CPAN: 2023-24 Helping Children and Families After A School Trauma

The purpose of this educational activity is to enhance the knowledge and clinical skills of community primary care providers who play a crucial role in the mental health care of children and adolescents. In both national and Texas contexts, there is a significant shortage of Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists, underscoring the critical need for pediatricians to fill this gap and provide effective mental health care for children.

This activity is designed to equip these practitioners with a comprehensive understanding of trauma and its impact on children. By participating in this program, healthcare providers will gain the expertise needed to recognize trauma exposure in children and adolescents. Moreover, they will be able to articulate the potential consequences of trauma exposure, thereby enabling them to provide informed and compassionate care to affected individuals and their families.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, social workers, and licensed professional counselors.

Learning Objectives

When you complete this module, you will be able to:

  • Discuss trauma exposure in children.
  • Describe consequences of trauma exposure in children.
  • Explain the impact of traumatic event in school on the school, families, community, and providers and how to help families and children navigate. 

 

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 ANCC
  • 0.50 AOA Category 2-B
  • 0.50 ASWB Credit
  • 0.50 Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
  • 0.50 HSC Participation
Course opens: 
11/07/2023
Course expires: 
11/07/2024
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
5

Disclosures

In accordance with the appropriate accrediting bodies, all planners, teachers, and authors with control over activity content are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships (those held by the person, currently or within the last 24 months) with ineligible interests. Accredited providers are required to provide this information to learners before the start of an activity. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Division of Academic Innovation's office planning team nor the subject matter experts have anything to disclose.

Primary Authors

Gunit Kahlon, MD 

Accreditation Statements

 

Jointly Accredited Provider MarkIn support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and Child Psychiatry Access Network. The University of North Texas is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing Education for the healthcare team. 

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. 

 American Osteopathic Association

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to award continuing medical education to physicians. 

Designation Statements

Physicians

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this program for a maximum of 0.50 contact hour of AOA Category 2B CME credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in the activity. 

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Nurses

This activity provides up to 0.50 contact hours. 

Social Workers

Social Workers completing this course receive 0.50 contact hour of continuing education credits. 

Licensed Professional Counselors

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth certifies that this meets the requirements for continuing education under Texas Administrative Code. This activity provides 0.50 CE credits.

Certificate of Attendance

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth certifies this activity for 0.50 hours of participation.

Available Credit

  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 ANCC
  • 0.50 AOA Category 2-B
  • 0.50 ASWB Credit
  • 0.50 Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
  • 0.50 HSC Participation

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Accessibility Statement

If you require special assistance to participate in this activity, please call (817) 735-2539 or email: register@unthsc.edu. An Equal Opportunity University.