Harnessing Our Resources across Individual, Family, and Social Systems

This event was held on September 5, 2007.

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Speaker

Tai J. Mendenhall, Ph.D., LMFT

As first responders, medical and mental health personnel, and public health professionals serving within the acute phases of a disaster transition to longer-term phases in recovery efforts (or back into their "normal" jobs), attention to these healers' own healing and resiliency is essential to maintaining balance and mental/physical health. Dr. Mendenhall introduces key manners in which to harness our resources across individual, family, and social systems' continua, contextualizing these foci within the 9-11, Hurricane Katrina, and Minneapolis 35-W bridge disasters.

Trainings are geared towards AHC students and faculty, and community public health and health care professionals and anyone with an interest in emergency preparedness.

Learning Objectives

• Identify current issues and controversies surrounding emergency readiness and response
• Discuss legal and ethical implications for health professionals
• Identify the various roles health professionals perform in emergency response
• Contribute to the development of a disaster response plan
• Describe opportunities for public/private partnerships for emergency readiness and response

Accreditation

.1 CEU will be given; Designed to meet the requirements of the Minnesota Board of Nursing for 1.8 contact hours.