Tired of being told that we need to “be resilient?” Participants in this learning community will have the opportunity to develop a personal working model for how to operationalize resilience in their professional and personal lives. By spending one session on each of the four “ingredients” of resilience (Purpose, Connection, Adaptability & Hope), we will take the broad concept of resilience and transition it into reasonable and actionable steps, ideas, and practical applications for crisis workers and other behavioral health supporters.
Learning Objectives:
February 8
Purpose: Finding, discovering and making meaning in crisis work
Resources:
February 15
Connection: Reaffirming and developing healthy connections with others
March 1
Adaptability: Empowering yourself through how you react and respond
March 8
Hope: Identifying and focusing on realistic opportunities
Dr. Kira Mauseth is a practicing clinical psychologist who sees patients at Snohomish Psychology Associates in Everett and Edmonds, WA, teaches as an Associate Teaching Professor at Seattle University and serves as a co-lead for the Behavioral Health Strike Team for the WA State Department of Health. She also owns Astrum Health, LLC, and consults with organizations and educational groups about disaster preparedness and resilience building within local communities. Dr. Mauseth has provided training to community groups and professionals both regionally and abroad as the co-developer of the Health Support Team© program. Her work and research focus on disaster behavioral health, resilience, and recovery from trauma as well as small and large-scale critical incident response and preparation for organizations. She has worked abroad extensively with disaster survivors and refugees in Haiti, Jordan and Poland, and has trained first responders and health care workers throughout Puget Sound the United States, and currently serves in the adult mental health clinical seat on Washington State’s Disaster Medical Advisory Committee (DMAC).
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Wang S, Zhao Y, Li J, Lai H, Qiu C, Pan N, Gong Q. Neurostructural correlates of hope: dispositional hope mediates the impact of the SMA gray matter volume on subjective well-being in late adolescence. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2020 Jun 23;15(4):395-404. doi: 10.1093/scan/nsaa046. PMID: 32378710; PMCID: PMC7308655.
Zapata, M. A. (2022). Disability Self-Worth and Positive Personal Meaning in Disability: Correlates of Hope Among U.S. Residents With Physical Disabilities. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 65(2), 150–160. https://doi.org/10.1177/00343552211009569
Yue Yang, Qingqing Li, Junjie Wang, Yong Liu, Mingyue Xiao, Lin Luo, Haijing Yi, Qiaoling Yan, Wei Li, Hong Chen. (2022). The powerful brain: Neural correlates of sense of power and hope, Neuropsychologia, 174, 108317, ISSN 0028-3932, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108317.
Physicians, physician assistants, primary care ARNPs, psychologists, and other health care providers may be eligible for CME or CEUs for completing the course. Retain your Certificate of Completion and verify its suitability for CME/CEUS with your licensing/credentialing entity. The University of Washington is an approved provider of continuing education for DOH licensed social workers, licensed mental health counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, psychologists, chemical dependency professionals, nurses and physicians under the provisions of: WAC 246-809-610, WAC 246-809-620,WAC 246-811-200, WAC 246-840-210, WAC 246-919-460 and WAC 246-924-240.
