Disaster Mental Health Intervention Course Objectives - 2 Contact Hours
The course objectives are outlined below. These are provided so that you as the learner will be familiar with what to expect from this course. It outlines what will be able to do when you have completed the material and how the material is to be delivered. If you would like to have a copy of the course objectives, please print this page now.
Target Audience:
This course is designed for healthcare providers. Specifically, it is designed for Licensed Professional Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, Chemical Dependency Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Nurses, or any other healthcare provider that is likely to gain professionally from increased knowledge in the subject area. It is appropriate for any provider that is likely to come into contact with those recovering from a major disaster.
Learning Objectives:
The objective of this course is to familiarize the learner with appropriate mental health intervention strategies. It offers a basic understanding of how mental health workers can assist in disaster relief, outlines some basic intervention strategies and offers some suggestions of things not to do in the intervention process. The course is appropriate for mental health and other healthcare providers as they are likely to be first line responders in major crisis situations.
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