1.5 CME Credits
45 STUDENTS ENROLLED
This course explores the profound impact of Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) on mitigating the adverse effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Participants will learn about the importance of nurturing environments, supportive relationships, and positive interactions in fostering resilience and healthy development in children. This program is designed to empower staff with knowledge and practical strategies to enhance their role in promoting child well-being.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will:
- Gain an understanding of brain development and how it is influenced by childhood experiences.
- Recognize the detrimental effects of ACEs and the importance of mitigating these through proactive measures.
- Explore new research on the impact and benefits of PCEs and understand how PCEs function as protective factors in child development.
- Learn strategies to promote PCEs and foster resilience in various environments.
Course Structure
This course is self-paced and available to any user who registers with the Maine Medical Association, Center for Quality Improvement Learning Lab. The course consists of multiple sub-sections or units and will contain various elements, including video lessons, hyperlinks to readings and web resources, and pre-and post-tests for you to gauge your knowledge and understanding of the course topic.
Estimated Time to Complete: 90 minutes
Note: The course is divided into short digestible units (10-20 minutes in length) that can be completed in small increments.
Disclosures
The planners, presenters, and speakers do not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. Their position titles and organizational affiliations are those at the time the course was recorded.
Delvina Miremadi-Baldino, PH.D.
Executive Director
Maine Resilience Building Network
Amy Carter, BSHA-M
Director
Maine Medical Association, Center for Quality Improvement
Janet Johnson
Executive Assistant
Maine Medical Association, Center for Quality Improvement
Funding: This module is made possible by the generous support and funding from our partners at the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine.
Launch: July 1, 2024
Expires: July 1, 2027
Assessment and Grading
This course begins with a pre-test that will test your knowledge and allow you to gauge your baseline understanding of the topics to be covered. At the end of the course, there is a post-test. A comparison of your pre-test score and post-test score will help you assess how much knowledge you’ve gained on the topic.
To Obtain a CME Certificate or a CME Certificate of Participation
- Complete all the units within the course
- Complete the Survey Monkey evaluation at the end of the course
Upon completion of the evaluation in Survey Monkey, including the required demographic information, a CME Certificate will be emailed to M.D.s and D.O.s and a CME Certificate of Participation will be emailed to all other learners. These certificates will be emailed within 10 business days of completing the evaluation.
Joint Providership Statement
The Maine Medical Education Trust designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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 the Maine Medical Education Trust and Maine Medical Association, Center for Quality Improvement. The Maine Medical Education Trust is accredited by the Maine Medical Association Committee on Continuing Medical Education and Accreditation to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
None of the planners or presenters for this activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Table of Contents
Getting Started
- Test Your Knowledge: Cultivating Resilience: Harnessing the Power of Positive Childhood Experiences
Course Units
- Unit 1: Introduction to Brain Development
- Unit 2: Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- Unit 3: New Research on Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs)
- Unit 4: Strategies to Promote PCEs and Foster Resilience
Course Wrap Up
- Post Test: Cultivating Resilience: Harnessing the Power of Positive Childhood Experiences
- Evaluation Survey: Cultivating Resilience: Harnessing the Power of Positive Childhood Experiences