Impact of Disasters on Youth: Building Resilience in Children and Families |
The Melissa Institute CEU Request
Extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, floods, and wildfires, have become more frequent and more extreme due to climate change. Such events pose major risks to human health and psychological well-being, especially for young people, who have been identified as a vulnerable population in disasters. This course focuses on key lessons from clinical research that highlight the mental and physical health impacts of disasters on youth as well as the factors that put youth at risk for poor mental health outcomes or that help mitigate disasters' impact. Based on these "risk-and-resilience" findings, implications for developing and implementing post-disaster interventions with youth will be discussed. Finally, examples of intervention strategies using the After the Storm manual (https://7-dippity.com/after-the-storm/) will be provided.
Learning Objectives:
Participant will be able to:
Participant will be able to:
1. Analyze how intimate partner violence survivors respond in moments of heightened danger with their partner to identify patterns.
2. Identify the layers and circumstances that influence a survivor’s decision to reach out to an informal network when they are most afraid.
3. Identify specific practices and programs that strengthen a survivor’s ability to rely on members of their informal network.
2. Identify the layers and circumstances that influence a survivor’s decision to reach out to an informal network when they are most afraid.
3. Identify specific practices and programs that strengthen a survivor’s ability to rely on members of their informal network.
When:
Friday, December 9th, 2022
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern
Friday, December 9th, 2022
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern
2 Continuing Education Credits offered for Psychologists, LCSW, LMHC & LMFT
*Florida License Only for LCSW, LMHC & LMFT
Certificate of completion available upon request to be self-reported to other boards. The Melissa Institute cannot guarantee credits for other boards.
*Florida License Only for LCSW, LMHC & LMFT
Certificate of completion available upon request to be self-reported to other boards. The Melissa Institute cannot guarantee credits for other boards.
To register for the training visit:
To register for CEs, complete the information below. You will receive an email from us within 24 hours of your registration to complete the $35 CE registration fee payment.
Your registration is not complete until you have registered online for the training, you complete the CE form, and payment is received.
Please email info@melissainstitute.org for more information.