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The National Council: Online Continuing Education

The National Council, in partnership with Essential Learning, offers a variety of online courses that provide mental health and addictions treatment professionals with the opportunity to obtain new skills and knowledge and earn continuing education credits.

It's easy! Simply browse our courses by accrediting agency or by subject, complete the course materials and take your test! As soon as you pass the test (with a score of 80% or higher) you can print your CE certificate.

National Council Members receive a 10% discount on courses. Please contact communications@thenationalcouncil.org to receive your discount code. Select your courses, add them to your shopping cart, and enter your discount code. The discount will be calculated at checkout.

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Special National Council Courses

Meeting the Behavioral Health Needs of Returning Veterans
Treating Addiction Disorders
Treatment Planning for Person-centered Care
How to Integrate Primary and Mental Health Care
Operationalizing Quality: Moving from Theory to Practice
Lessons from Implementing Evidence-Based Practices for Children - Does Your Organization Have the Capacity to Change
Consumer-Directed Behavioral Healthcare: Static or Buzz
People with Severe Mental Illness Are Dying 25 Years Earlier Than the General Population- What Should We Be Doing About It
Deficit Reduction Act and the Health Policy Landscape 2007

National Council members also get a 10% discount on an organizational subscription for Essential Learning's web-based learning management system. For more information, contact Bobbie Theodore at 1-800-729-9198 ext 284 or btheodore@essentiallearning.com. Visit Essential Learning's website at www.essentiallearning.com.

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Essential Learning, based in San Diego, California, was founded in 2002 by Susan Erskine and Lorraine Watson, PhD., both former healthcare executives with extensive clinical and administrative experience in the behavioral health industry. Essential Learning has grown to become the largest provider of e-learning services to behavioral health, substance abuse, community health, corrections, developmental disability and child welfare service organizations in 49 states and Canada. We provide flexible E-Learning solutions to meet your needs: CEQuick for individuals, Elevate Learning Management System for organizations, Enterprise solutions for large organizations and partnerships. info@EssentialLearning.com 1-800-729-9198 x284.