Introduction to Mental Health and Disaster Preparedness
Description:
Course Overview
Course Quality Rating
TBD
Course Description
This course is provided by Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health Preparedness and will require a secondary login and/or registration.
In this presentation, Dr. Cindy Parker introduces the topics of disaster mental health services, mental health surge capacity, and psychiatric first aid.
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Target Audience
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Learning Objectives
Having completed this course, the learner will be able to:
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Explain the need for disaster mental health services and mental health surge capacity
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Define psychological crisis
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List first priority goals of disaster mental health
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Explain the importance of crisis communication to disaster mental health
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Describe the concept of psychological first aid
Council of Linkages Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (COL)/COL Tier(s)
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Professional/Disciplinary Competencies
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Format
Online/ Self-study
Credit /CEU
None available
Duration
35 mins.
Specifications
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Course Publication Date
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