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Foundations of Disaster Mental Health
Thursday, March 25, 2010
8:30am–4:30pm
NASW IL Office 404 S. Wells St. 4th Floor Chicago, IL
60607
8 CEUs $70 Member Rate
/ $90 Non-Member Rate
This basic course consists of a series of presentations, interactive
discussions, and table group activities, introducing the key
concepts, knowledge, and skills required of anyone assigned to the
Disaster Mental Health (DMH) Activity. The course provides
participants the opportunity to apply their learning to real world
examples that reflect challenges experienced by DMH workers, be it
on a Disaster Action Team response or serving on a larger disaster
relief.
Prerequisites:
Must be a volunteer of the Red Cross with a current license to
practice mental health. Must be interested in Red Cross disaster
mental health (DMH) preparedness, response, and recovery activities
at their local chapter and on national disaster relief operations.
Licensed mental health professionals include: social workers,
counselors; marriage and family therapists; psychiatrists;
psychologists; registered nurses (RN) with psychiatric nursing
experience, and training beyond the normal rotation required for a
RN.
All registrants will receive an email containing the volunteer
paperwork that MUST be completed prior to attending the training.
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NASW IL Three Hour Ethics Workshop
Did you know? Section 1470.95 of the Illinois Clinical and
Social Work Practice Act now states that "at least 3 of the
30 hours must include content related to the ethical
practice of social work."
This requirement is effective for the current licensure
period ending November 30. 2009.
NASW IL is always working on planning future
programming. Please check later for new
programming or if your agency is interested in scheduling
In-House Trainings in the workplace, contact
Christina Polus at CPolus@naswil.org.
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