Online Training Resources

Videos

• Applying Cultural Awareness to Disaster Behavioral Health
  
• Introduction to Behavioral Health
  
• Self Care for Disaster Behavioral Health Responders
  
• Disaster Substance Abuse Services: Planning and Preparedness
  
• MCO Disaster Manual Training
  

Coursework and Training

• AACAP Natural Disasters and a Community-Based Systems of Care Approach for Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists and Pediatric Services (PDF)
• ASPR TRACIE Disaster Behavioral Health Self Care for Healthcare Workers Modules (PDF)
• Skills for Psychological Recovery Manual from the National Center for PTSD and NCTSN (PDF)
• Psychological First Aid (PDF)
• Disaster Behavioral Health - Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
• Disaster Mental Health Intervention - Johns Hopkins University
• Cultural Competency Program for Disaster Preparedness and Crisis Response - U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
• Introduction to eh NC Disaster Response Network (NC DRN) and to Disaster Mental Health Training (NC DRN, Module 1) - North Carolina Institute for Public Health

Presentations

• Module 1: Stress, Trauma, and Disaster
• Module 2: Conceptual Model
• Module 3: Generally Accepted Truths About the Psychological Effects of Trauma
• Module 4: Protecting Children’s Mental Health During Disasters
• Module 5: Terrorism and Bioterrorism
• Module 6: Psychological Responses to War
• Module 7: Psychological Responses to Disaster, Terrorism and Bioterrorism
• Module 8: Neurobiological Sequelae of Exposure to Extreme Stress
• Module 9: The Fact of Loss through Death
• Module 10: Clinical Assessment of the School-Age Child/Adolescent
• Module 11: Interventions for Primary and Secondary Survivors
• Practical Applications of Disaster Mental Health
• SAMHSA: Cultural Awareness: Children and Disasters
• Disaster Mental Health Preparedness and Response Child Psychiatry
• Mental Health in Disaster: Issues and Intervention

Resources

Resources for Organizations, Volunteers, and Clinicians

• National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster Long Term Recovery Guide (PDF)
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network & the National Center for PTSD Field Operations Guide, 2nd Edition (PDF)
• Post-Disaster Reunification of Children: A Nationwide Approach (PDF)
• Risk Management in Disaster Response (PDF)
• Training for Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Volunteers (PDF)

Resources for Clinicians

• NCTSN: Secondary Traumatic Stress: A Fact Sheet for Child-Serving Professionals (PDF)

Resources for Parents

• Community Crises and Disasters: A Parent’s Guide to Talking with Children of All Ages (PDF)
• The National Academies’ Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Considerations for Children and Families: Workshop Summary (PDF)
• SAMHSA Tips for Survivors of a Disaster or Traumatic Event: What to Expect in your Personal, Family, Work, and Financial Life (PDF)

Resources for Children

• Trinka and Sam: The Big Fire
• Trinka and Sam: The Day the Earth Shook
• Trinka and Sam: The Rainy Windy Day
• Trinka and Sam: The Swirling Twirling Wind