Psychological First Aid 2.0 with English subtitles

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This is an English-language course that incorporates video content in Spanish with English subtitles. It is taught in Spanish by the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the Barcelona Crisis Centre, is designed to offer training in the application of Psychological First Aid (PFA) for individuals affected by highly stressful situations. The content covers both everyday emergencies (statistically frequent critical incidents that might affect people in a very intense way: traffic accidents, hospitalizations, assaults, traumatic or sudden death of a person, etc.) as well as community or mass emergencies (infrequent events which affect many people or an entire community and go far beyond what typically occurs in that setting: a natural disaster, a train accident, a plane crash or terrorist attacks). Who is this course for? A) General public, with specific protocols for children, adolescents, older adults, and individuals with mental disabilities. B) Professionals in healthcare, education, and social work. C) Managers of emergency response programs that focused on children, older adults, multi-problem groups, and individuals with disabilities. That includes local governments, religious leaders, law enforcement, and students who are preparing to practice all these professions. D) Volunteers working with trauma-exposed populations in collaboration with patient associations, self-help groups, NGOs, etc. COURSE OBJECTIVES: 1) Learn to apply Psychological First Aid to individuals, families, and communities after a stressful everyday or large-scale event. 2) Understand how to adapt spaces for PFA delivery and reception of those affected and their relatives. 3) Gain training in the application of protocols for deactivation and recovery of those people who have been involved in the management of an emergency. START: October 7th, 2015

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Alicia Álvarez

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Ingeborg Porcar

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Emilia Cruz

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Jordi Framis

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