Working with Children and Adolescents Exposed to Violence and Disasters

Course Code: REL-BHC-0-WCAEVD

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025

Learning Objectives:
Recognize common responses to traumatic events or disasters and when they suggest a need for help from a behavioral health professional.
Recall risk and protective factors that impact the likelihood of a complicated response to a traumatic event or disaster.
Identify three ways that you can help children cope with trauma and build resilience.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Coping with Trauma

Meet Jessica

What is Trauma?

How Children React to Violence and Disaster

Preschool-Aged Children

Elementary-School-Aged Children

Middle and High School-Aged Children

Factors Related to Traumatic Reactions

Acute Vs. Prolonged Problems

Protective Factors

Review

Summary

Section 3: Effective Ways to Help

Helping Young Survivors

Your First Response in Case of a Disaster or Mass Violence

Monitor Healing

Things to Avoid

Best Practices for Treatment

Review

Summary

Section 4: How Families and Caregivers Can Help

Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters

Reintroduce Structure and Routine

Other Ways to Help Following Violence or Disaster

Some Things for Caregivers to Avoid

Review

Summary

Section 5: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributors

Resources

References

Subject Matter Expert: Pamela Green, LCSW RPT

Pamela Green is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Registered Play Therapist. She has devoted over fifteen years to helping children and families within vulnerable populations heal from and overcome the many obstacles they face. Pam also has extensive experience in Crisis Intervention as she was an Intensive Family Intervention Team Leader for five years and spent several years working with a Domestic Violence Intervention Program as an advocate and a therapist to help survivors heal from their traumatic experiences, navigate legal systems, and access much-needed resources to change their lives for the better. Pam also provided clinical direction and supervision as zone leader for a 10-county, community mental health agency for several years. In addition, she has experience in work rehabilitation for people with disabilities across a range of ages and disability types.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Alcohol and Drug Counselors; Beginner level Social Workers; Case Managers; Direct Care Workers; Marriage and Family Therapists; Nurses; Professional Counselors; Psychologists; in the following settings: Health and Human Services.

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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.

Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.