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The Psychosocial Aspects of Pandemic Viruses

Enroll in the Online Self-Study course and complete it at your own pace.
6 CE hours available for behavioral health clinicians upon completion.

When a pandemic strikes, it doesn’t just attack the body—it reshapes identities, families, and communities, leaving invisible wounds that demand as much healing as the virus itself.

The Psychosocial Aspects of Pandemic Viruses online self-study course offers behavioral health clinicians the tools to understand and respond to the far-reaching mental, emotional, and cultural impacts of viral outbreaks. By examining how grief, trauma, and resilience play out across the lifespan during times of crisis, this course equips professionals with strategies that directly inform their practice.

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Dr. Mark A. Stebnicki, Ph.D., LCMHC, DCMHS, CRC, CMCC, brings over 35 years of expertise in disaster mental health, traumatic stress, and rehabilitation counseling. A professor emeritus and developer of nationally recognized counseling certificate programs, Dr. Stebnicki has written extensively on trauma, illness, disability, and resilience. His authority ensures this training delivers both clinical insight and practical tools.

Dr. Stebnicki’s approach combines theory with application. Using his original Pandemic Risk and Resiliency Continuum (PRRC) model and the Pandemic Rehabilitation Model (PRM), he provides a framework for identifying risk factors, triaging clients, and fostering recovery. The course also includes a comprehensive handbook designed to support ongoing learning and practical application.

Topics include the psychosocial dimensions of pandemics, grief and loss in individuals and communities, resiliency factors across age groups, cultural considerations for vulnerable populations, and coping strategies for clinicians and clients. Participants will explore the unique mental health symptoms associated with pandemics, stages of adjustment and adaptation, and the toll of empathy fatigue on providers.

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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.

Key Takeaways:

  • Risk identification and triage: Learn to recognize low, moderate, and high-risk clients during a pandemic and provide appropriate therapeutic services.
  • Resilience frameworks: Apply the PRRC model to understand risk and resiliency factors in children, adolescents, and adults.
  • Adaptation strategies: Guide clients through stages of adjustment and adaptation while managing the professional challenges of empathy fatigue.

Why this course?

  • Clinically relevant focus: Goes beyond medical facts to address the psychosocial realities clinicians face in their day-to-day work with pandemic-affected populations.
  • Expert-led instruction: Taught by a nationally recognized authority on trauma, disaster mental health, and resilience with decades of field and teaching experience.
  • Practical resources: Includes a detailed handbook, theoretical models, and tools you can immediately use in clinical and community settings.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify children, adolescents, adults, and families that are at low, moderate, and high risk for mental, behavioral, and psychosocial health concerns related to a pandemic virus with intention of providing therapeutic services.
  • Explore the unique grief, loss, and psychosocial experiences associated with living through phases of a pandemic virus.
  • Explore low, moderate, and high risk and resiliency factors that occur during a pandemic virus that will be illustrated through the author’s original Pandemic Risk and Resiliency Continuum (PRRC) theoretical model.
  • Illustrate stages of adjustment and adaptation during phases of a pandemic virus and describe the impact on the individual’s mental, behavioral, and psychosocial functioning.

In times of extraordinary disruption, clinicians need more than theories—they need frameworks, language, and strategies that meet the moment. This course provides exactly that, preparing you to support clients while safeguarding your own resilience.

Enroll today in The Psychosocial Aspects of Pandemic Viruses and take a step toward helping communities not only survive but grow stronger in the aftermath.

This is a non-interactive self-study course. Instruction consists of 6 hours of video instruction and a post-test.

Enroll in the 6 CE Online Self-Study for $120

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Availability: From the time of registration, you have six months to access the coursework.

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: Directions for completing a course can be found by clicking here.

This program was recorded on July 29, 2021.

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