Course Title:	Retired ~ Emotional Reactions to Chronic Medical Illness, Part D
	Category:	5
	Credits:	2
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	Objectives:	Learn about the psychological and traumatic impact of being diagnosed with a chronic illness from the perspective of the patient, family and treating professionals.
	Description:	This program is about chronic illness: an illness or condition that will not be cured, although we may get better and we may be able to maintain ourselves at a high level. In this program, we will be discussing the impact of chronic illness on the self, on the family, on the therapist, and how chronic illness impacts the work of therapists who themselves are ill. The following interviews make up this course: Marcia Spira, LCSW, MSSW, Ph.D., Social Service Administration, "Adolescent Daughters of Mothers with Breast Cancer" and Joseph McBride, MSW, BCD "The Impact of Diabetes on the Family."
		Approval Bodies: Professional Development Florida Dept. of Health (Board of Social Work, Marriage & Family, Mental Health Counseling) NAADAC, National Association for Addiction Professionals National Board for Certified Counselors Florida Board of Nursing Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education (ACE) California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) CAADE - California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators Connecticut Certification Board, Inc. Pennsylvania Certification Board Florida Board of Psychology California Board of Registered Nursing California Association of DUI Treatment Programs (CADTP)