Distance Learning - Online Seminars - Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at BU

Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at BU

Internet Courses

mouse Professional Development Program (PDP) hours are offered in an Online Self-Paced Study format.

You may register for an online course at any time and complete the course at any time—there are no time requirements at all.

To register, each Online Course costs $5.00 per PDP hour (e.g., an online course that earn 15 PDP Hours would have a registration cost of $75), plus any fees for required seminar materials listed in the seminar outlines. Individuals with psychiatric disabilities and their family members are eligible for a 20% discount on online courses. Orders from agencies and organizations, including mental health agencies and consumer organizations, are not discounted.

Successful completion of the online courses earns the designated number for each course, between 5-60 PDP Hours.
Technical support provided for online seminar navigation, and content support is provided from the online course instructors.
For continuing education information, refer back to the PDP Hours page.

PDP Online Courses: Enroll at Any Time!

PDP 101:
How to Navigate the PDP Online Courses
Sue McNamara, MS, CRC, CPRP
Free introductory course!

Online Seminars:
Specialized Topics
in the field

How to Give a Workshop
Patricia B. Nemec, PsyD, CRC, CPRP
5 PDP Hours

How to Write a Journal Article
LeRoy Spaniol, PhD
5 PDP Hours

Research Issues for Mental Health Consumers/Survivors
Joan Rapp, M.Ed, CAGS
10 PDP Hours

The following online courses are adaptations of the specialization courses in psychiatric rehabilitation from the Rehabilitation Counseling Program, which were modified for online study.

PDP 606:
Rehabilitation of Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities
Cheryl Gagne, ScD
60 PDP Hours

PDP 608:
Psychological and Social Aspects of Psychiatric Disability
LeRoy Spaniol, PhD
60 PDP Hours

PDP 703-Rec:
Facilitating a Recovery Workshop
LeRoy Spaniol, PhD
45 PDP Hours