How do you help someone who is going through a crisis, trauma, or disaster? Learn all about psychological first aid on this episode of THE PSYCH SHOW!
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Step 1: Safety, stabilize, comfort
Step 2: Information and practical help
Step 3: Socially connect
Step 4: Encourage coping
Step 5: Connect with help
Topics Discussed:
– Grief
– Debriefing
– Psychological first aid
Learn more:
– New Ways to Think About Grief: http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2042372,00.html
– Sept. 11 Revealed Psychology’s Limits, Review Finds: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/29/health/research/29psych.html
– A First-Aid Class for Mental Health: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/02/mental-health-first-aid/462414/
– National Child Traumatic Stress Network Psychological First Aid Guide: http://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/pfa/english/1-psyfirstaid_final_complete_manual.pdf
– American Red Cross Disaster Training: http://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/disaster-training
– Mental Health First Aid: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/cs/
– Review of the research behind psychological first aid: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jordan_Pekevski/publication/258279701_First_responders_and_psychological_first_aid/links/548f78000cf225bf66a801c4.pdf
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