Psychological First Aid (PFA) Training

Psychological First Aid (PFA) Training is organized by Federation of Texas Psychiatry and will be held on Apr 26, 2025.

Description:
A brief description (from the PFA Field Operations Guide): Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an evidence-informed modular approach to help children, adolescents, adults, and families in the immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism. PFA is designed to reduce the initial distress caused by traumatic events and to foster short- and long-term adaptive functioning and coping. Principles and techniques of PFA meet four basic standards. They are: 

1. Consistent with research evidence on risk and resilience following trauma
2. Applicable and practical in field settings
3. Appropriate for developmental levels across the lifespan
4. Culturally informed and delivered in a flexible manner. The PFA training will provide participants the knowledge and skills necessary to use PFA in the aftermath of disasters/terrorism with survivors.

Learning Objectives:
By the completion of the training, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss the purpose of PFA after disasters/terrorism
2. Identify who can provide PFA after disasters/terrorism
3. List at least 4 common reactions of adults/children after disasters/terrorism
4. List at least 4 of the 8 steps to PFA
5. Discuss the importance of self-care for the PFA-provider.