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George Everly
Psychological First Aid
by George Everly
Psychological First Aid
George Everly
5 min
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Visual, audio & textWhen a natural disaster or other traumatic event occurs, we naturally seek to help those who were first affected. This course explores another important topic: how to provide psychological help to bystanders.
Psychological First Aid
by George Everly
Psychological First Aid
George Everly
Overview
In this course, instructor George Everly uses the Johns Hopkins RAPID model to explain the key elements of psychological first aid or PFA. RAPID stands for rapport and reflective listening, assessment of needs, prioritization, intervention, and disposition.
George S. Everly Jr. is the developer of the Johns Hopkins PFA RAPID method. He collaborated with Jeffrey M. Lating to implement the guidelines. Everly and Lating worked on counseling trauma witnesses in Kuwait during the Gulf War and New York City after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Today they teach the RAPID method internationally. Everly is an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
The RAPID method is applicable in a great variety of settings. Becoming familiar with it and learning how to practice it will be an invaluable tool for first responders, psychological professionals, and even ordinary bystanders.
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"Psychological first aid, or PFA, is designed to mitigate the effects of acute stress and trauma and assist those in crisis to cope effectively with adversity."
– George Everly
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George Everly
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