About Diabetes: Overview for Behavioral Health Professionals

Course overview

Diabetes is a chronic health condition that affects millions of people all over the world. People with diabetes are two to three times more likely to have depression and to seek out treatment (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2022g). Also, behavioral health disorders can lead to complications or make diabetes symptoms worse. This course presents the basics of diabetes and current medical treatments for people with diabetes. The goal of this course is to educate addictions professionals, behavioral health counseling professionals, case management/care management professionals, marriage and family therapy professionals, nursing professionals, psychology professionals, and social work professionals in health and human services settings on the types, risk factors, complications, and management of diabetes.