100884: 2002 National Victim Assistance Academy – Mental Health Needs

About the Course:

Taken from a larger publication entitled The 2002 National Victim Assistance Academy, the material in this course focuses on the mental health needs to victims of violent crimes. This material provides several basic steps that service providers should follow in order to minimize the negative effects of crime on its victims.

Course Objectives:

1. To learn more about assessing crime victims’ basic needs

2. To become more familiar with the psychological, social, medical, and health outcomes of traumatized crime victims

3. To become better versed in intervention strategies for traumatized victims