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Assessing and Treating Co-Morbid Psychiatric Illnesses in the Sex Offender Civil Commitment Population

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CE Credits: 1.5 Credits
Length: 1.5 Hours
Level: Introductory
CE Eligibility: APA, ASWB ACE, ANCC, NAADAC, CPA
Training Style: Video
Category: GIFR Membership Exclusive
Intended Audience: Mental Health, Correctional, and Legal Professionals

Training Description
Some individuals who sexually offend also suffer from serious mental illnesses such as bipolar disorders, schizophrenia and other mood disorders. Some have a co-existing paraphilic disorder and a serious mental illness. When this occurs, the treatment team faces certain challenges in assessing and managing these patients in inpatient settings and in outpatient settings.
In this 1.5-hour presentation, Dr. Stanislaus will help the audience understand the challenges in diagnosing paraphilic disorders in individuals suffering from serious mental illnesses such as Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia. There are also challenges in managing these patients in an inpatient sex offender treatment setting, which will be discussed with some possible suggestions for their management. The role of medications in managing the psychiatric conditions and its effect on sexual functioning will be discussed. The challenges in supervising these individuals in the community will be discussed.
Trainer Biography
Angeline Stanislaus, MD is a board-certified forensic psychiatrist with extensive experience in treatment of sex offenders who also suffer from co-morbid psychiatric illnesses. She worked as the treatment psychiatrist in civil commitment sex offender treatment programs in Illinois and in Missouri for nearly 10 years. In addition, she has extensive experience conducting sex offender risk assessments. Currently, she is the Chief Medical Director- Adult Services at Missouri Department of Mental Health.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to…
    • Identify the challenges in diagnosing paraphilic disorders in individuals suffering from serious mental illnesses such as Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia
    • Describe how to manage sexual behaviors in those with mental illness
    • Identify the challenges in treating both the conditions
    • Identify the challenges in community supervision of such patients

1 Sponsorship: Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. MHS maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts Continuing Education Credit sponsored by the American Psychological Association. The Global Institute of Forensic Research, provider #1371, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Global Institute of Forensic Research maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 6/8/2022-6/8/2025. Social Workers completing this course receive continuing education credits. Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. MHS maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) has been approved by NAADAC as an approved Continuing Education, Provider No. 144308. Programs that do not qualify for NAADAC credit are clearly identified. MHS maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Global Institute of Forensic Research (GIFR) has been approved by NBCC as an approved Continuing Education provider. ACEP No.6711. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. GIFR is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Global Institute of Forensic Research (GIFR) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0337. Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0036.

2 Refund/Cancellation Policy: If you wish to request a refund on account of technical difficulties, please contact [email protected].

3 Commercial Supports: Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) reports no conflicts of interest in the development and sponsorship of this training. MHS receives no commercial support for its Continuing Education programs or from its presenters.

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