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ForwardOctober 31, 2024: Frances J. Bonner, M.D. Diversity Award - Life After the Gunshot: Digital Storytelling, Narrative Change and Healing for Young Black Men Survivors of Firearm Violence
Life After the Gunshot: Digital Storytelling, Narrative Change and Healing for Young Black Men Survivors of Firearm Violence
Description: Gun violence is the leading cause of death and disability among Black men ages 15 - 44 in Washington DC and nationally. This lecture will discuss peer healing as a healing modality for young Black men who have experienced violent firearm injury and trauma. The lecture will also discuss narrative change and digital storytelling as a health communication approach to center the voices of young Black men who have experienced trauma and healing. Finally, this lecture will illuminate the role of credible messengers, specifically frontline community violence intervention workers in the production of digital storytelling and cognitive behavioral interventions.
Target Audience
This program is intended for: Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Fellows, Residents, Social Workers, Interns, and Nurses.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the activity, participants will be able to:
- To identify, describe, and discuss peer healing as a cognitive behavioral intervention for violently injured young Black men.
- To identify, describe, and discuss narrative change specifically digital storytelling to center the voices on the ways Black men experience trauma and healing.
- To identify, describe, and discuss how credible messengers in community violence intervention play a key role in establishing trust, rapport, recruitment, and retention in cognitive behavioral intervention programs.
SPEAKER(S)
Joseph Richardson, PhD
Joseph Richardson, PhD
Dr. Joseph Richardson is the MPower Professor of African-American Studies, Medical Anthropology, and Epidemiology at the University of Maryland. Dr. Richardson’s research centers on gun violence, structural violence, violent firearm injury, mental health, qualitative methods, translational science, and community violence prevention/interventions for Black boys and young Black men. He is the Founding Director of the Capital Region Violence Intervention Program (CAP-VIP) a hospital-based violence intervention program at the University of Maryland Capital Region Health Medical Center. He is a HAVI Faculty Member and currently serves as the Lead Epidemiologist for the Violence Intervention Research Project, a hospital-based violence intervention program research project at the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. Dr. Richardson is the Founding Co-Director of the PROGRESS Initiative (Prevent Gun Violence: Research, Empowerment, Strategies, and Solutions) at the University of Maryland. Through funding support from Arnold Ventures, Dr. Richardson is leading a longitudinal qualitative research evaluation of CVI street outreach programs in the District of Columbia. Dr. Richardson is the Co-Chair of the District of Columbia Violence Fatality Review Committee under the DC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. He is the Executive Producer and Director of the award-winning documentary series Life After the Gunshot. Dr. Richardson uses digital storytelling as an innovative methodological approach to health communication and narrative change. He was recently elected as a member of the National Academy of Medicine Class of 2023.
Disclosures: This speaker has no disclosures of financial relationships to report.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. McLean Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
McLean Hospital designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 13, sections 13, 14, 14A, 15 and 15D and Chapter 112, sections 74 through 81C authorize the Board of Registration in Nursing to regulate nursing practice and education.
This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244 CMR 5.00) for 1.00 contact hours of nursing continuing education credit. Advance practice nurses, please note: Educational activities which meet the requirements of the ACCME (such as this activity) count towards 50% of the nursing requirement for ANCC accreditation.
- 1.00 Social Workers
The Collaborative of NASW, Boston College, and Simmons College Schools of Social Work authorizes social work continuing education credits for courses, workshops, and educational programs that meet the criteria outlined in 258 CMR of the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers
This program has been approved for 1.00 Social Work Continuing Education hours for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW and the Boston College and Simmons Schools of Social Work Authorization Number
- 1.00 Participation
This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.
Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.
- 1.00 Psychologists CE Credit
The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
This offering meets the criteria for 1.00 Continuing Education (CE) credits per presentation for psychologists.
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, MGH Institute of Health Professions is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
1.00 Physicians
MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
1.00 Nursing Contact Hours
MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 1.00 contact hours for nurses.
1.00 Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 clock hours for continuing education credits.
1.00 IPCE Credit
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.