This is a virtual event.
The Zoom link will be provided prior to the session.

This activity is free of charge 

Activity Description

Trauma is more ubiquitous than one might think, affecting health and mental health throughout the lifespan. This session will explore trauma and its impacts on mental health through a closer look at the ecological model of trauma, the Adverse Childhood Event study and expansions on this study, the role of intersectional identities and a review of resilience. Trauma-informed care will be discussed as a method to help providers and organizations effectively realize, recognize, and respond to trauma and resist re-traumatization.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: 

1. Define ACEs and their impact on health and mental health.

2. Describe the ecological model of trauma and how this relates to intersectional identities.

3. Explain how to use trauma-informed care as a method to address personal, interpersonal, collective and structural traumas.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for Mass General Brigham network clinician teams working primarily in primary care. The audience would include, physicians, nurses, social workers and other embedded clinicians and supporting roles engaged in providing care or resources for patients.

Agenda

• Welcome – Course Director, Trina Chang, MD, MPH – 2 minutes
• Introduction of Samara Grossman, MSW, LICSW, Trina Chang, MD, MPH – 2 minutes
• Presentation: A Trauma-informed Perspective on Disparities, Samara Grossman, MSW, LICSW – 45 minutes
• Q&A – 10 minutes
• Upcoming session – How to Have Difficult Conversations in 2021: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Clinical Spaces with speaker Cecil R. Webster, Jr., MD – Trina Chang, MD, MPH – 1 minute
• Adjourn

Faculty

Trina E. Chang, MD, MPH - Course Director
Associate Medical Director,
Behavioral Health Integration,
Quality and Patient Experience,
Mass General Brigham

Samara Grossman, MSW, LICSW is a trauma-informed educator, advocate and clinician, seeking to transform mental health and health services towards deeper expressions of health, equity and justice. She is a Clinical Social Worker with Brigham Psychiatric Services of Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She has the following areas of clinical interest: trauma, PTSD, empowerment and social justice perspectives in clinical treatment. She is a member of the Mass General Brigham Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) Initiative and is co-chair of the TIC Education and Training Committee of that Initiative.

Accreditation

Mass General Brigham is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing

This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing at 244 CMR 5.00 for 1.2 contact hours of nursing continuing education credit. Advance practice nurses, please note: Educational activities which meet the requirements of the ACCME (such as this activity) count towards 50% of the nursing requirement for ANCC accreditation.

Social Work

Number of Credit Hours: 1.0

NASW Authorization Number:  D 90465

Valid for 2 years from date of session.

Psychologists

McLean Hospital is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. McLean Hospital maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Participants meeting requirements will receive 1.0 CE credit

Licensed Mental Health Counselors

McLean Hospital has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6085. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. McLean Hospital is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This offering meets the requirements for up to 1.0 NBCC hour.