Responding to Crisis with Children and Teens

Building Resilience in Rural Oklahoma: Virtual Webinar Series 'Responding to Crisis in Children and Teens'

Location:
Virtual Webinar on Zoom
OK

Date/Time:
October 15, 2024 - October 15, 2024
10:00 to 12:00

Description:
This training equips participants with the ability to identify and utilize suitable resources for supporting children and teens in crisis, while also providing an overview of the prevalent mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders affecting this demographic in society. Furthermore, learners will gain insights into expected social and emotional behaviors of children and teens along the stress continuum model, enabling them to recognize signs of potential mental health disorders and determine when professional help is necessary. Additionally, the training explores the impact of adverse childhood events and emphasizes the importance of implementing positive childhood events for fostering better mental well-being.

Additional Information:

A community grant from the Carolyn Watson Rural Community Foundation allows the Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps Stress Response Team to present this synchronous virtual webinar to rural Oklahoma communities. 

Target Audience: The target group in each community consists of the Local Community Social Support Networks, including local public health and mental health systems, faith leaders, law enforcement and fire responders, and Medical Reserve Corps Unit leaders and volunteers.

Presenters:  Kathy Wickham, MS, RN, CPN and Deborah Johnson, PhD, LCSW, MSW

Register: Everyone should register for the webinar using this link. Individuals who are not members of the OKMRC are welcome.  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/OCTVirtWebCC2G93M

FREE continuing education credits are provided for this training for RNs, CLEET, LPC/LMFT and Social Workers. 

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Georgia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

These classes have been cataloged by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training for 2 hours each of mandatory continuing education credit. Regarding any law enforcement concepts, practices, methods, techniques, products, or devices as might be taught, promoted, or otherwise espoused in outside schools or seminars, there is no intent, expressed or implied, that listing the course in the CLEET Course Catalog indicates or in any way conveys ‘CLEET approval’ of such concepts, practices, methods, techniques, products, or devices, unless such approval is explicitly stated by CLEET.