This course does not offer CE Credits. The same course is available for purchase and offers 1 CE hour for behavioral health clinicians. See "related products" below.
Lessons learned from previous public health emergencies, including disasters and infectious disease outbreaks, can inform public and behavioral health practice. This presentation will review 3 historic events: Hurricane Katrina, the Flint crisis, and the U.S. response to the Zika virus, and discuss key aspects that can help improve our practice and help us prepare for post-pandemic recovery.
This is a non-interactive self-study course that was recorded from a live webinar presented by Captain Michael King on March 24, 2021.
Instruction consists of 1 hour of video instruction and a course evaluation.
Learning Objectives:
- List important past disasters and disease outbreaks with pandemic potential that changed how the United States handles emergency behavioral health response.
- Describe Behavioral Health impacts and interventions implemented during past disasters/outbreaks.
- Identify Behavioral Health resources to help the public and responders prepare for post-pandemic recovery.
From the time of registration, you have six months to access the coursework.
Captain Michael King, PhD, MSW, LCSW
Captain Michael King is a social worker and epidemiologist who has worked at the intersection of behavioral and public health for over 17 years. He is Regional Administrator for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) covering HHS Region IV which includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Prior to joining SAMHSA in 2019, he supported State and Federal public health capacity at the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as an instructor and Field Supervisor for post-doctoral fellows enrolled in the Epidemic Intelligence Service. CAPT King previously served for over 10 years on the National Asthma Surveillance Team in the National Center for Environmental Health where his interests focused on chronic disease surveillance, environmental exposure and hazard assessment, and disaster mental health. As a Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Public Health Service, CAPT King deploys routinely following disasters and has had the privilege to lead one of five national Mental Health Response teams (Team 5) that provide crisis counseling and technical assistance to medically-underserved populations, with a focus on emergency public health response.
This course does not offer CE credits, just great content.
The same course is available for purchase and offers 1 CE hour for behavioral health clinicians. See "related products" below.
Participants may request a printed version of their certificate of attendance to be delivered by mail. A shipping/handling fee of $6.95 will be charged per request. Shipping internationally may require an additional charge.
This is a non-interactive, self-study course.
To receive your certificate of attendance you must complete the course in its entirety.
To complete a Training Video Course, one must register, log in, select the My Courses option from the menu items, click the Course Title, attend to the video content, and complete the course evaluation, then claim the certificate of attendance.
You can download or print your certificate of completion by logging into your account, navigating to the course by selecting the My Courses option from the menu items, clicking the Course Title, scrolling to the Certificate of Completion section, and clicking on the Certificate of Completion link to either download it or print it.
Participants may request a printed version of their certificate of completion to be delivered by mail. A shipping/handling fee of $6.95 will be charged per request. Shipping internationally may require an additional charge.
Directions for completing a course can be found by clicking here.
This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.
This is a non-interactive self-study course. Teaching methods for this course include recorded lectures, videos, and a course evaluation. The courses may include required reading.
This course was recorded 3/24/21
