This training was developed by the North Carolina Disaster Response Network and produced by the North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Updated 10/22/2008
Answers to your questions about the
NC DRN training:
- What is the training about and what continuing education credits are offered?
- Why should I take the training?
- Who is the training designed for? And who developed and produced it?
- How do I access the training?
- When should I take the training?
What?
The North Carolina Disaster Response Network (NC DRN) developed online and in-person training to orient licensed mental/ behavioral health professionals to disaster response work.
Part 1 of the training has 8 30-minute online modules on important disaster preparedness topics.
Part 2 consists of a 2-hour live simulation workshop which is offered to North Carolina licensed mental health professionals in locations around the state.
For North Carolina professionals, the online course is free, but there is a $60 Continuing Education charge for the full 6 hours, payable at the time of registering for the final 2-hour workshop.
Click here for more information about this training and descriptions of the 8 online modules.
Why?
Looking for a new way to use your skills? Interested in obtaining continuing education credit from the NC DRN sponsoring organizations? Want to find out about volunteering to help survivors in a disaster? Click here to learn more about the NC DRN.
Who?
Developed for licensed mental health professionals in North Carolina who may be willing to volunteer for disaster response work and who would like to earn continuing education credit. If you are not a North Carolina licensed mental health professional, you are also invited to access the free online training.
Developed by the volunteer mental health professionals in the NC DRN with disaster response experience.
Produced by the North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
How?
First you register for the online modules and then you log-in to access the 8 30-minute modules at no cost. Technical requirements are also provided.
When?
Take the online training anytime and start and stop when it is convenient. After completing all 8 online modules, North Carolina licensed mental health professionals will be invited to sign up for the 2-hour live simulation workshop offered in locations around North Carolina.