Participants of this webcast will learn about promising practices in disaster behavioral health planning, and speakers will share successful examples that have been implemented in the field. The Introduction to Promising Practices in Disaster Behavioral Health Planning (Date Recorded: July 10, 2013) (55 minutes) full webcast and abbreviated updated video defines promising practices in DBH planning and provides examples of successful implementation of promising practices in the field.
Crisis Counseling Skills
This Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) Disaster Technical Assistance (DTAC) video demonstrates exemplary crisis counseling skills such as active listening and provides Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP) staff with tips for working with survivors through all stages of recovery. It depicts role play scenarios and provides suggestions to improve active listening skills and help CCP staff assist angry survivors.
Pre-Disaster Organizational Resilience
In this episode, we hear from Thomas R. Thomson, the Access Specialist and Disaster Coordinator for the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. He discusses how an agency can prepare itself for a disaster, increase employee resilience, and serve the community in a time of need.
Applying Cultural Awareness to Disaster Behavioral Health
The goal of Applying Cultural Awareness to Disaster Behavioral Health is to provide information, recommendations, and tools that can be used to assess and strengthen cultural awareness practices in disaster behavioral health services.
Psychological First Aid
Offered through the website Coursera, this 7-hour course introduces students to the RAPID model of Psychological First Aid (Reflective Listening, Assessment of Needs, Prioritization, Intervention, and Disposition).