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About the Course

Learn to provide psychological first aid to people in an emergency by employing the RAPID model: Reflective listening, Assessment of needs, Prioritization, Intervention, and Disposition. Utilizing the RAPID model (Reflective listening, Assessment of needs, Prioritization, Intervention, and Disposition), this specialized course provides perspectives on injuries and trauma that are beyond those physical in nature. The RAPID model is readily applicable to public health settings, the workplace, the military, faith-based organizations, mass disaster venues, and even the demands of more commonplace critical events, e.g., dealing with the psychological aftermath of accidents, robberies, suicide, homicide, or community violence. In addition, the RAPID model has been found effective in promoting personal and community resilience. Participants will increase their abilities to: - Discuss key concepts related to PFA - Listen reflectively - Differentiate benign, non-incapacitating psychological/ behavioral crisis reactions from more severe, potentially incapacitating, crisis reactions - Prioritize (triage) psychological/ behavioral crisis reactions - Mitigate acute distress and dysfunction, as appropriate - Recognize when to facilitate access to further mental health support - Practice self-care Developed in collaboration with Johns Hopkins Open Education Lab....

Top reviews

PG

Feb 9, 2017

A very helpful course and full of practical information for persons interfered with disaster relief and crisis intervention as this course has a well- planned syllabus and really informative vignettes

GT

Dec 19, 2019

Great structure and interactive format. Clear expectations and excellent materials. Subject was explained in an effective manner that was easily understood and applied. Very useful for any profession!

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By Paolo P

May 22, 2020

Really good content, a lot of good information and concise e precise "how to" directions! I highly recommend this course to anyone trying to understand e help with psychological first response!

By Cecília M D S O

Nov 20, 2022

Excelente curso!

Batante prático e de fácil aplicação.

Parabenizo à Universidade Johns Hopkins pela flexibilização do acesso a este curso.

Cecília Oliveira

Ubajara-CE, 20 de Novembro de 2022

Brasil

By ANNA P

Feb 13, 2021

Videos and this voice are really helpful and make you want to learn more and more. I really feel more confident with myself and capable to face "anything". thank you very much for this course.

By ma v

Jan 17, 2021

Comprehensive, provides a good balance between more technical knowledge and practical application. Good intro course for those interested in getting an introduction to Psychological First Aid.

By Margaret d J

Apr 25, 2020

I think this course is more an important now than ever before. As a psychiatric nursing student, I will be recommending this course to all my classmates. I will use this in my future practice.

By Prompiriya P

Apr 10, 2020

Very insightful, detailed and comprehensible course. It would be great if there is more example footages to see some other variations to how Psychological First Aid model RAPID can be applied.

By Shumaila

Sep 26, 2018

i think its one of the best course for psychology or mental health students because it gives us complete picture of first aid that how can we start and how we can give psychological first aid.

By Mauricio A

Dec 31, 2017

It is our responsibility to look after the members of our communities. This course provides us with very useful tools to proactively respond to difficult situations our communities might face.

By Tehseen A

Nov 28, 2016

Great course. It provided me with in depth knowledge and skills to really grasp the concepts of empathy, compassion and what it means to have a true desire to help people in crisis situations.

By Tâm P V N (

Oct 10, 2023

I'm studying to become a counselor, this course helped me a lot with active listening and how I can reframe, I can paraphrase with the client. This course is so helpful. Thank you, Dr George.

By AVERILL B L

Jul 19, 2023

It is insightful and enjoyable as it is explained very well and provided with a simulation. I appreciate the effort of Sir George Everly, Jr., PhD. Thank you so much John Hopkins University!

By Vishal M P

Mar 5, 2021

The course is beautifully designed and gives thorough knowledge of Psychological First Aid with practical examples and plenty of tests. I sincerely admire the efforts of course creating team.

By Essra A

Jan 11, 2021

This was an excellent course and Dr. Everly made the lectures very interesting to listen to. I especially liked the videos on how to implement what he was saying and how NOT to implement PFA.

By Raquel J

Dec 6, 2020

It's been a magnificent course! I enjoyed every lesson to the fullest, especially the Self-care module. I highly recommend taking this course, you'll be surprised of everything you can learn.

By Mary H B

Oct 4, 2020

The course was very simple and concise and gave a very helpful background on PFA. I appreciate the vignettes used in this course because they facilitate learning on how PFA could be improved.

By Preetika C

Apr 10, 2020

The PFA course modules are clearly outlined with excellent explanations, and I particularly loved the case vignettes, with the 'wrong' and 'right' ways of conducting psychological interviews.

By Amina S

Aug 18, 2019

This was an amazing course. I am a student of Psychology and this course helped me distinguish and draw a line between PFA and psychology. I have learned a lot through this course! Thank you!

By Arnold S

Aug 28, 2017

I liked this course very much!. highly recommended for those health workers, emergency responders, as well as the community who are interested in helping people and community during disaster.

By AERON G D M

Sep 27, 2020

The lessons are very engaging and it follows a firm yet flexible structure. Learning materials are given and the simulations are really helpful in giving a better understanding of the topic.

By Almyn C A

Aug 16, 2020

While I am not the primary audience for this course, I still learned a lot. The simulations helped me apply the concepts that I'm learning. The teacher also feels very reliable and credible.

By Vernna l S

Jul 27, 2020

I never thought that I can finished this course..I was so hesitant to enrol to any Coursera course because it doesn't interest me until I found this topic..it captures my heart....thank you!

By Luchi

Sep 23, 2016

George made the PFA lecture very interesting. I feel like i am sitting in the class room, It help me to understand more about psychological first aid needs and how to be a good listener.

By Michelle B

May 11, 2020

The course was easy to follow and provided pertinent information. The simulation was an excellent way to gain a better understanding of how to handle interactions during a crisis situation.

By Patricia S

Feb 5, 2018

Muchísimas gracias me está pareciendo sumamente practico e interesante .

El término triage de clasificación y selección es vital en un proceso de crisis . Muchas gracias

Saludos desde mexico