This training will focus on working with immigrants, specifically refugees, asylum-seekers and asylees. The training will discuss why and how these individuals come to the United States and will outline immigration categories and processes. We will also look at perceptions of mental health in multicultural populations, and offer suggestions for best practices in engagement and diagnostics. Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the processes of immigration and precipitating factors, as experienced by refugees, asylum-seekers and asylees;
2. Gain knowledge about the way that mental health and mental health treatment may be perceived by these groups;
3. Learn tools to more effectively work with clients who fear mental health stigmatization.

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How it Works

This course includes a two-part video presentation by Krista Hall, LCSW; followed by a quiz requiring a passing grade of 80% or higher. After completing the video lesson and quiz, you will be directed to a course evaluation. Once you have completed the evaluation, you will be able to download a .pdf certificate to get your course credit.

Outline

• Two 24-minute video presentations
• Brief exit quiz, passing quiz with score of at least 80% required
• Evaluation of the training

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About the Presenter: Krista Hall, LCSW, is the Clinical and Program Development Director at Gateway Community Services. Krista has been with Gateway since 2016 and in this role has worked with and assessed hundreds of New Mainers to qualify them for services. Krista is originally from Bangor, ME and received her MSW at the University of Maine – Orono; she also carries a certificate in Advanced Clinical Supervision from Smith College. Outside of work, Krista enjoys going to concerts, reading, and being a cat mom.

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Criteria for Successful Completion

100% Attendees required to participate and be present in the full duration of the learning activity and complete/submit an evaluation form. Partial credit will not be awarded.

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Contact Hours Certificates will be issued upon completion of an online course evaluation. No partial credit will be given.

• 1 Category I Contact hour for Maine Psychologists. CCSME is a pre-approved sponsor and provider of Professional Education Activities for Psychologists in Maine
• 1 contact hour for CHES. CCSME is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc
• Certificate of Completion for 1 contact hour for social workers, licensed professional clinical counselors, behavioral healthcare workers, and other professionals
• 1 contact hour for alcohol and drug counselors pending approval by the Maine Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors

 

Important info: You will have access to the course for 1 year after purchase.