Psychological First Aid Part 3: Principles of Psychological First Aid

• 2020

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This is the third of five videos from the Psychological First Aid: A Minnesota Community Supported Model training course. It describes the main ideas of Psychological First Aid, which is a way to help people after a crisis or disaster. It explains how to listen, give comfort, and offer support without making things worse. It also talks about being calm, respectful, and helping people feel safe. The goal is to help others cope with stress and start recovering from difficult events by giving them practical care and connecting them with more help if needed.


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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Mental Health; Natural Disasters; Severe Weather; Trauma; Violence

Audiences: EMS Clinicians; Families & Children; Nurses; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Counseling; Crisis Intervention; Disasters; Emergency Services, Psychiatric; Mental Health; Stress, Psychological; Resilience, Psychological; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Psychological First Aid

Institutions: University of Minnesota

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