Counseling Victims of Natural Disasters
Original price was: $39.00.$19.50Current price is: $19.50.
Intermediate
Online
Course Abstract
Counseling Victims of Natural Disasters is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that examines how to help the victims, and witnesses, of natural disasters.
We may ask ourselves: What can be done for the victims of natural disasters? Beyond the physical needs, such as safety, food, and water, there remains the emotional residue of living through an experience that threatens one’s life. This course will address these emotional needs.
This course offers healthcare professionals an opportunity to consider the psychological impact of living through a natural disaster. The practical information presented here will aid healthcare professionals in taking clients through the first steps of recovery: disclosing, normalizing, and grounding. Clinicians will consider the ways in which natural disasters can lay the foundation for profound psychological growth. In searching for meaning in the aftermath of a traumatic experience, people can develop new perspectives on life, which leads to an adjustment in values, beliefs, and priorities. The experience becomes incorporated into their sense of self, helping them to see themselves as stronger, more capable, and more appreciative of what they have. The clinician will then examine specific skills to use with clients as they learn to cope in the aftermath of a natural disaster.
Closeout Course #31-04 | 2019 | 41 pages | 20 posttest questions
Learning Objectives
- Describe the initial psychological response to natural disasters
- Define the concept of post-traumatic growth and describe the way it emerges in the aftermath of a natural disaster
- Define the concept of post-traumatic growth and describe the way it emerges in the aftermath of a natural disaster
- Explain the concept of dialectical thinking and the role it plays in post-traumatic growth
- Describe the shifts in perspectives common in the reports of those who experience post-traumatic growth
- List strategies that can be helpful in supporting victims of a natural disaster
Course Directions
This online course provides instant access to the course materials (PDF download) and CE test. The course is text-based (reading) and the CE test is open-book (you can print the test to mark your answers on it while reading the course document).
Successful completion of this course involves passing an online test (80% required, 3 chances to take) and we ask that you also complete a brief course evaluation.
About the Author(s)
CE Information
Counseling
Professional Development Resources (PDR) has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5590. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. PDR is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0135 - Note: New York counselors will receive 3 continuing education credits for completing this self-study course).
Marriage and Family Therapy
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Professional Development Resources is also approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP #5590); the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB #1046, ACE Program); the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0100 - Note: New York MFTs will receive 3 continuing education credit(s) for completing this self-study course); the Texas Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (#114); and is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Occupational Therapy
Professional Development Resources is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course provider ID# 3159. This distance learning-independent course is offered at 0.3 CEUs, intermediate level, OT Service Delivery]. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Psychology
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145).
School Psychology
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145).
Social Work
Professional Development Resources, #1046, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 6/12/2022 - 6/12/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 3 clinical continuing education credits.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0664 - Note: New York social workers will receive 3 continuing education credit(s) for completing this self-study course). Professional Development Resources is also approved by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners (#5678).
Teaching
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for all programs and content. Professional Development Resources is also approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP #5590); the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB Provider #1046, ACE Program); the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA Provider #AAUM); the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA Provider #3159); the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR Prior Approval Program); the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145), State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0135) and marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0100), and the State Board for Social Workers as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0664); the Texas Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (#114) and State Board of Social Worker Examiners (#5678); and is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Customer Testimonials
I learned a great deal. I particularly appreciate the information on physiological effects of trauma.
The use of examples of actual natural disasters and research associated with those was useful in demonstrating impact and interventions.
I was fascinated by this information. In a time when so many natural disaters are occurring, I believe this is a timely and well written resource. It certainly allowed me to think differently about victims and the resources available.
Great course topic and very relevant!
This was a well written course - which made the content more interesting and relevant. Poorly written courses are a great distraction to content that can be and is often very relevant/vital to practice. So Hooray to Claire Nana!
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This is a well written study, with lots of information that can be used in many contexts in therapy.
Thank you for such useful information!
I loved this course. Maybe it will change my own perspectives a bit in terms of working more in the future with victims of disasters as we have done before with Hurricanes Francis, Jeanne and Wilma
I found this course to be presented in a very organized manner. The ease of purchasing the course, printing the materials, completing the test as well as the questionnaire was very user friendly. It is one of the best courses that I have completed in quite some time and I will definitely be completing more courses from pdresources.org! :)
With natural disasters becoming more frequent, this course presented numerous techniques to help clients cope with the aftermath of trauma.
Great course, I would recommend to others.
Very informative. Highly recommended.
I was very impressed with how up-to-date the examples and research were in this module. I live in an area that is frequently a site of hurricanes. This information will be invaluable to me.
Great course. Practical. Well-written. Offers clear nuggets of what to do and why. Thanks!
One of the more interesting courses I have taken though online Professional Development Resources. I thought it was an excellent synopsis to use as base knowledge toward further study. A great introduction to this highly important area in our field.
It is my intention to utilize the important material conveyed in this course. I have gained a greater understanding of how to understand, communicate, and help those who have experienced trauma.Thank you so much!
This was really excellent! It was also positive about recovery and resiliency.
I appreciated the thorough review of evidence-base for the points made in this course. While I thought I knew about this topic, I learned a great deal. This builds on other resiliency training I have had, and builds upon my own experience. Thank you.
Excellent CE course with important, relevant information for clinicians working in this area.Included a lot of practical information for helping those affected by natural disasters.
This information is quite helpful and relevant at this time. Our communities are struggling to understand and cope with the Corona Virus. I will be able to use this information to help others make meaning out of their experience.
Eager to see how people's responses to COVID-19 mimic (or differentiate from) those of individuals who have survived natural disasters. Thanks for this CE!
Very comprehensive and pertinent information for private practitioners.
Extremely relevant righ now due to Covid 19!
I learn through examples of others, so I appreciated the multiple findings of the researchers as well as the personal examples given.
Interesting information. Useful in light of the current pandemic and the stress brought about from the illness.
Thank you for offering this course Counseling Victims of Natural Disasters. I am using this material in preparing me for group therapy sessions, as it has offered me a lot of very important information that I didn't know before. This course will help me present helpful steps to support victims of natural disasters. I have suggested this course to many of the professionals that I work with. Thank you!
The course was interesting & relevant to living during the COVID pandemic.
Excellent course with much illustrative research presented to substantiate the principles and best practices covered.
This is a very well-organized and documented course. Very informative!
Excellent course with current data and an emphasis on post trauma growth. Helpful strategies to work with patients/clients to move beyond hopelessness.
Comprehensive, easy to understand, and engaging.
Very helpful information, especially during these challenging times of climate change.
This course would be suitable for anybody who lives/works in a place where natural disasters are a regular thing, which, essentially, is everywhere. I especially enjoyed the discussion of post-traumatic growth as it is a helpful phrase to use in practice. Adversity and resilience are very mainstream terms, both within the field of psychology and every day life. Post-traumatic growth isn't a term that makes the rounds as much.
Very pertinent information and well written. Thank you.
This course was apropos and helpful to the current pandemic situation.
I really liked the summary at the end of each section. The authors were clear and concise in their presentation.
Insightful, confirming, and hopeful describe best my experience with this CEU. Thank you.
Post pandemic and hurricane Ian, as well as the continued mass shootings and policitcal polarization of our country ... this information is incredibly helpful. Thank you!
Excellent review of ways to intervene with those who have been through a disaster.
This course added to my own coping strategies, a well as those Ican use with clients. Thank you.
This is the first course I've taken that explained diatectical thinking well, especially the meaning. Thank you!
