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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

IT

Oct 12, 2020

this opened my mind towards intervention needs in a catastrophic event. something like this is required more than ever now. the content of the course was very good and thorough. very nicely explained.

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

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By ricardo a j m

Aug 9, 2024

Estoy agradecido por complementar mi formacion en Salud Mental y asi prestar mejores relaciones de ayuda a las personas.

By wambui M

Jan 28, 2022

Am very grateful to John Hopkins University and George Everly for giving me this opportunity. It was a wonderful course.

By Luka Š

Feb 28, 2021

Highly reccomend to people interested in this topic, simply taught, detailed and an excellend start in the study of PFA.

By Ambrosio G A J

Jul 26, 2020

The course allows flexibility with its recordings and transcriptions, not to mention the extensive expertise Dr. Everly.

By Mary H W B

Jul 6, 2020

Wonderful! I gained a lot of new knowledge, and the assessments at the end of the weeks were very beneficial! Thank you!

By Lesley F

Jun 16, 2020

Great course! Learned a lot of helpful techniques if I’m ever in these types of situations. Material was easy to follow!

By Scott G

Apr 4, 2020

I found this course effective to prepare, empower and support myself and my community in being resilient through crisis.

By Lissynikkytha

Feb 21, 2020

If possible, please try to organize a webex meeting or Skype meeting with the learners to get to interact with expertise

By Free L

Nov 6, 2019

That was a best educational expirience in my life. Short and very valuable information. Thank you very much from Russia!

By Paulina V R

Mar 4, 2018

Muy útil para estudiantes que estén involucrados en intervenciones y quieran lograr una técnica apropiada para lograrlo.

By Тимофієва М П (

Aug 10, 2022

Thank you very much for the important information that I really need in wartime. Thank you for the opportunity to study

By Vanessa T

Jun 25, 2021

Very informative and self awareness about natural disaster that may come across, whether from school, work or at home.

By Ayman F

Apr 29, 2021

That was the greatest Course I have ever had in my career

I hope I could join a lot of courses from coursera

Best of luck

By Susan M B

Mar 21, 2021

I enjoyed watching amd learning from Dr. Everly and will look into the resources he recommended to learn more about PFA

By Zuleyha K

Jan 22, 2021

Very helpful and I hope I can utilize these information techniques and advices to the fullest in the future. Thank you!

By Benedicta C

Jan 11, 2021

I've got a lot of lessons from this course and it can be used for many aspects, especially for survivors. Thanks a lot!

By Kassandra0305

Jan 6, 2021

This course is really interesting and helpful even if you're not connected with those spheres. I strongly recommend it!

By Daniela T

Dec 28, 2020

Extremely useful even being a practitioner already. Lots of insights, systematization of concepts, and valuable inputs.

By Jennifer B

Aug 31, 2020

Very thorough while not burdening students with terms that are too medical that an average person might not understand.

By Chinwe S N

Aug 14, 2020

It was worth the time!!! I learnt a lot!!! Thank you so much ,I think this course will boost my career as a para medic.

By Sabiha T

Jun 6, 2020

It is necessary training for the whole world, so I wish the language options to be improved more. Thanks from Turkey :)

By Daniel M

Apr 4, 2020

Great course, attended every expectation and will help me throughout my professional life while leading with disasters.

By Lisa K F

Nov 20, 2019

I loved this course. it was very interesting and taught me a great deal. I also liked the way the course was presented.

By Gayla I

Feb 26, 2021

This is one of the best classes I have taken through Coursera. This class taught me a lot. The instructor was awesome.

By David H

Feb 11, 2021

superb course for building resilience in others and self, whether responding to disasters or stress of every day life.