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Introduction to Mental

Health Preparedness

Developed by the University of North Carolina

Center for Public Health Preparedness

3rd Edition, October 2013

Introduction to Mental Health Preparedness

Third Edition

2013

UNC Center for Public Health Preparedness

North Carolina Institute for Public Health

Gillings School of Global Public Health

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Campus Box 8165

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8165

919-843-5561

cphp@unc.edu



Table of Contents

Using this Training Package ................................................................................ 4

Understanding the Training Activities ................................................................ 8

Acknowledgements ............................................................................................. 10

Module One: Mental Health Preparedness Concepts .............................. 13

Module One Overview ......................................................................................... 14

Module One Pre-Test¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­. ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.¡­14

Activity 1: Typical Disaster Responses ............................................................... 16

Option A: Hurricane Evacuation .................................................................. 17

Answer Key ................................................................................................. 23

Option B: Pandemic Influenza ..................................................................... 26

Answer Key ................................................................................................. 34

Option C: River Flooding ...............................................................................37

Answer Key ................................................................................................. 44

Option D: Toxic Chemical Spill......................................................................47

Answer Key ..................................................................................................55

Activity 2: Compare Responses to Natural and Manmade Disasters ............... 58

Answer Key ................................................................................................. 63

Module One Post-Test¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­...69

Module Two: Mental Health Preparedness Action Steps ........................ 71

Module Two Overview ........................................................................................72

Module Two Pre-Test¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..¡­¡­83

Activity 3: Observe Psychological First Aid ........................................................74

Answer Key ................................................................................................ 78

Activity 4: Recognize Behaviors to Assist Disaster Survivors ........................... 80

Option A: Hurricane Evacuation .................................................................. 81

Answer Key ................................................................................................. 87

Option B: Pandemic Influenza ..................................................................... 93

Answer Key ..................................................................................................97

Option C: River Flooding .............................................................................102

Answer Key ............................................................................................... 108

Option D: Toxic Chemical Spill.................................................................... 115

Answer Key ................................................................................................ 121

Module Two Post-Test¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­137

Activity 5: Action Plan (optional) .....................................................................128

Answer Key for Pre/Post-Tests¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­..¡­¡­..¡­¡­¡­...130

Introduction to Mental Health Preparedness ¨C Participant Workbook

Using this Training Package

Introduction to Mental Health Preparedness is designed to help professionals and

volunteers understand the psychosocial consequences of disasters and what behaviors

can assist disaster survivors immediately following a disaster. This training has

accompanying activities which are an integral part of the training content.

Educational Objectives

On completion of this training program, you will be able to:

1. Describe psychosocial consequences of natural disasters and terrorist events.

2. Be aware of mental health effects of disasters, including anxiety, stress, substance

abuse, and resilience.

3. Recognize behaviors that can assist survivors immediately following disasters.

4. Identify additional resources and create an action plan for further study

(optional).

Training Audience

This introductory training program is appropriate for professionals and volunteers who

may respond to a disaster of any kind and want to increase their awareness of the

psychosocial consequences for disaster survivors and responders and the behaviors that

can assist others immediately following a disaster.

This can include people from the following fields: public health, medicine, emergency

medical services, behavioral health and other health care, as well as emergency

management, social services, education, faith, and others. Anyone who may be part of

assisting disaster survivors can benefit from this program.

This program is intended to:

? Make you aware that there are mental health consequences to disasters.

? Expose you to the common, normal reactions of survivors to disasters.

? Help you to anticipate these normal reactions of survivors.

? Show what you can do to assist survivors immediately following a disaster.

This program is NOT intended to:

? Train you to assess, diagnose, or treat individuals with post-traumatic stress

disorder or other psychiatric illnesses resulting from a disaster.

? Address long-term treatment or counseling needs of disaster survivors.

? Prepare you for your own reactions to the disaster.

This program¡¯s content and photographs from recent disasters may be upsetting; if

they do upset you, seek help from a mental health professional.

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Introduction to Mental Health Preparedness ¨C Participant Workbook

Competencies Addressed

This training addresses the following competencies:

? Public Health Preparedness and Response Core Competency 1.2 --Manage

behaviors associated with emotional responses in self and others.

? Core Competency for Public Health Professionals 4A2 ¨C Consider the role of

cultural, social, and behavioral factors in the accessibility, availability,

acceptability and delivery of public health services.

? Core Competency for Public Health Professionals 4A3 -- Responds to diverse

needs that are the result of cultural differences.

In addition, this training addresses Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP)

Capability 1: Community Preparedness, specifically by engaging partners in this training

to promote awareness of how to prevent, respond to, and recover from public health

incidents.

Options for Delivery

The training is presented in two modules and takes approximately three hours to

complete. Module One covers mental health preparedness concepts (2 hours) and

Module Two addresses mental health preparedness action steps (1 hour). You should

only begin Module Two after completing Module One.

This training can be delivered when individuals assume disaster response duties, such

as part of new employee orientation, or can be implemented as just-in-time training for

an exercise or actual disaster response.

The training can be implemented in two ways:

?

Computer-based self-study - Visit this training on the UNC CPHP

Training Web Site

(). The online

materials are identical to those included in this Guidebook and DVD.

?

Facilitated face-to-face training - Review the Facilitator¡¯s Guidelines

and materials contained in this Guidebook and on the accompanying DVD. You

may also wish to reference the guided discussion questions provided for each

module, though this is not required to receive continuing education credit.

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