PHSA - HEMBC - Psychological First Aid for Professionals
This course will provide professionals volunteering with Disaster Psychosocial Support (DPS) team with an overview of Psychological First Aid (PFA) including its core goals and principles, delivery methods, as well as self-care reminders during a deployment.
After completing this course learners will be able to:
- Describe what Psychological First Aid is
- Understand and identify the principles of PFA
- Understand important considerations to uphold cultural safety
- Identify and describe the eight objectives of PFA
- Identify people who need more help and how best to offer support and/or connections to resources
| 3 hours | |
| 32207 | |
Disaster Psychosocial Support members |
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The content of this course aims to build upon existing professional knowledge and skills while practicing PFA. If you are not affiliated with DPS as a member, other PFA course offerings are available to the public. Please email dpsprogram@phsa.ca or visit http://www.phsa.ca/pps for more information. For more information on volunteering with DPS, please visit http://www.phsa.ca/dps |