Community Paramedicine Course Tackles Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
NAEMT’s Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders course teaches students working as community paramedics to assist patients diagnosed with mental health or substance use disorders. It provides students with a more comprehensive understanding of these disorders and includes important strategies and tips for identifying risk factors for suicide. Students will learn to monitor, evaluate, manage, and educate patients with substance use disorders, as well as recognize the different care options and alternative transport destinations available for these patients. The course is approved for 6 hours of CAPCE credit.
The NAEMT Community Paramedicine series helps prepare paramedics for roles in community paramedic and mobile integrated healthcare programs, and is designed to help students prepare to successfully take the IBSC Community Paramedic certification exam. (NAEMT members receive $100 off IBSC exams, accessible through the Member Portal on naemt.org). These courses may be offered to all paramedics and other out-of-hospital healthcare providers.
Approved NAEMT training centers are eligible to offer Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders, as well as the other courses in the Community Paramedicine series. Course materials consisting of the Instructor Guide, Course Lessons, Schedule, Handouts, and Final Exam are available at no cost to training centers.
NAEMT faculty who wish to teach any of the courses in the Community Paramedicine series should complete the Instructor Application. Contact us at education@naemt.org with any questions or for assistance.
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