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  • Use of medications as part of health and mental health practice
  • Understanding how medications work : the human brain
  • Practice tips and helping the client
  • Taking a medication history, documentation, and treatment planning
  • Prescription and nonprescription medications : what every social worker should know
  • Complementary and alternative medicine : an introduction for social workers
  • Special populations : medications for use in children and adolescents, older adults, and women and pregnancy
  • Mental health disorders and the treatment of depression
  • Treatment of bipolar disorders
  • Mental health disorders and the treatment of anxiety and stress
  • Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders
  • Conclusion : social workers as proactive professionals.