Contact Hours: 6

Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LMHC &  Stephanie Adams MA, LPC

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LEARNER OBJECTIVES

• To identify and define the purpose of 9 types of psychotropic drug classes.
• To name common side effects and risks of these classes of drugs.
• To list the five strategies for aiding tobacco users willing to quit (Five A’s) and unwilling to quit (5 Rs).
• To identify and describe life-threatening syndromes that can develop as a result of taking psychopharmacological medication.
• To familiarize the counselor with ways to interact with their client’s medical doctor.
• To educate the counselor in ways to encourage medication compliance in client sessions.
• Learn about the big 6 neurotransmitters, what they do, symptoms of excess and insufficiency and ways doctors can help clients increase and decrease them.