Men and Grief

Course Description 

This course explores the different ways in which men react to and heal from grief and sadness. The course weaves in the complex web of biology and environment to illuminate how and why men may respond differently than women, as well as how their responses are similar. By exploring some of the different and similar emotional responses and their roots, the hope is to be better able to support one another through painful times. 

Course Objectives 

1. Recognize that individuals all grieve differently, despite gender; but that some similarities tend to exist among men. 

2. Identify the emotions and behaviors that are and are not helpful or required for healing. 

3. Be aware of talk and story-telling patterns that may be part of a man’s healing process. 

4. Identify some of the myths around a man’s path to healing from loss.

2 CE hours only $6 
Access CEU Course here: http://www.quantumunitsed.com/online-ceus/grief-and-loss/men-grief.php

Suicide Prevention & Suicide and the Elderly: Online CEUs

3 CEU hrs. $9
Access course here: http://goo.gl/rORVZ

Course Description A short but informative guide for Health and Mental Health professionals. This guide discusses facts vs. myths of Suicide and presents an overview of preventive guidelines as well as a section devoted to suicide and the elderly. 

Course Objectives 
1. Differentiate between factual information and myths pertaining to suicide risk and completion. 

2. Identify sociodemographic and environmental risk factors for suicide, particularly with elderly populations. 

3. Evaluate suicide prevention strategies including individual, professional, and community-based awareness and intervention programs. 

4. Examine how psychiatric illnesses, medical conditions, alcohol, and andi-depressant medications impact suicidal individuals.