Cultural & Racial Diversity Category

Developing Cultural Competence in Disaster Mental Health Programs

4 CE Hours
410 members have taken this course

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About the Course

The primary purpose of this publication is to provide information vital to the establishment of culturally competent mental health services for survivors of natural and human-caused disasters. It is intended to help improve understanding and increase the ability of State, local, and community mental health service providers from administrators to staff personnel.

This course is based on the reading online article, Developing Cultural Competence in Disaster Mental Health Programs created by Jean Athey, Ph.D. and Jean Moody-Williams, Ph.D.

Course Material Author

Jean Athey, Ph.D. and Jean Moody-Williams, Ph.D.

Jean L. Athey is President of the Health Policy Resources Group, LLC. She previously served as Director, Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) at the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) where she was responsible for setting EMSC funding priorities, directing a national technical assistance program, managing the grant portfolio, and coordinating activities related to EMSC with other Federal agencies. Dr. Athey also directed MCHB’s injury and violence prevention program and served as Chief, public health social work.

Jean Athey, Ph.D. and Jean Moody-Williams, Ph.D. authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 to gain knowledge of how culture is defined and applied to disaster response
  2. 2 to become familiar with a set of principles established for guiding the development of effective culturally competent disaster services
  3. 3 to help clinicians and other disaster response personnel develop an effective set of skills in the area of cultural competence

Disclosure to Learners

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The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and the reviewer:

Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

Any relevant financial disclosures for course material authors can be found in the article.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D. – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

$36

Course Details

4 CE Hours
Reading Online
Course 100111

Availability

This course is retired. It is no longer available.

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