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MENTAL HEALTH SERIES (self-paced)
This is an enduring 7-part series on supporting Mental Health in Schools. Topics include supporting children’s behavioral and mental health needs, the effects of trauma on the body and behavior, and more!
Activity | Cost | Credits Available |
|---|---|---|
| School Re-entry: Supporting Children’s Behavioral and Mental Health Needs | $30 | 2.00 ANCC 2.00 PDPs |
| The Impact of Trauma on the Body, Brain, and Behavior | $30 | 1.75 ANCC 1.75 PDPs |
| The MTSS Framework and Comprehensive School Mental Health Systems | $30 | 1.50 ANCC 1.50 PDPs |
| Cultivating Regulation and Resilience Amid Ongoing Uncertainties and Inequities | $30 | 1.50 ANCC 1.50 PDPs |
| Experiences of Youth with Behavioral and Emotional Needs in Massachusetts: Stories from the Mental Health Advocacy Program for Kids (MHAP for Kids) | $20 | 1.00 ANCC 1.00 PDPs |
| Supporting LGBTQI Youth | $30 | 1.75 ANCC 1.75 PDPs |
| Psychopharmacology Update for School Nurses: Working Inter-professionally within your environment | $30 | 1.50 ANCC 1.50 PDPs |
OTHER SHIELD SELF-PACED ACTIVITIES (available any time)
Activity | Cost | Credits Available |
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| (ENDURING) Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Assault/Abuse: Considerations for School Nurses | $30 | 2.00 ANCC |
| (ENDURING) Welcoming refugee students: An introduction to refugee student health for MA school nurses | $30 | 2.00 ANCC |
| (ENDURING) Vision Clinical Update 2021: Addressing Health Inequities and Implementing New Protocols | $90 | 4.00 ANCC |
| Mini MPH for Massachusetts School Health Professionals | $130 | 6.50 ANCC |
NEW! SHIELD School Nurse Leadership Series: The Essentials of School Nurse Leadership | $75 (until July 1st, 2023) | 3.50 ANCC |
Free Trainings | ||
| Concussion Management in Massachusetts Schools | FREE | No ANCC |
| CRAFFT+N - Talking with Students about Nicotine, Tobacco, and Vaping | FREE | No ANCC |
| FY21 Clinical Update: Asthma in Home and in School | FREE | No ANCC |
The following organizations offer a wide variety of online nursing and public health training options.
- American Nurses Association (ANA) - Extensive collection of online continuing education courses offered, most have fees
- BU CME/CNE Office - List of free courses that offer nursing credit (including live, self-paced, and hybrid courses
- Boston Children’s Hospital Nursing | Community Education Initiative - Boston Children's Hospital specialists provide updates on current trends and nursing/medical management of the pediatric population for school nurses, educators, healthcare providers, and others
- Local Public Health Institute of Massachusetts (LPHI) - Offers an extensive collection of free On Your Time emergency preparedness, environmental health, and population health trainings
- Mental Health USA – Mental Health First Aid Training
- National Association of School Nurses (NASN) - Offers webinars, podcasts, and online CNE courses. Fees may be applied.
- New England Public Health Training Center (NEPHTC) - Offers a wide range of free online trainings ranging from storytelling to systems thinking.
- Courses include Transgender Introductory Primer
- Northeastern University School Health Academy (NEUSHA) - Offers webinars and online CNE courses. Fees may be applied.
- Population Health Exchange (PHX)
- Mini-Master of Public Health - provides foundational knowledge in public health (free)
- Foundations of Public Health - a collection of online modules providing foundational public health knowledge (fee)
- Summer Institute - online courses ranging from Communication Strategies in Public Health to Biostatistics (fee)
- TRAIN - National Learning network providing public health training, free, many offer continuing education credit