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►Session 1: Responding to Trauma: Psychological Signs, Symptoms, Screening & Triage

    • The PPN Disaster Mental Health ECHO Series provided a forum for pediatric primary care and family medicine clinicians (MD, DO, NP, PA) to confidently address disaster-related mental health challenges in children. Watch recordings of the educational portion of these sessions here to enhance your skills, support patient well-being, and help build a trauma-informed care system for children and families. 

      What You Will Learn

      By engaging with this video series, you will be able to: 

      • Identify signs/symptoms of trauma, acute stress disorder, and PTSD, and triage accordingly
      • Apply Psychological First Aid (PFA) techniques in primary care settings
      • Describe anticipatory guidance and brief psychosocial interventions that can be implemented in the office visit promote emotional and behavioral regulation and well-being
      • Recognize and address clinician burnout and compassion fatigue
      • Develop safety plans and make referrals for patients in crisis

      Acknowledgements

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►Session 1: Responding to Trauma: Psychological Signs, Symptoms, Screening & Triage