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Mass Violence in America (3 CE)

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Credits:  3 CE Credit Hours

Course Developed By: Jennifer Kolb, LCSW

Course Description: Mass violence in the United States is on the rise, despite the statistical rarity of such occurrences. Grieving communities struggle to find answers in the wake of such tragedies. The Medical Director Institute assembled The National Council Expert Panel on Mass Violence. The members of this panel examine and analyze the existing data on mass violence, explore the related etiology and scope of such occurrences and provide appropriate recommendations to a broad array of stakeholders.

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SKU
1116CE

Course Level: Intermediate

This course is for: Social Workers, Psychologists, Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors

Course Format: This is a self-paced (non-interactive), online course. Participants are required to read the course materials and complete a post-test with a score of 75% or higher.

Course By: Helen Hinton, LPCC

Content By: This course has been developed by Parks, Joe; Bechtold, Donald; Shelp, Frank; Lieberman, Jeffery; Coffey, Sara. (2019). Mass Violence in America: Causes, Impacts and Solutions. National Council for Behavioral Health, 96 pgs.

Course Description: Mass violence in the United States is on the rise, despite the statistical rarity of such occurrences. Grieving communities struggle to find answers in the wake of such tragedies. The Medical Director Institute assembled The National Council Expert Panel on Mass Violence.  The members of this panel examine and analyze the existing data on mass violence, explore the related etiology and scope of such occurrences and provide appropriate recommendations to a broad array of stakeholders. This course examines the members’ key findings. These findings include the scope of the problem, identification of high-risk individuals, venues of violence, and mental illness as a factor in mass violence situations. Additionally, recommendations for identified stakeholders, some of which include mental health practitioners, family advocacy groups, educators, and behavioral health policy makers were discussed.

Course Outline:

  • Statistical prevalence of mass violence
  • Characteristics of perpetrators and the role of mental health in mass violence
  • Methods and venues of mass violence
  • Prevention opportunities
  • The impact of mass violence on courts and law enforcement
  • Recommendations for select organizations and agencies

Learning Objectives:

  1. Define mass violence and describe the scope of the problem
  2. Recognize the characteristics of high-risk individuals
  3. Identify the role mental illness plays in mass violence situations
  4. Identify prevention and intervention strategies designed to promote safety and wellbeing in communities and schools
  5. Demonstrate knowledge of recommendations for key stakeholders

Course Completion Requirements: All course materials are included in your AATBS student account. Attendees must read the course material and complete the accompanying test with a score of 75% or higher. Customers may retest if they score below 75%.

Evaluation: The course evaluation is also accessible in your student account. After completing the course, you will need to complete the course evaluation.

How certificate is issued: When all requirements for the course have been successfully completed, customers will be able to access and print a personal CE certificate in their student account.

Approvals:

Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.

Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5750. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

The Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences, provider #1085, 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 as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. AATBS maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 06/19/2021 – 06/19/2024.

Social workers completing this course receive 3 clinical continuing education credits.

Florida Board of Psychology #50-5452

NYSED:

Social Workers: Association for the Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0112.

Counselors: Association for the Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Counselors as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed counselors #MHC-0165.

Marriage Family Therapists: Association for the Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Marriage Family Therapists as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed Marriage Family Therapists #MFT-0077.

Psychologists: The Association for the Advanced Training in the Behavioral Science is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0164.

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More Information
Board ApprovalsAmerican Psychological Association (APA), Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), NBCC, Florida Board - Social Work, MFT, Counseling, and Psychology, NYSED - Social Work, MFT and Counseling Only, American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders
CE FormatOnline, Text-Based