SM 530 – Clinical Stress Management

INFORMATION This online continuing education course, is designed for mental health professionals and other health care professionals seeking to expand their professional practices by offering clients highly effective stress-management, evidence-based therapeutic interventions. Mental health and health care professionals will study foundational theories of stress and its effects on body, mind and spirit. These professionals will […]

Case Management Considerations: When Should You Consider Hospice Care?

By: Dominick L. Flarey, Ph.D, RN-BC, MBA, ANP-BC, FACHE Executive Director The American Academy of Case Management   Case Managers today are on the front lines of palliative care and hospice care. Such models of care are complex and require the management of patients with very holistic health care needs including physical, emotional and spiritual. […]

7 reasons why healthcare professionals should achieve certification

Written By Miranda Booher Hypnosis. Legal case management. Grief counseling. Stress management. Meditation. Spiritual counseling. There are many different areas of specialization when it comes to the vast realms of the healthcare industry. Some allied health professional jobs require specific certification and others do not. However, if you happen to work in one of those […]

Elizondo, Rollie B. MSW, LCSW, GC-C

About Rollie ​ I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I hold a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Houston Graduate School of Social Work, where I focused my studies in political and clinical social work. Before that, I earned a Bachelor’s degree with a double major in Psychology and Anthropology from the […]

GC 535 Bereavement Aftercare Programs: Development And Implementation Information

COURSE INFORMATION This course is designed as a resource for those who are interested in establishing – or enhancing an already existing – Aftercare Program for the  bereaved.  It demonstrates the ever growing need for organized Aftercare Programs, and offers detailed information on how to meet those needs.  In addition to Funeral Home based programs, […]

Christine Harrop-Stein, PH.D.

Education 2009 – 2014.  Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA Ph.D. Health Related Sciences, Gerontology Focus Dissertation Co-Chairs: J.James Cotter, Ph.D. and Ayn Welleford, PhD. Dissertation Title: Transitioning from a Traditional Nursing Home Environment to Green House® Homes: What are Stakeholders’ Attitudes Toward and Satisfaction with the Small House Care Environment? 1990 – 1994. St. Joseph’s […]