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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

ED

May 22, 2020

I am very happy and satisfied with the course program. In fact, I am excited to apply what I have learned and also looking forward to enroll in another course. Thank you for this learning opportunity!

KG

Apr 15, 2020

A wonderful course with clear explanations and case scenarios to help reinforce learning. I was truly engaged throughout the course and felt like I learned a lot more than I anticipated when going in.

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By Jessica L

Apr 17, 2020

Informative and clear. Effective in meeting its teaching goals. I feel more prepared to respond to a crisis using the RAPID model.

By Marcia Y

Mar 29, 2020

This is an excellent course. The content is very relevant and the way it is delivered is very effective. I definitely recommend it.

By Chris J

Nov 25, 2017

This is an excellent course - I took it two years ago, and retook it as a refresher and found it really valuable on both occasions.

By Monika K

Aug 6, 2024

The Psychological First Aid course was very instructive and interesting. What we learned can be applied in any specific situation.

By Faqeeha I

Sep 14, 2023

Exceptional course... Easy way of learning and best explanation through videos... Thanks alot coursera and John Hopkins University

By Venkatraman S

Sep 19, 2021

It was very useful, I'm glad I had come across this course. The case-studies were nice. Overall, it was the best to put it frankly

By Reyhaneh G D

Aug 25, 2021

It was great and I was able to learn a lot of terms and learn how to help people and thank the university and the great professor.

By NoemieSha

Mar 11, 2021

It was really interesting. I've never heard of Psychological First Aid before and i learned so much during this course. Thank you!

By Adriana F C

Mar 8, 2021

Excellent, great professor, very clear and objective. The material was interesting and the videos helped a lot in giving examples.

By Pauline T

Oct 16, 2020

The knowledge that I gained from this course will be a great help in my job since I'm working under a mental wellness institution.

By Rajami B M

Jul 1, 2020

It was very informative and very helpful. I am now more confident to be of help to individuals in need of psychological first aid.

By Karl M P

May 12, 2020

Very inspirational and very informative. There should have been more examples for simulation. Overall it was an informative class.

By winny s

Apr 29, 2020

This course if very helpful, expand more for my knowledge & give me more motivate to help others :) thank you..thank you very much

By Raza L

Apr 27, 2020

Psychological First Aid is a must mainly if you are in an education sector and/or have interaction with people on a regular basis.

By Rafael J d O

Feb 13, 2019

O curso é excelente, possibilita um aprendizado enriquecedor sobre o atendimento psicológico em uma emergência. Recomendo a todos.

By Colin C C

Jan 7, 2018

The best course I have taken on the subject, exceeds those that were conducted in person with the exception of practical exercise.

By Amy M

Jul 7, 2017

Exceptional, useful information. Inspiring context, and easy to understand, incremental approach to learning. Highly recommend it!

By maria j c

May 21, 2022

Me ha gustado muchisimo, pero las traducciones al español, son desastrosas, a veces incomprensibles.

Muchas gracias por el curso!

By Molodtsova T

Nov 8, 2020

Thank you for such a useful, engaging and interesting course!

P.S. Would be nice to know how can I get my completion certificate:)

By Visakha K

Jul 23, 2020

Thank you so much for the opportunity. Although my major has no relation on psychological, i get so many things from this course.

By R1VAL

May 25, 2020

A very good course . I recommend it to anyone who is interested in social care . The instructor is one of the best to be honest .

By Vanessa L

May 19, 2020

Really great course and I learned a lot. I think that the skills taught in this course can be used in a wide variety of settings.

By Ines B

Apr 3, 2020

The contents are clear and very well structured, the sessions are short and with good iage and sound. This is a very good course.

By Laurence N

Oct 6, 2016

It is great to have this course, it helps us to understand why do we need to have strong sense and knowledge about mental health.

By Bảo X T N

Sep 20, 2023

This course has brought a lot of good and useful knowledge that I can apply to my daily life and work as a general practitioner.