B9 - Unique Psychological Support Groups for Atypical Populations During COVID

As COVID began to ravage our planet, unique service populations were being pulled into service. COVID Workers in Public Health, Public Information Officers, Chaplains, and later Long COVID Patients are among the special groups that were afforded weekly peer support group meetings via Zoom due to the unique stressors each encountered as never before. We tactfully selected key aspects of other group protocols to combine to offer this unique group experience to provide peer support, encouragement, coping, rumor control, and hope on a weekly basis. We always addressed any emergent issues/topics that participants had on their minds. Facilitators were peers and experienced group mental health professionals.

*Profession Specific CEs:

This presentation is approved for 1.5 CE Credits by The Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency, Inc. (AACMHA) as an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.

This presentation is approved for 1.5 PDH from EAPA- Employee Assistance Professionals Association.

1.5 CE Credits for NAADAC, This course has been approved by International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF), as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider # 87914, International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF), is responsible for all aspects of the programing.

*Review ICISF World Congress 17 CE website page for additional requirements.