Overcoming COVID Stress for Addictions and Other Helping Professionals (1 hour)

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the causes and symptoms of COVID-related stress, anxiety, and depression as they affect addiction and counseling professionals.
  • Apply tools, work-setting adjustments, and home-based strategies to maintain personal wellness during pandemic conditions.
  • Develop a prevention plan that supports rational thinking and sustained professional effectiveness for assisting clients during periods of public-health crisis.

Course Description: Overcoming COVID Stress for Addictions and Other Helping Professionals covers the causes and symptoms of COVID-related stress as they apply specifically to addiction counselors and other helping professionals. It focuses on the well-being of the professional rather than the client, addressing tools, work strategies, home-based approaches, and prevention planning to manage stress, anxiety, and depression during the pandemic. The course is intended for counselors and addiction professionals who need to maintain their own mental wellness in order to effectively support clients in rehabilitation and recovery.

Date: Ongoing
Distance Learning Method: Asynchronous Video
Target Audience: Social Workers, Substance Abuse Counselors, Criminal Justice Professionals
Refund Policy: If you request a refund within 30 days of placing your order (and prior to submitting any exams / completing any courses) we will gladly issue a refund of your money, less the processing fee and handling charge.
Course Interactivity: None
Posttest Requirements: Must score 80% or better to pass. Tests can be taken multiple times to obtain passing score.
Course Completion Requirements: Passing score on posttest. Submission of course evaluation. Course date of completion is recorded at this point.
Certificate of Completion: Issued when course is completed, available for download in Student Center
System Requirements: Internet access

Martha Teater

Martha Teater

MA, LMFT, LPC, LCAS

I maintain a private practice in marriage and family therapy, substance abuse, and workplace crisis response. I have been in private practice since 1990, now practicing through tele-health in North Carolina and Colorado.  I provide consultation and training to agencies, universities, hospitals, and companies across the country and internationally.   I am a professional trainer with PESI, Teater Health Solutions, and  through my own practice.

NC Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist #472

NC Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist #564

CO Licensed Professional Counselor #14509

National Certified Counselor #17248

Board-certified tele-mental health provider

Certified Compassion Fatigue Educator #01205160705

Approved and Widely Recognized

CEU Matrix is approved by the following national and state accreditation boards:

Provider #6310
Provider #94564

CEU Matrix is approved with the following state boards:

Arkansas (ASACB), California (CCAPP #OS-07-394-0222), California (CADTP #250), Connecticut (#0115-5202), Delaware (DCB #37), Florida (FCB #5141-A), Georgia (ADACBGA #2026-4-003), Illinois (IAODAPCA #19345), Kentucky, Louisiana (LA ADRA #E026), Michigan (MCBAP), Missouri (Missouri CB #183), New Mexico (NMCBBHP #2046), North Carolina (NCSAPPB), Ohio (OCDP #50-19236), Oklahoma (OBLADS #20260153), Texas (TCB #1758-07)

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