Sickness Behavior
3 Hours | 3 CEs
This on-demand professional training program on Sickness Behavior is presented by Jerrod Brown, Ph.D. 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 the Integrated Behavioral Health Certificate and share your new digital credentials with prospective employers and colleagues.
Sickness behavior is a coordinated set of behavioral changes (e.g., depression, cognitive impairment, irritability, fatigue, sleep disturbances, social withdrawal, and decreased appetite) that can occur in physically ill individuals.
Although considered an adaptive response, persisting symptoms may negatively impact overall health and wellness. Intended for professionals, this program is designed to increase awareness of sickness behavior, including its implications for screening and intervention through a behavioral health lens. Empirically based research findings are highlighted throughout this program.
Relevant topics covered will include:
- Comorbid unhealthy lifestyle behaviors
- Psychopathology
- Trauma and psychological distress
- Burnout, cognitive dysfunction
- Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysfunction
- Problematic coping strategies
- Inflammation
- Somatization
- Burnout, cognitive dysfunction
- Chronic pain syndromes
- Sleep disturbances
- Emotional dysregulation
- Loneliness and social isolation
- Substance misuse
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 sickness behavior and other related constructs
Identify the symptoms and red flag indicators of sickness behavior
Describe the role of sickness behavior in co-occurring cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and physical health conditions
Describe screening and intervention techniques and approaches for sickness behavior through a behavioral health lens
Describe relevant and up-to-date research findings
Presented By
Jerrod Brown, PhD
Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., M.A., M.S., M.S., M.S., is a professor, trainer, researcher, and consultant with multiple years of experience teaching collegiate courses. Jerrod is also the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS). Jerrod has also provided consu...
Curriculum
1. Introduction
2. Sickness Behavior Pt. 1
3. Sickness Behavior Pt. 2
4. Important Topics to Consider
5. Screening Considerations
6. Intervention Considerations
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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.