Managing Anxiety and Worry: On the Front Line of a Crisis (ReCAST Mecklenburg)

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Target Audience

This online module is for individuals or groups, especially those who engage in direct service provision for youth and families in Mecklenburg County. (Employees/Staff within education, Healthcare, Faith communities, Non-profit - especially youth-serving organizations, Government, Justice, and MOU partners of Mecklenburg County ReCAST)

Description

The purpose of this online module is to increase shared knowledge in the community of the strategies, tools, and resources for trauma-informed approach and resilience. This online module is funded through Mecklenburg County ReCAST, a SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) grant awarded to Mecklenburg County Public Health. ReCAST supports community-based approaches to improving trauma informed care and resilience for systems, organizations and communities.

Description
General concerns and anxieties can be difficult to manage during the best of situations, but what happens during an international pandemic? This online module will provide a brief overview of how anxiety can impact general functioning and functioning in crisis. This online module will offer different strategies that can be used to decrease the impact of anxiety during this unprecedented time in the country and personally.

Original Release Date: May 7, 2020
Expiration Date: May 6, 2022

Speaker
The following faculty member does not have significant or other financial relationships with industry/commercial supporters to disclose:
ELIZABETH GUROFF, MA, LCMFT
Director, Trauma-informed Services, National Council for Behavioral Health
https://www.thenationalcouncil.org/

Objectives

• Understand the impact anxiety on general functioning
• Identify 2 personal coping mechanism to manage impact of anxiety
• Learn how to set up daily routines to manage anxiety and worry

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