RIPA Continuing Education Workshop

Friday, October 24, 2003

8:30 am - 4:00 pm

"Mental Health Response to Disaster: Consultation and Treatment for Psychological Trauma"

James F. Campbell, Ph.D
Paul Block, Ph.D.

The Workshop: The morning part of the program will focus on ways in which mental health professionals can apply their skills to assist organizations and communities responding to disasters, violent incidents, and other crises. The program will examine principles of psychological first aid, consultation with crisis management teams, promoting resilience, and the controversy surrounding psychological debriefing. The afternoon narrows the focus to the individual and the family. By reviewing the effects of traumatic experiences from the onset of trauma through therapy, the program will identify the targets and mechanisms of intervention approaches. Particular focus will be on evidence-based therapies and the scientific foundations for intervention choices.

James F. Campbell, Ph.D. is the Director of the University Counseling Center at the University of Rhode Island. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the University and teaches courses in traumatic stress and workplace violence. He is the Rhode Island Coordinator for the American Psychological Association/American Red Cross Disaster Response Network, and a frequent consultant to corporations regarding crisis response and threat of violence. Dr. Campbell is the author of the book: Hostage: Terror and Triumph.
Paul Block, Ph.D. is Co-Director of Psychological Centers, a multi-specialty agency working to offer expert services to community settings statewide. In addition to grant funded research completed with trauma survivors, he has presented at local and national conferences, taught courses on trauma and its effects and continues to conduct research and training in the areas of theoretical understanding, diagnosis, and effective interventions for trauma and its effects.

Upon completion of this workshop, participants will:

1. Identify the individual and organization needs subsequent to disaster or other traumatic event.

2. Learn a range of techniques (psychological first aid, crisis management team consultation, and community briefings) designed to assist leaders and members of an organization or community during a crisis.

3. Learn key scientific evidence about the mechanisms of trauma response that guide intervention choices.

4. Identify evidence–based therapies for treating individuals coping with psychological trauma.

Location: CCRI Warwick Campus- 400 East Avenue, Warwick, RI
4th Floor Presentation Room

Credits: 6 CE credits for Psychologists, Social Workers, and Mental Health Counselors.

Cost: $99.00 for RIPA Members, $110.00 for non-members (Click here to Join RIPA)

Enrollment form available on-line!

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