In Difficult Times, Supporting the Front Lines (Disaster Chaplaincy)

Craig Katz is Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, Medical Education, and Healthy System Design & Global Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Katz founded and directs Mount Sinai’s Program in Global Mental Health, an interest that grew out of his experience in organizing and providing psychiatric services to disaster affected communities since 1998 through an organization Dr. Katz co-founded and led, Disaster Psychiatry Outreach. Those efforts included organizing the psychiatric response to 9/11 in New York City, including starting and for many years directing the World Trade Center Mental Health Screening and Treatment Program for 9/11 responders. Dr. Katz also serves as Faculty Director for Advocacy of Mount Sinai’s Human Rights Program. Dr. Katz has written and co-edited a number of books and papers in the fields of disaster psychiatry and global psychiatry, including A Guide to Global Mental Health Practice: Seeing the Unseen (Routledge).

Tim Serban is Regional Spiritual Health Officer Oregon & System Disaster Spiritual Response Leader for Providence St. Joseph Health. He has served in field of mission & spiritual health for more than 30 years. Tim is a leader in disaster spiritual care and serves as the national lead with the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C.

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
-Describe innovative ways that chaplains can support front-line healthcare providers in disasters and challenging times;
-Describe the approaches being used in supporting providers dealing with COVID-19;
-Have access to relevant resources about supporting healthcare providers in disasters and times of crisis.