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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 Sriram k

May 9, 2020

I would really love to meet George and have the opportunity of interning with him. The best psychological first aid course for rookies. Self-Care is an amazing view and is so true.

By Malik C

Aug 28, 2022

Wonderful course with many learning/interpretation options to cater to many learning styles. I also appreciated all of the examples that exemplefy "both sides of the spectrum(s)"

By Duong H T N

Aug 19, 2021

I am a newbie to this field of psychology - psychiatry. After taking this course I have gained a lot of experiences and these do help me so much in my career. Thank you very much!

By Chad M

Jan 14, 2021

A really good course on the basics of psychological first aid. It would be great if lots of people did this; our societies would be much better prepared for when disaster strikes.

By Kathreen J

Dec 4, 2020

The course is comprehensive yet simple to understand. Thank you for bringing Psychological First Aid in the Philippines through John Hopkins University and Coursera. More power!

By Jeremy W

Jun 13, 2020

Fantastic course! Material is well-organized and clearly presented. Gives students a solid range of expectations for crisis intervention, with primary emphasis on disaster relief.

By Arunee S E

Jun 8, 2020

This is such an useful course. I am a Personal Care Assistance at a nursing home in Australia. I have applied the knowledge l learn from you to my residences. Thank you very much.

By RAJEENA.MC

May 24, 2020

It’s very useful course for everyone especially who working in psychological field.

Very energetic and sincere faculty also the counselling session is very useful to understanding.

By Dr G A J

Apr 22, 2020

I am pretty happy about the presentations of the class...assessment questions (really of good quality),vignettes about what should do and what should not do when doing RAPID PFA..

By Chayut Y

Apr 11, 2020

This course is really helpful to people who want to help people who experienced a huge lost and sadness.The explanation in the course is clear and compact.Really worth learning :)

By Anastasiya K

Apr 9, 2022

Good course. I'm confused why if you paid for the course certificate, it is not being emailed to you like with other online learning platform. I hope to get the certificate soon.

By Javairia N

Sep 11, 2020

A very well-formulated course explained in a manner which is very simple and easy to grasp and remember. Use of a singular case to explain the whole process was a brilliant idea.

By K P

Jun 25, 2020

This course gave me a new insight about how to help other who are in need without making them feel uncomfortable and i am looking forward to apply what I learned here in my life.

By Sheikh A A

Jun 22, 2020

I have learned many things. Basically I am a researcher, trying to work with mental health issues. I have got what I wanted. Those simulations during the lessons were just great.

By Zoe M

Jun 8, 2020

This is a great course for learning at your own pace and gaining some great knowledge on this topic. Each week took about 2-3 hours with listening to lectures, taking notes, etc.

By Haci B

Apr 15, 2020

Great course and great professor with an excellent communication skills. Even though I am chemist, I wanted to take this course on these corona days. I really liked it.

Thank you.

By Maria L V

Nov 4, 2020

Very relevant and timely..Very greatful to John Hopkins Univeristy for offering this course..I'm very greatful that is the first course I've passed..Thank you and more power..😇

By Roanne O P

Sep 30, 2020

I got a lot of things that learned from this course. Now that many events are happening around us, RAPID is very helpful not just to myself but also for other people. Thank you.

By Johny L

Jul 4, 2020

This is one of the best course that i have ever attended. The topic was thoroughly covered in a brilliant way. Simulation was very helpful. I am greatly thankful for the course.

By Mohammad A r

Sep 12, 2021

This course was excellent and informative for me as an engineer, so I gained a relatively good understanding of psychological first aid and was able to enjoy this course a lot.

By Michael S

May 18, 2021

A fantastic learning experience. I hold a B.A in psychology an Criminology, this course is a good refresher, and it gives a little more active advice for triage. well worth it.

By JiGigantic F

Feb 28, 2021

I love the fact that one single simulation is being used to understand how RAPID is being deployed correctly or incorrectly. Using a single simulation reinforces understanding.

By Freizel R - S

Oct 23, 2020

I see why Doctor Everly is the best instructor for this course, he is very soft spoken and very good in delivering the topics. He is exceptional in his work! Thank you so much!

By Ashley M

Sep 30, 2020

Great course! Digestible material, simulation videos put material in context, & straight-forward quizzes. Would be interested in a course that dives even deeper into the topic.