This course does not offer CE Credits. The same course is available for purchase and offers 3 CE hours for behavioral health clinicians. See "related products" below.
This course covers how to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The identification of clients with low, moderate, and high-risk mental health symptoms is essential for identifying the symptoms that hinder personal, professional, and academic growth among school-age children, adolescents, and adults. It is critical for mental health professionals to understand the warning signs of unhealthy behavioral and mental health functioning and differentiate this from a normal response to abnormal critical life events. The intention of this presentation is focused on prevention and intervention strategies for children, adolescents, and adults who are dealing with personal and academic disruptions related to a global pandemic. Implications for present and future resources are explored. Identification and recognition of professional empathy fatigue is explored for mental health professionals.
This is a non-interactive self-study course.
Instruction consists of 3 hours of video instruction and an evaluation.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify coping and resiliency resources for clients that can serve as prevention and treatment of mental health symptoms related to the COVID-19 pandemic virus, explore the grief, loss, and psychosocial experiences associated with pandemic experiences.
- Recognize key elements of PFA, identify available tools and resources for learning and implementing PFA, and describe how PFA might be implemented with different populations during outbreak scenarios.
- Appraise salient features in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of posttraumatic stress, depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders, as well as suicidality.
From the time of registration, you have six months to access the coursework.
Mark A. Stebnicki, Ph.D., LCMHC, DCMHS, CRC, CMCC
Mark A. Stebnicki, Ph.D., LCMHC, DCMHS, CRC, CMCC, is professor emeritus and former coordinator of the Military and Trauma Counseling (MTC) Certificate Program (which he developed in 2015) in the Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation at East Carolina University. He also developed the national Clinical Military Counseling Certificate (CMCC) in 2016, a 12-hour CE program offered nationally through the Telehealth Certificate Institute. Dr. Stebnicki has been a counselor, educator, researcher, and practitioner with over 35 years of experience in the fields of rehabilitation and mental health counseling.
He has practiced and published in areas related to stress, traumatic stress, disaster mental health response, and the psychosocial aspects of chronic illness and disability. He has extensive experience working with active-duty military service members, veterans, veterans with disabilities, and military families. Dr. Stebnicki has published 11 professional books, over 40 journal articles, and book chapters and has provided over 120 national and regional presentations. He has served on many statewide and national professional counseling boards.
Captain Michael King, Ph.D., M.S.W is a social worker and epidemiologist who has worked at the intersection of behavioral and public health for over 16 years. He is Regional Administrator for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) overseeing HHS Region IV which includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Prior to joining SAMHSA in 2019, he supported State and Federal public health capacity at the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as an instructor and Field Supervisor for post-doctoral fellows enrolled in the Epidemic Intelligence Service. CAPT King previously served for over 10 years on the National Asthma Surveillance Team in the National Center for Environmental Health where his interests focused on chronic disease surveillance, environmental exposure and hazard assessment, and disaster mental health. As a Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Public Health Service, CAPT King deploys routinely following disasters and has had the privilege to lead one of five national Mental Health Response teams (Team 5) that provide crisis counseling and technical assistance to medically-underserved populations, with a focus on emergency public health response.
Disclosure Statement:
The instructor(s) for this course receive compensation for their services. There are no reported conflicts of interest to disclose.
This course does not offer CE credits, just great content.
The same course is available for purchase and offers 3 CE hours for behavioral health clinicians. See "related products" below.
Participants may request a printed version of their certificate of attendance to be delivered by mail. A shipping/handling fee of $6.95 will be charged per request. Shipping internationally may require an additional charge.
This is a non-interactive, self-study course.
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Participants may request a printed version of their certificate of attendance to be delivered by mail. A shipping/handling fee of $6.95 will be charged per request. Shipping internationally may require an additional charge.
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This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.
This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Teaching methods for this course include recorded lectures, videos, and a course evaluation.
