Evidence-Based Internet Interventions to Reduce Health Disparities
15 hours | 15 CEs
This on-demand professional training program on Evidence-Based Internet Interventions to Reduce Health Disparities is presented by Ricardo F. Muñoz, PhD. This badge-earning program can be shared digitally on platforms like LinkedIn or your resume and counts towards a certificate. Enroll in this program to earn credit towards Foundations of Digital Mental Health Certificate and share your new digital credentials with prospective employers and colleagues.
This program focuses on how to blend psychology and technology to help the greatest number of people possible worldwide. Clinical psychologists in the 21st Century will increasingly use digital tools to enhance the effectiveness of their interventions and to expand their reach to serve those currently underserved, including those who do not speak English.
These tools have the potential to reduce health disparities and reach diverse populations. This program examines the growing number of online psychological interventions for health (Websites, mobile applications, and other digital tools) that have been shown to be effective in formal outcome studies.
Intended Audience
This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals
Experience Level
This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe characteristics of evidence-based interventions
Describe how to evaluate randomized control clinical trials
Describe ethical and legal issues in the practice of psychology, with a focus on the use of technology
Describe the relevance of published studies for diverse populations
Describe the diagnostic criteria, course, and common misconceptions about schizophrenia, along with evidence-based internet interventions to support treatment
Describe psychological, pharmacological, and cognitive-behavioral approaches to treating schizophrenia and how digital tools can enhance engagement
Describe the prevalence, health consequences, and treatment approaches for obesity, including internet-based weight management interventions
Describe the role of prevention and lifestyle modification in managing obesity, and how digital programs can facilitate long-term weight stability
Describe the RE-AIM model and the 5A’s framework for implementing behavioral change interventions in healthcare settings
Describe the design, implementation, and outcomes of the SHUTi study on internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia
Presented By
Ricardo F. Muñoz, Ph.D.
Ricardo F. Muñoz, Ph.D., immigrated from Perú to the Mission District (the Latino barrio) in San Francisco in 1961, at age 10. He did his undergraduate work at Stanford and obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Oregon. He was named Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology at Palo Alto Univer...
Curriculum
1. Introduction to EBIIs
2. Do EBIIs Work for Depression?
3. Personal Agency and Self-Efficacy
4. Ethical and Legal Issues
5. Substance Abuse: Alcohol and Smoking
6. Depression Prevention
7. Anxiety
8. Schizophrenia
9. Eating/Obesity
10. Behavioral Issues
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CE Credit
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Convenience & Flexibility
Learn at your own pace, from wherever you might be!
Earn Certificates
This is badge-earning course, which means it will help you earn a certificate that can be showcased on digital platforms like Linkedin.
CE Sponsorship Information
Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE 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-0356 and the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, 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. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.