Training: Disaster Behavioral Health Monday, June 23, 2014 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Training announcement:

Disaster Behavioral Health: Facilitating a Psychologically Supportive Response to a Disaster

 

June 23-24, 2014

9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Room 105, UROC

2001 Plymouth Ave North, Minneapolis 55411

  

Who Should Attend: Participation in this free two-day training is limited to licensed behavioral health professionals and qualified mental health practitioners who have been or are expected to be part of a disaster response.  The course is designed to help behavioral health specialists develop the skills necessary to facilitate a psychologically supportive response to a disaster. Ideally, the training group will consist of a cross section of individuals from our service regions in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota.

 

Registration applications must be received no later than June 9, 2014 to be considered for this training. Please note that submitting an application does not guarantee your acceptance as a course participant as enrollment is limited to 25 qualified applicants.

 

This training is approved for 10 contact hours of continuing education credit by the Minnesota Board of Psychology, the Minnesota Board of Marriage and Family Therapy, the Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy, and the Board of Social Work. 

 

If you have questions, or to receive a registration form, contact  612-626-6626 or ctdorman@umn.edu.

Session topics include:

   Day 1

• What Are Behavioral Health Goals in a Disaster Response?

• What is the Behavioral Health (BH) Role within the Incident Command System (ICS)? 

• How do you function as a member of the team?

• Advanced Intervention Skills

   Day 2

• Screening and Triage 

• Self-care and Team Resilience: How to keep the team safe

• Disaster Behavioral Health Response Table Top Exercise

 

Course Instructors: 

Jonathan Bundt, MA, LMFT; Susan Littrell, LICSW, LADC, and Tai Mendenhall, PhD, LMFT