American Red Cross Council: Mass Violence in America (1.5 CEU) on September 8

The American Red Cross Council welcomes you to their virtual presentation on mass violence across America. Most acts of mass violence involve mass shootings. These events are occurring at an alarming rate in the US. Shootings in schools, businesses, houses of worship and other places are statistically rare events, yet cause tremendous upheaval and pain. Join us as we will identify the tools needed in the first few days and long-term, in micro, mezzo & macro settings. We will develop professional tools and self-care strategies.

Learning objectives:

• Understand mass violence and statistics the past 25 years
• Identify stages of grief & anxiety associated with mass violence
• Identify critical incident response with trauma-specific care for victims, families, first-responders and the community-at-large
• Learn self-care strategies

Fees:

• Member: Free
• Non-member: $10

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About Miriam A. Brown, LCSW

Miriam A. Brown, LCSW is currently a Deputy Director with the County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health’s Emergency Outreach and Triage Division (EOTD). She graduated with a Master of Social Work from California State University, Long Beach and a Bachelor Degree on Business Education from California State University, Los Angeles. She possesses multiple certifications in Management and Executive Leadership. She is bilingual, bicultural, and has over 28 years of experience in the field of mental health ranging from direct client care to planning, development and implementation of mental health programs. Currently, she is responsible for the direct administration of Field Response Operations of the Emergency Outreach and Triage Division (EOTD) Crisis Emergency Operations in Los Angeles County. This Division includes the Psychiatric Mobile Response Teams (PMRT), Law Enforcement Teams (LET), School Threat Assessment Response Team (START), Therapeutic Transportation Program, Family Assistance Program (FAA), and Emergency Response Teams (ERS). She is also the Department’s lead on the Immigration Task Force.

Miriam has delivered presentations on Mental Health issues at local and national conferences and has been a guest on both radio and television programs that discuss topics such as mental health and crisis intervention services, the impact of COVID-19 and mental health and the importance of mental health on the Latino community.

Miriam has received a Humanitarian, Congressional and Legislative Award for community services. She was named Manager of the Year for the Department of Mental Health and has also been recognized for her community services.

CEU Provider Statement: Course meets the qualifications for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, provided by NASW-CA.

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