Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Students and Teachers: Listen Protect Connect - Model & Teach

• 2008

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• Marleen Wong; Merritt Schreiber; Robin Gurwitch

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This newsletter explains Psychological First Aid (PFA) for students and teachers using the "Listen, Protect, Connect—Model & Teach" strategy. It describes how PFA helps reduce stress after a crisis by listening to students' concerns, ensuring their safety, reconnecting them with others, modeling calm behavior, and teaching coping skills. The content outlines steps for educators to support students emotionally and socially during recovery. It also highlights when PFA should be used in schools and suggests training staff on these methods to help children feel safe and ready to learn again after traumatic events.

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Focus Area: Trauma

Audiences: Families & Children; Schools & Childcare Providers

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Child Welfare; Crisis Intervention; Disasters; School Teachers; Schools; Students; Psychological Trauma; Psychological First Aid

Institutions: U.S. Department of Education; Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMSTA)

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