Decoding Serious Mental Illness: A Clinical Primer for Identifying and Responding to High-Risk Presentations Duration: 45 minutes Format: On-Demand Video Training CEU Credit: Eligible for 1 CEU hour upon completion of post-test and evaluation (See CEU Instructions) Course Description: Serious Mental Illness (SMI) often hides in plain sight. In many clinical settings, subtle signs of psychosis, delusional thinking, or functional deterioration are misinterpreted, minimized, or framed through more familiar lenses like trauma, personality, or mood. This training is designed to help clinicians sharpen their ability to recognize early—and often overlooked—indicators of SMI, while building confidence in documentation, diagnostic reasoning, and clinical response. Through real-world case studies, symptom comparison tools, and guided reflection, participants will learn how to differentiate complex but non-psychotic presentations from those that require higher levels of care, coordination, and clinical clarity. Whether you’re in private practice, community mental health, or integrated care, this workshop equips you with the tools to ask better questions, trust your instincts, and intervene before crisis unfolds. Learning Objectives: By the end of this course, participants will be able to: Identify five key clinical “blind spots” that contribute to missed SMI diagnoses Differentiate early signs of psychosis from trauma-related symptoms Use structured clinical prompts to explore impaired insight or thought disorganization Document behaviorally and defensibly when psychosis is suspected but unconfirmed Distinguish autism spectrum traits from schizophrenia spectrum disorders Apply assessment data and supervision tools to strengthen clinical formulation Who This Training Is For: Psychologists, LPCs, LCSWs, LMFTs (NOTE: CEUs only for LPCs, LMFTs and LCSWs at this time) Pre-licensed clinicians and clinical interns Crisis workers