Mental Health Impacts of Long Covid
Understand the conditions of long COVID from the perspective of psychiatry. 2 CEs available for LMFTs, LPCCs, LCSWs, and LEPs.
Course curriculum
This course is FREE for Marin CAMFT members! Log on to your member profile at marincamft.org to find the sign-up code.
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Mental Health Impacts of Long Covid: Part 2
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Mental Health Impacts of Long Covid: Part 3
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Mental Health Impacts of Long Covid: Part 4
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Mental Health Impacts of Long Covid: Post-Test
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Mental Health Impacts of Long Covid: Course Eval
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About this course
- $30.00
- 6 lessons
- 2 hours of video content
Workshop Description
Long Covid affects up to one-third of survivors. Long Covid involves many possible brain-based impacts that may be affecting your clients. In addition, mental health providers can carry the stress from the pandemic not only for themselves, but in the form of secondary traumatization when their clients are affected by Covid. This presentation by two psychiatrists reviews these topics in the literature, with a focus on the psychiatric sequelae of the pandemic and characteristics of long Covid that may impact your psychotherapy clients.
Educational Goals
Attendees will be able to:
1. Develop an understanding of the psychiatric sequelae of Long Covid
2. Understand risk factors in developing Long Covidwith ADHD.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
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Define Covid Stress
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Name 3 physiological signs of stress connected to Long Covid
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Describe mental health sequelae from long Covid with special considerations for minority populations
Presenter
Dr. Sarita Shah is a general psychiatrist with experience treating a wide variety of mental conditions. She has specialty training in managing depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and maternal mental health. In addition to her broad knowledge and expertise in medication management, Dr. Shah draws upon her training in psychotherapy, motivational enhancement, and lifestyle medicine for a holistic approach to mental health and well-being.
Monica Federoff, MD, PhD Dr. Federoff is a general adult psychiatrist practicing at the CalPsychiatry San Diego La Jolla office. She is passionate about treating patients with a variety of psychiatric disorders including mood and anxiety disorders, women’s reproductive mental health, sleep disorders, OCD and ADHD. She values a personalized approach to patient care and wellness, including both non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic based treatments.