Eco-anxiety, Climate Distress, and Related Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change: Tools and Frameworks for Clinicians

Tuesday, September 17, 2024, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge (LKSC), stanford, CA

This two-hour workshop provides an introduction to eco-anxiety, climate distress, and related mental health impacts of climate change for physicians and clinicians. It will cover the latest theory and practice in climate-aware therapy and will foreground resilience building practices that are applicable to vulnerable groups (i.e. youth/students, members of historically marginalized groups, people with pre-existing mental illness, climate and environmental professionals/activists). Participants will gain knowledge of key climate psychology terms and concepts, new tools and frameworks for clinical practice, and an understanding of win-win solutions in the emerging field of climate-mental health that demand inner (personal) and outer (community, institutional, planetary) action.

Registration is free. Click the Register button to begin.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (2.00 hours), APA Continuing Education credits (2.00 hours), ASWB Continuing Education (ACE) credits (2.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (2.00 hours)

1. Explore how climate change affects mental health, particularly in marginalized communities, children, young people, those with pre-existing mental illness, and frontline climate professionals.
2. Define emerging climate psychology terms such as climate distress, eco-anxiety, and climate grief.
3. Explore approaches and frameworks for addressing climate distress in clinical settings and utilize professional resources to enhance training and support in this area.
4. Recognize the importance of community-focused peer support systems for addressing climate distress, and explore avenues to actively contribute to and promote such initiatives as a specialist.

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine 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. 

Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

ASWB Approved Continuing Education Credit (ACE) – Social Work Credit 
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Stanford Medicine 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. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this activity receive 2 continuing education credits. 

American Psychological Association (APA) 
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.

Cancellation Policy
Please send cancellation requests to [email protected].

Stanford University School of Medicine reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs, such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 Stanford University School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws.  You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health

For activity related questions, please contact
     Name: Laura Corbett
     Title: CME Compliance Manager
     Email: [email protected]

For CME general questions, please contact 
     Email: [email protected]

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Stanford Medicine adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

There are no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity, except those listed in the table below. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.