Psychological First Aid Class

I took a very interesting and informative Red Cross class on Psychological First Aid, which is "the practice of recognizing and responding to people who need help because they are feeling stress, resulting from the disaster situations within which they find themselves."

Stress Reactions include a wide range of feelings, thoughts, physical effects, behaviors, and spiritual responses in both adults and children.

First Aid Actions include: making a connection, helping people be safe, being kind calm & compassionate, meeting basic needs, listening, giving realistic assurance, encouraging good coping, helping people connect, giving accurate & timely information, making a DMH referral, ending the conversation, and taking care of yourself.

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