Lyme Disease has significant mental health symptoms, and is often misdiagnosed. Learn why Lyme is so controversial, why it is likely to show up in your office, and how to work alongside physicians to provide effective treatment. 1.5 hours CE

Why you'll love this course

Lyme disease is often misdiagnosed and misunderstood. Ruschelle Khanna, LCSW shares her experience as a clinician, and as a patient.

Course description

Researchers estimate that more than 300,000 people in the US are infected with Lyme Disease each year. Despite its commonality, many health care providers struggle to accurately diagnose Lyme and understand its full range of impacts. 

In this course, Ruschelle Khanna, LCSW describes Lyme Disease and its transmission, reports on the mental health symptoms and impacts of Lyme, provides case examples of working with clients diagnosed with Lyme, and helps you to become a more Lyme-informed professional. Includes discussion of the relationship between Lyme Disease and suicide, and of some areas of current controversy surrounding Lyme Disease.

Continuing Education Approvals:

This course is not part of our APA-approved continuing education program for psychologists at this time.

SimplePractice has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6961. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. SimplePractice is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

SimplePractice is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LPCCs, LCSWs, and LEPs (CAMFT CEPA provider #145276). SimplePractice maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Courses meet the qualifications for the listed hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

SimplePractice is approved as a Rule/Statute Approved Provider of Continuing Education by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling. Note that we do not automatically report CE completion to CE Broker at this time, so certificates of completion must be manually uploaded. Click here for more information.

SimplePractice is approved to provide continuing education activities for Marriage and Family Therapists in the state of Texas. MFT CE Provider Number 1271.

SimplePractice is approved to provide continuing education activities for Professional Counselors in the state of Texas. LPC CE Provider Number 3446.

SimplePractice is approved to provide continuing education activities for Social Workers in the state of Texas. Social Work CE Provider Number 7678.