The NCTSN has produced dozens of webinar series, comprised of virtual presentations by expert researchers and practitioners, on various topics in the field of child traumatic stress. Most webinars are from 60 to 90 minutes in length and are available for continuing education credit.
Provides an overview on how mental health professionals can work with journalists. This webinar discusses three challenges facing journalists covering disasters and terrorism and presents ways mental health professionals can collaborate with the news media.
Addresses four aspects of resilience. This webinar defines resiliency and discusses why it is important to understand resilience by highlighting research findings and showing how to adapt a resilience framework to practice.
Presents findings from research data on the 1988 earthquake in Spitak, Armenia and makes references to other natural disasters.
Summarizes the characteristics of community resilience and describes the Community Assessment of Resilience Tool (CART) as a mechanism for building community resilience, in addition to other strategies for building community resilience.
Discusses topics related to the impact of terrorism and disaster on children, as well as clinical issues such as assessment and treatment.
Provides information necessary to assess and treat PTSD in preschool children, school-aged children, and youth following a disaster. This webinar discuss developmental issues, parental issues, assessment, and treatment.
Provides a foundation for understanding children in disasters. This webinar discusses evaluation and treatment services for traumatized children, school support services, PFA in unusual situations, resilience, and vicarious trauma.
Provides an introduction to the history and importance of child and family disaster mental health. This webinar discusses the importance of how and where disaster services are provided.