Learnings from the Disaster Mental Health ECHO Series: Preparedness and Response to Catastrophic Events

The Disaster Mental Health: Preparedness and Response to Catastrophic Events Extension for Community Health Outcomes (ECHO) Series presents a unique 6-part virtual series on disaster mental health for pediatric primary care and family medicine clinicians (DO, MD, NP, PA). 60-minute videos will cover: Signs/Symptoms of Trauma, Psychological First Aid, Anticipatory Behavioral Health Guidance, Brief Pediatric Psychosocial Interventions, Burnout and Compassion Fatigue, and a Panel Discussion on Mental Health Crisis and Safety Planning.

 

Watch the recorded sessions on PPN Learn, and claim credit here. 

 

Certificate & Completion Information

This program includes 6 sessions, which may be completed in any order. To receive continuing education credit and a certificate, all sessions must be completed.

How to Complete This Activity:

  1. Watch each session video in PPN Learn. After each video, you will be provided with a session-specific attendance code.
  2. Return to this course page.
  3. Click Take Course or Resume Course.
  4. Select the session that matches your attendance code in the Course Progress.
  5. Enter the attendance code for that session.
  6. Complete the evaluation that unlocks.

You must repeat these steps for all 6 sessions.

Once all sessions have been completed (attendance codes entered and evaluations submitted), your total credit and certificate will unlock and be available under My Activities > Completed Activities.

Important: Watching the videos alone does not trigger credit or certificates. You must return to this course page to enter each session’s attendance code and complete the evaluation.

Target Audience

  • Physicians (MD/DO)
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
  • Psychologists
  • Social Workers

Learning Objectives

  • To identify signs/symptoms of trauma, acute stress disorder and PTSD and triage accordingly.
  • To apply components of Psychological First Aid when working with patients in the primary care center
  • Describe anticipatory guidance and brief psychosocial interventions that can be implemented in the office visit promote emotional and behavioral regulation and well-being.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Children's National Hospital designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 4.00 ANCC
    Children's National Hospital will provide 4.00 Nursing Contact Hours for this Enduring activity.
  • 4.00 APA
    Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. All confirmed participants will earn 4.00 CE credits upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.
  • 4.00 ASWB
    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Children’s National Hospital 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. Social workers completing this course receive 4.00 continuing education credits.
    • 4.00 General
  • 4.00 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
Course opens: 
04/22/2026
Course expires: 
04/22/2029

Joint Accreditation Statement 

In support of improving patient care, Children's National Hospital 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. Children’s National Hospital Accreditation Provider# 4008362. 

Credit Designation Statements

Physicians: Children’s National Hospital designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: Children’s National Hospital designates this activity for a maximum of 4.0 enduring ANCC contact hour(s).

Psychologists: Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. All confirmed participants will earn 4.0 CE credit(s) (Instructional Level, Intermediate Learning) upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.  

Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Children’s National Hospital 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. Social workers completing this course receive 4.0 general continuing education credits.  

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

The planning committee and presenters have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Acknowledgement of Financial and In-Kind Commercial Support

No financial nor in-kind commercial support was received for this educational activity.

Available Credit

  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Children's National Hospital designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 4.00 ANCC
    Children's National Hospital will provide 4.00 Nursing Contact Hours for this Enduring activity.
  • 4.00 APA
    Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. All confirmed participants will earn 4.00 CE credits upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.
  • 4.00 ASWB
    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Children’s National Hospital 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. Social workers completing this course receive 4.00 continuing education credits.
    • 4.00 General
  • 4.00 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
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Before You Begin:

This course is based on sessions from Learnings from the Disaster Mental Health ECHO Series: Preparedness and Response to Catastrophic Events, available on PPN Learn.

Please complete one or more session videos in PPN Learn before continuing here. At the end of each video, you will receive an attendance code.

You will use these attendance codes to complete a brief evaluation for each session and progress toward claiming your CE credit.