Description
The intention of this presentation is focused on mental health disaster strategies that enhance good mental, behavioral, and psychosocial functioning during the COVID-19 crisis. This public health disaster has significantly altered the mind, body, and spirit of all clients/patients as well as professional providers. The Pandemic Risk and Resiliency Continuum (PRRC) model will be presented to identify clients with low, moderate, and high-risk medical, physical, and mental health symptoms related to the COVID-19. Emphasis on healthy-unhealthy and normal-abnormal mental and behavioral health functioning will be explored. Implications for current research and future resources are offered through a 130 page handbook available for webinar participants. Additionally, the identification and recognition of empathy fatigue is explored for mental health professionals navigating clients/patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recommendations and guidelines for self-care are presented.
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Competencies
The Psychosocial Aspects of Pandemic Viruses, 6 Credit Hours
- Identify children, adolescents, adults, and families that are low, moderate, and high risk for mental, behavioral, and psychosocial health symptoms related to the COVID- 19.
- Describe healthy and unhealthy ways of coping during the public and mental health disaster-related stress and co-occurring mental health conditions that affect clients.
- Explore the grief, loss, and psychosocial experiences associated with living during a pandemic virus and integrate therapeutic strategies for optimal wellness.
- Differentiate situational or acute mental health symptoms from chronic and persistent symptoms related to the COVID-19 pandemic virus.
- Apply the Pandemic Risk and Resiliency Continuum (PRRC) model for purposes of identification, early intervention, prevention, and preparation of clinically significant mental health symptoms during the cycles of the COVID-19 pandemic virus.
- Recognize and prevent the symptoms of empathy fatigue with intention to increase self-care strategies during a pandemic crisis.
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Credit Hours:
This course consists of 6 credit hours.
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Instructor(s)
Mark A. Stebnicki, Ph.D., LCMHC, DCMHS, CRC, CMCC is Professor Emeritus and former Coordinator of the Military and Trauma Counseling (MTC) certificate program in the Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Services at East Carolina University. He developed the MTC certificate in 2015 and the Clinical Military Counseling Certificate (CMCC) program in 2016 offered through the Telehealth Certificate Institute. Dr. Stebnicki is an active teacher, trainer, researcher, and practitioner with over 30 years’ experience working with the psychosocial rehabilitation and mental health needs of adolescents and adults with posttraumatic stress symptoms, chronic illnesses, and disabilities. His primary areas of interest relate to the medical, psychosocial, vocational, and mental health aspects of active duty service members, veterans, veterans with disabilities, and military family.
Dr. Stebnicki has had extensive experiences in disaster mental health response. He is certified by the Washington, D.C.-based crisis response team- the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) and North Carolina’s American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health crisis response team. He served on the crisis response team for the Westside Middle School shootings in Jonesboro, AR (March 24, 1998) and has done many stress debriefings with private companies, schools, and government employees after incidents of workplace violence, hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. His youth violence program, the Identification, Early Intervention, Prevention, and Preparation (IEPP) Program, was awarded national recognition by the American Counseling Association (ACA) Foundation for its vision and excellence in youth violence prevention. Other accolades include consulting with President Bill Clinton’s staff on addressing the students of Columbine High School after their critical incident (April 20, 1999).
Dr. Stebnicki has served on many statewide and national professional counseling associations and accreditation boards. He has written nine professional texts most recently Clinical Military Counseling: Guidelines for Practice (2020, American Counseling Association), Disaster Mental Health Counseling: Responding to Trauma in a Multicultural Context (2017, Springer Publishing); The Psychological and Social Impact of Illness and Disability (7th ed.) (2018, Springer Publishing); and The Professional Counselors’ Desk Reference (2nd ed.) (2016, Springer Publishing). He has written over 40 journal articles and book chapters, and has presented at over 100 regional, state, and national conferences, seminars, and workshops, on topics ranging from military mental health, traumatic stress, empathy fatigue, and the psychosocial aspects of adults with chronic illnesses and disabilities.
Who should attend
This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.
Teaching methods
Teaching methods for this course includes recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation.
Course Availability
You have six months to access online courses from the time of purchase.
