This exciting program option teaches everyone how to help others experiencing loss, grief and stress, and also self-care. Learners will come away with coping strategies to prevent, identify and deal with stressful events, and they will better understand what supports are available to them and how they can access or help others to access specialized support.
This course equips learners in developing a personal understanding of the effects of stress, loss, trauma and grief on others, with emphasis on self-care and personal protection. Learners will be introduced to the Red Cross Look, Listen, Link, Live model – a resiliency-building approach to emotional, psychological, and social wellbeing that teaches learners how to support themselves and others to cope with the effects of various types of stress. The course uses primarily case-based learning and includes the latest evidence from the international community.
Duration: 12 hours in-class OR 45-90 minutes online learning and 7 hours in-class
Note for Course Participants
While mental health first aid programs teach how to help someone experiencing a mental health emergency, Red Cross Psychological First Aid is a resiliency-based program for everyone that offers prevention and coping strategies for dealing with different types of stress resulting from various types of trauma.
Audience
Course is adaptable to all audiences (Youth, Workplace, Professional Responder)
Duration
12 hours in-class OR
45-90 minutes online learning and 7 hours in-class
Instructor
Psychological First Aid Instructor
Prerequisites
- 16 years of age (recommended)
- Psychological First Aid – Self-Care online course (required for blended option only)
Completion
- Successfully participate in 100% of the in-class course
- Successfully complete the online course: Psychological First Aid – Self-Care (required for blended option only)
Certification
3-year certification in Psychological First Aid
Course Content
Case-based learning and discussion will be tailored to the audience and include the following content:
- Introduction to Red Cross
- Case Studies
- Psychological First Aid
- Operational Principles
- Stress, Distress
- Loss and Grief
- Trauma
- Indicators
- Vulnerable Populations
- Supportive Communication
- Look, Listen, Link, Live
- Resiliency and Protective Factors
- Protection
- Policies, Legislation
- Self-Care