Important Information
As an accredited and approved provider of CE/CME, NICABM requires learners who want CE/CME credit to:
- Verify that you have watched or listened to the complete program, including Talkback Session, and Next Week in Your Practice Session.
- Complete the CE/CME program evaluation.
- Pass the CE/CME quiz with a minimum score of 80%.
A link to the verification, post-program evaluation, and CE/CME quiz will be provided to you at the end of the course.
Accreditation / Approval
NICABM, as the accredited and approved sponsor, maintains responsibility for the program and must abide by each board’s continuing education guidelines.
Psychologists
We do not provide CE credits for this program through our approval by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.
NICABM is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). In many states, psychologists may be able to claim credit for this program because we are accredited by the ACCME. Please ask your state board for advice.
Physicians
- NICABM is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM) designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Social Workers
- The Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Approved Provider #50-2010 (Exp. 3/31/25). This is approved for 3 contact hours.
Nurses
- Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP 17241 (Exp. 3/31/2025), for 3 Contact Hours.
- NICABM is accredited by the ACCME. Therefore, nurses certified through ANCC are able to use NICABM’s programs to fulfill 50% of their CS requirements.
- This activity meets the criteria for a formally approved American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) activity. NICABM is also an approved provider by the American Psychological Association, which is recognized by the ANCC for behavioral health related activities.
Target Audience
This program has been designed for medical and mental healthcare professionals. This course is appropriate for advanced-level practitioners.
Learning Objectives
As a result of participating in this activity, participants will be able to:
- Describe the current understanding of what happens to the brain when people experience trauma.
- List three brain structures that may be altered by traumatic experiences.
Release and Termination Dates
Original release date: July 1, 2016
Reviewed: March 1, 2023
Termination date: March 1, 2026
Disclosures
In accordance with standards established by the organizations that accredit and approve the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM) as a provider of CE/CME courses, we require that individuals in a position to control the content of an educational activity disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible company. The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) defines an “ineligible company” as any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
NICABM mitigates all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to ensure independence, objectivity, balance, and scientific rigor in its CE/CME programming.
The following individuals have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose:
- Bessel van der Kolk, MD
- Ruth Lanius MD, PhD
- Ron Siegel, PsyD
- Bill O’Hanlon, LMFT
- Joan Borysenko, PhD
- Sebern Fisher, MA
The planners and staff who controlled the content of this activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.