OVERVIEW

Psychological First Aid: Field Operations Guide is organized by CEmobile, LLC.

This course does not expire. However, courses may be updated in the future. If the course is no longer available, you will be allowed to exchange a course or request a refund.

Course Credit(s): 6 CE Credit or Hour

Course Description:
Psychological First Aid is an evidence-informed modular approach to help children, adolescents, adults, and families in the immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism. Psychological First Aid is designed to reduce the initial distress caused by traumatic events and to foster short- and long-term adaptive functioning and coping. Principles and techniques of Psychological First Aid meet four basic standards. They are:

Consistent with research evidence on risk and resilience following trauma
Applicable and practical in field settings
Appropriate for developmental levels across the lifespan
Culturally informed and delivered in a flexible manner

Learning Objectives:
• Analyze information-gathering techniques that help providers make rapid assessments of survivors’ immediate concerns and needs
• Apply field-tested, evidence-informed strategies that can be provided in a variety of disaster settings
• Describe developmentally and culturally appropriate interventions for survivors of various ages and backgrounds
• Analyze handouts that provide important information for youths, adults, and families for use during the course of recovery

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.