for?

Every province and territory outside Quebec. Hour totals and required topics differ by province, so see the requirements by province page.

How much does it cost?

The course is $39 CAD. The complete pack of all 18 courses (54 hours) is $299 CAD.

What do I need to pass?

Pass the 36-question final exam at 80 percent. Knowledge checks and quizzes give feedback with an explanation for every answer, and you can retake any quiz as many times as you need.

What evidence will I have for my CPD record?

A certificate showing the course title, completion date and 3 hours, the course outline and learning outcomes, and a participant workbook. Ontario registrants can complete the learning log template included with the pack.

Is this clinical or legal advice?

No. It is professional education. Law and practice rules differ by province and territory and change over time, so check current rules and consult your supervisor or counsel for specific situations.

Curriculum

10 Sections
9 Lessons
Lifetime

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Lesson 1: Strengths, recovery and the wider picture
2 Items
- 1.1
  Lesson 1: Strengths, recovery and the wider picture
- 1.2
  Knowledge Check 1: Strengths, recovery and the wider picture
  3 Questions
Lesson 2: Recognizing depression, anxiety, trauma related and obsessive conditions
2 Items
- 2.1
  Lesson 2: Recognizing depression, anxiety, trauma related and obsessive conditions
- 2.2
  Knowledge Check 2: Recognizing depression, anxiety, trauma related and obsessive conditions
  3 Questions
Lesson 3: Understanding conditions that are often misunderstood
2 Items
- 3.1
  Lesson 3: Understanding conditions that are often misunderstood
- 3.2
  Knowledge Check 3: Understanding conditions that are often misunderstood
  3 Questions
Lesson 4: When mental health and substance use go together
2 Items
- 4.1
  Lesson 4: When mental health and substance use go together
- 4.2
  Knowledge Check 4: When mental health and substance use go together
  3 Questions
Lesson 5: Biopsychosocial assessment, mental status and the limits of diagnosis
2 Items
- 5.1
  Lesson 5: Biopsychosocial assessment, mental status and the limits of diagnosis
- 5.2
  Knowledge Check 5: Biopsychosocial assessment, mental status and the limits of diagnosis
  3 Questions
Lesson 6: Therapies, medication literacy, peer support and psychoeducation
2 Items
- 6.1
  Lesson 6: Therapies, medication literacy, peer support and psychoeducation
- 6.2
  Knowledge Check 6: Therapies, medication literacy, peer support and psychoeducation
  3 Questions
Lesson 7: Responding in a crisis while protecting dignity and liberty
2 Items
- 7.1
  Lesson 7: Responding in a crisis while protecting dignity and liberty
- 7.2
  Knowledge Check 7: Responding in a crisis while protecting dignity and liberty
  3 Questions
Lesson 8: Equity, culture and life stage in mental health care
2 Items
- 8.1
  Lesson 8: Equity, culture and life stage in mental health care
- 8.2
  Knowledge Check 8: Equity, culture and life stage in mental health care
  3 Questions
Lesson 9: Making it real
2 Items
- 9.1
  Lesson 9: Making it real
- 9.2
  Knowledge Check 9: Making it real
  3 Questions
Final Exam and Certificate
1 Item
- 10.1
  Final Exam: Mental Health and Concurrent Disorders
  36 Questions

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