The Psychosocial Aspects of Pandemic Viruses Handbook

Description

The invisible toll of a pandemic extends far beyond physical health—it disrupts relationships, identities, and communities in ways that leave lasting scars.

Psychosocial Aspects of a Pandemic Virus is a comprehensive handbook by Dr. Mark A. Stebnicki that explores the mental, emotional, and social dimensions of pandemic life. Written for behavioral health professionals, it offers a practical guide to understanding the grief, trauma, and resiliency factors experienced by individuals, families, and communities during times of viral crisis.

Inside, Dr. Stebnicki introduces his original Pandemic Risk and Resiliency Continuum (PRRC) model and the Pandemic Rehabilitation Model (PRM), equipping readers with theoretical frameworks that can be applied directly to practice. The handbook also addresses cultural considerations, vulnerable populations, and strategies for managing empathy fatigue—making it a valuable reference for clinicians navigating the new realities of mental health in a post-pandemic world.

This handbook also serves as the primary reading companion to the Telehealth Certification Institute’s online self-study course, The Psychosocial Aspects of Pandemic Viruses (6 CE hours).

Whether used alongside the course or as a standalone resource, this handbook provides clinicians with insight, clarity, and tools to support both clients and themselves through the psychosocial challenges of pandemic recovery. 

Course Details

Availability: 

From the time of registration, you have six months to access the handbook.

Who Should Attend: 

This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.

Teaching Methods: 

This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Teaching methods for this course include recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation.

How to Attend: 

Course access and completion instructions.

Instructor and Disclosures

Participants may request a printed version of their handbook to be delivered by mail. A shipping/handling fee of $19.95 will be charged per request. Shipping internationally may require an additional charge

Item Included

The Handbook can be downloaded from the course page as a pdf file

CEs

Credit Credits = 0

The Handbook does not offer CE credits, just great information.

(Participants in the full course, The Psychosocial Aspects of Pandemic Viruses that does offer continuing education credits, will receive this handbook as an item included with their purchase.)

Author and Disclosures

Author

About Mark A. Stebnicki, Ph.D., LCMHC, DCMHS, CRC, CMCC

Mark A. Stebnicki 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.

Disclosure Statement: 

The instructor(s) for this course receive compensation for their services. There are no reported conflicts of interest to disclose.

Accommodations and Policies

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