Topic:
Mental Health
Format:
Online Course
Time:
1 hour
Level:
Introductory
University:
University of Iowa
PERLC:
Upper Midwest PERLC
Bundles:
Mental Health in Public Health Emergencies
Community Recovery
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Description:
In addition to providing general knowledge of how disaster trauma effects this particular population, this course emphasizes practical skills: administering psychological first aid to children and adolescents in the immediate aftermath of a disaster, screening them for mental health disorders in the months that follow, and involving parents and other caregivers throughout the process.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the risk factors involved for a child or adolescent developing mental health problems as a result of exposure to disaster
- Recognize symptoms of acute psychological distress in children or adolescents
- Administer “psychological first aid” to children and adolescents to provide them with stabilization during and in the immediate aftermath of a traumatic event
- Describe how 4 major components in the psycho-physiological response to trauma (somatic, emotional, behavioral, and cognitive) manifest themselves in pre-school children, older children, and adolescents
- Advise parents/caregivers what they do to help prevent their child or adolescent from developing mental health problems after a traumatic event
- Distinguish between a normal and pathological reaction to disaster trauma in children and adolescents
- Discuss treatment options for children and adolescents who develop mental health disorders
PHEP Capabilities:
Mass Care
Community Recovery
Responder Safety and Health