Course Details

Course Title	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in United States Corrections Professionals
Date	Varies
Provider	CE Learning Systems
Phone	1-877-248-6789
Email	CE-credit.com
Website	https://secure.ce-credit.com/courses/102129/posttraumatic-stress-disorder-in-united-states-corrections-professionals-prevalence-and-impact-on-health-and-functioning
Location	San Rafael - online
Credit Hours	2
Instructor(s)	Caterina G. Spinaris, Ph.D., Michael Denhof, Ph.D., & Julie Kellaway, Ph.D.
Method of Instruction	Online (Asynchronous/Self-paced)
Approving Agency	APA
Course Syllabus	Correctional Officers & PTSD - November 22nd, 2017 (2 hours).pdf

Course Description

Treatment and Factors relating to PTSD and Correctional Officers in the United States

Course Objectives

<ol style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 2.5em; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Describe the factors that contribute to potential posttraumatic stress disorder among corrections professionals.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Describe the prevalence of PTSD among corrections professionals in comparison to the general population and other high-risk professions.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Describe the results and implications of this research, including analysis of PTSD rates; experiences with situations involving violence, injury or death (VID); VID-related emotion/feeling states experienced; psychological health measures, impact on functioning, life satisfaction, and health and functioning measures; and positive coping measures.</li></ol>