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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Psychological First Aid by Johns Hopkins University

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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

KG

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Course was easy to digest but very engaging! Dr. George Everly is a remarkable instructor with many years of experience. As a first responder, I look forward to applyinh my learnings in the field :)

SM

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George was engaging and extremely knowledgeable. I was able to work at my own pace and complete the course fairly quickly. I would take an in-person course of his if I could!

Suzanne - Ottawa, ON

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By Marie G C

Apr 8, 2020

Very informative. I became more aware of handling disaster-related crisis.

Not the physical / medical needs. But more so, for the acute distress. Thanks.

By Kyle R

Apr 5, 2020

An excellent, concise, and important class to take. Not too difficult and the information can be extremely useful in the future if involved in a catastrophe.

By sabrina d

Apr 4, 2020

it is has been an excellent course, very useful and clear. compliments to Dr Everly and thanks for letting me improve myself in such a humble and deep manner

By Natalia K

Jul 19, 2017

I am really glad I did take that course. Thank you very much prof. Everly for you time. I recommended this for everyone. ! It's worth to spend time with it !

By Joelle L J

Mar 30, 2021

This was very well done for an asynchronous course on such an important and layered topic. It flowed well and was clear and easy to navigate and understand.

By Safdar M

Dec 31, 2020

I found this online course very interactive and useful - It actually demand high level of concentration and time which returns in good understanding of PFA.

By Rue B

Nov 29, 2020

Excellent course. Easy to follow, very well detailed and lecturer is engaging. Highly recommended to those interested in supporting people in times of need!

By Maryanne K

May 19, 2020

I just love this professor. He does a great job of showing how to remain calm in an emergency situation. Great course! I am going to use it for my staff.

By Luísa S

May 1, 2020

It was a very interesting course, really well organized and it had a strong practical component with the simulations, showing what to do and what not to do.

By Igor M

Dec 26, 2019

Great for the beginners in this field - especially that very often first aid is considered only as the way to help people with physical injuries. Good work!

By lukasz k

Mar 13, 2016

Thank you for this course, it was really interesting. I will come back to all the materials. Even in everyday life, some of the techniques seem very useful.

By Chrisdie M R

Nov 6, 2020

This course is very helpful and I hope that many people, especially those outside the mental health practice, can have the opportunity to take this course.

By Katja I

Jul 13, 2020

I am so glad I took this course.

What an abundance of compassion! I am looking for more of your classes.....

Thank you for teaching from your heart. 🙏

Katja

By Marie F

Jun 22, 2020

Very helpful indeed! Although I am not a native speaker it was easy to follow and understand. The simulations were especially helpful for me. Thanks a lot!

By Alvaro M R

Jan 21, 2018

Un curso muy bien realizado con un nivel de dificultad muy apropiado. George Everly es un excelente comunicador y claramente un apasionado de su actividad.

By Angela F

Nov 30, 2022

Excellent class! I learned a lot of new idea/ information. Dr Everly is a compassionate teacher and made learning easy. Thank you for offering this class!

By Fabian A M M

Aug 21, 2020

Un curso corto, pero con mucho contenido pertinente. Me ayudó bastante a comprender muchas cosas que no tenía muy claro. Recomendaré muchísimo este curso.

By Taylor K

Jun 8, 2020

I really enjoyed Dr. Everly's class. He was concise and his teachings interesting. I would love to take another course through him or similar to this one.

By Liliam A B C

Aug 6, 2019

Estou muito satisfeita com o curso. o material disponível, a didática e o método apresentado referente a disciplina, agrega muito conhecimento! Recomendo.

By Sangbarta C

Nov 10, 2017

It's a very good comprehensive course. The demos of what not to do, and how to do things correctly are just precise, to the point, and immensely helpful.

By maham s

Oct 20, 2023

this course really help me to boost my skill in clinical setting. The instructor explain every bit of information so briefly so that no ambiguity remain.

By Tosan I

Oct 2, 2020

This course is very informative, educational and encouraging. It was not boring at all from the beginning to the end and i liked all the scenario scenes.

By B C

Jun 4, 2020

I don't have enough words to express my gratitude. All I can say is - thank you so much for designing this insightful course. Thank you Coursera and JHU.

By Fleur P

May 12, 2020

This course really helped me with being more confident out in the field and it really helped me understanding what the do and why when a disaster happens

By Tania A R S

May 11, 2020

Un curso excelente, con explicaciones bastante prácticas y accesibles para personas dentro del área de las ciencias de la salud como fuera de las mismas.