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This four-module curriculum is a primer in disaster mental health that follows the four cycles identified in the disaster management cycle, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, and Mitigation, and features guidance in providing just-in-time intervention, identifying opportunities for professional growth, and in taking actionable steps to improve everyday readiness. Disasters can create significant emotional distress for children and their families, often leading to lasting psychological challenges. By offering evidence-based behavioral health guidance, healthcare providers can help mitigate the effects of catastrophic events on pediatric patients, ensuring better outcomes for children and families. Each module features three articles with knowledge checks, and will take approximately one hour to complete. Continuing education credit is available for physicians, nurses, psychologists, and social workers.

What You’ll Learn

  • Signs and Symptoms: Learn to identify the signs, symptoms, and risk factors for mental health sequelae in children following disasters and other catastrophic events.
  • Screening and Assessment Tools: Explore effective screening and assessment tools that can be used in both ambulatory and medical home settings to assess symptoms and behaviors in children.
  • Interventions: Gain an understanding of short-term and long-term, empirically supported interventions that can be used in the aftermath of a disaster to treat mental health disorders in young patients.

Additional Information

Participants can earn up to 4.0 hours of continuing education (CE) credit. CE credit is available for physicians, nurses, psychologists, and social workers.

Joint Accreditation Statement: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Children’s National Hospital. Children’s National Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.  Children’s National Hospital Accreditation Provider# 4008362

Physicians: Children’s National Hospital designates this live/enduring activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: Children’s National Hospital designates this activity for a maximum of 4.0 Enduring ANCC contact hours.

Psychologists: Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. All confirmed participants will earn 4.0 CE credits (Instructional Level, Intermediate Learning) upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.

Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Children’s National Hospital is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 4.0 general continuing education credits. 

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