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For Immediate Release
Contact: Kristin Battista-Frazee,
kbfrazee@essentiallearning.com or 1-800-729-9198 ext
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Essential Learning Responds to
Northern Illinois University Tragedy Free Online Courses
Offered
(SAN DIEGO- (February 21, 2008)
Essential Learning, the largest provider of e- learning
services in the behavioral health and human services
industry, was shocked and sadden to hear of yet another
college campus shooting at Northern Illinois University
on Thursday, February 14. We express deep condolences to
the family members, victims, students and faculty that
have been affected by this event.
In support of providers, in Dekalb and
across the country, we are offering continuing education
courses on disaster mental health for professionals and
post traumatic stress disorder at no charge through
March 31, on our CEQuick website,
http://www.cequick.com/myeln/individual/default.asp
“Providers are again faced with this
moment of violence that highlights the challenge in
helping those with mental health problems on our college
campuses” said Lorraine Watson, Ph.D., Co-Founder and
President of Essential Learning. Although offering free
courses will not solve the bigger problems we face in
addressing student’s mental health needs, we want to
assist providers, if we can, with helping people work
through the grief and anxiety they may be feeling in the
aftermath of this event.”
The online courses available to all
practitioners are Disaster Mental Health Intervention:
Project Web-Flash (Practical Frontline Assistance and
Support for Healing) by Dr. Carol North and Dr. Barry
Hong from Washington University in St. Louis and Dr.
Betty Pfefferbaum of the University of Oklahoma in
Oklahoma City and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by Dr.
Daniel Singley and Dr. Lorraine Watson, both with
experience working with students at University of
California, San Diego.
To access these free courses and for a
full description, go to
http://www.cequick.com/myeln/individual/default.asp
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Go to
http://www.cequick.com/myeln/individual/default.asp
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On the left side of the screen, go
to the Select Accreditation drop down menu to pick
the continuing education you need. Select All
Subjects for courses, then click the View Courses
button.
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Find the Disaster Mental Health
Intervention and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
courses on the list and check the box next to course
title. Then click the Add Courses to Cart and
Checkout button at the top of the page.
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Register as a student to gain
access to the online course. When you complete the
course and pass the test with a score of 80%, print
your Continuing Education Certificate
Essential Learning was founded in 2002
and is based in San Diego, California. The company
contracts with 375 organizations in more than 45 states.
For more information, visit
http://www.essentiallearning.com/
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