When: Thursday, January 23rd, 5-7pm PST on Zoom.
What: A free two-hour psychoeducational training facilitated by disaster mental health experts, Dr. April Naturale and Dr. Sander Koyfman of the nonprofit, Vibrant Emotional Health. This session will provide the basic skills to effectively help those impacted by wildfires with acute stress responses.
Who is this training for? For mental health and healthcare clinicians. This training is intended both for those who have immediate ability and desire to help in the LA area, and those who want to be prepared to assist for future emergencies.
Why: The disastrous fires in Los Angeles have tugged on the heartstrings of many of us and there has been an outpouring of concern and offers to help.
Responding to these events can be challenging and requires a unique set of skills and fundamental knowledge that is not in most of our clinical domain or experience. Without a basic grounding in psychological first air (PFA), volunteers can be ineffective and even do harm.
This training will provide evidence-based information and content on specific trauma/disaster response care to supplement existing skills of providers.
Sponsored by: This is a collaboration of University of California Center for Climate, Health and Equity, and faculty of University of California, San Francisco Medical Center with consultation from Climate Psychiatry Alliance and supported by the University of California Office of the President. Although specifically focused on providing skills to mental health and health care clinicians within the UC system, invitation to join is extended to wider community of concerned health and mental health caregivers throughout the country. All are welcome to attend this free training session.
This webinar will be recorded for future access.