Mental Health America of Illinois Presents:

Psychological First Aid

Presented by Dave Marks, MS, LCPC     

When disasters strike in the United States and its Territories with the effeect of overwhelming local and state resources, the Federal Government has a range of emergency support functions that provide rapid and sustained response to the needs of communities. Medical needs are provided by the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) and include psychological care. Psychological care is especially important as the impact from a disaster is much greater than the physical impact.

Objectives

1. The National Disaster Medical System and "Behavioral Health Force Protection"

2. The "Mental Health Specialist"

3. Disaster impacts and deployment stress on the responders

4. The history of stress control in the military and in disasters

5. Psychological First Aid

6. Disaster response stressors

7. Other interventions (10 Things in 10 Minutes)

8. Stories and scenarios from the disaster zone

The cost for this workshop is $30.00. 2 CEUs are available for Social Workers and Professional Counselors. Discounted parking ($16) is located at 20 E. Randolph (Macy’s Parking Garage).

About the Presenter:

Dave Marks, MS, LCPC: Dave is the owner of a group psychotherapy practice in Park Ridge, IL where he sees clients for trauma and anxiety disorders, depression and other mental health issues. Previously he worked in a Fortune 50 corporation as an internal EAP supervisor. Mr. Marks has been with the NDMS since 2004, deploying with the Hurricane Katrina response in 2005.

About MHEP:

The Mental Health Empowerment Project (MHEP) is a series of educational presentations/trainings on mental health-related topics. The goal of MHEP is to provide mental health, social service and other providers with the most up-to-date information and tools to successfully treat their clients and constituents, as well as to empower consumers to live successful and productive lives.  

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