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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

Apr 15, 2020

A wonderful course with clear explanations and case scenarios to help reinforce learning. I was truly engaged throughout the course and felt like I learned a lot more than I anticipated when going in.

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 Chee K N

May 19, 2020

Concise, short, clear and well-presented course. Very good for the beginners doing the psychotherapy and counselling study and the frontline personnel handling the disaster events or dealing with call support for mental helpline.

By Sophia B

Dec 3, 2023

Really interesting, I especially loved the use of a documentary in order to practice prioritisation and assessment during crisis, since it was based off of the real experiences these people and first responders suffered through.

By Angelica J

Nov 14, 2020

I am grateful for the developers of this course, especially to Dr. George Everly. A must learn for every first responder, especially the modules for self care. Thank you to Dr. Everly, Johns Hopkins, Coursera and DOST Caraga.

By Sigourney R B M

Oct 29, 2020

I love Prof. Everly's lectures and small anecdotes. The pace of the lecture is just right, and the requirements of the course are not demanding or pressuring.

Thank you and hope we get to learn more from Prof. Everly.

Take care!

By Julio H V O

May 18, 2020

Curso que cumple lo que ofrece y en lo personal cubre mis expectativas. Útil para la ciudadanía que teme enfermar o ya está enferma por COVID19, así como intervenir con el personal sanitario de todos los niveles. Muchas gracias.

By Melissa G

Jan 20, 2022

George S. Everly, JR. is precise, provides all the information needed and leaves you with very little questions about Psychological First Aid. If you want to know what Psychological First Aid is, you've come to the right place.

By José M A

Sep 2, 2020

I love it, literally changed my perspective about the world and the people. I can say with no doubt than the Psychological First Aids are really important as the regular First Aids. Thank you for preparing the course. Love you!

By Abigail P B

Jun 3, 2020

This was a very useful course to me! It would be even better if it included also some simulations of responding to individuals needing the next level of care, and additional examples of phrasing for conducting such escalations.

By Faezur R F

May 29, 2020

I Got the basic idea about psychological 1st aid module accordingly to john Hopskin University . Now I am able to talk and share my knowledge about it among to my national , community and international friends and surveillance.

By Marcela O T

May 4, 2020

This course is really well done! It's really organized and I love that the last week of the course is about self-care because even though our priorities are our patients, we often forget that our mental health is important too.

By Nguyen T H

Apr 25, 2020

A meaningful course for not only health workers, but also for everybody in providing the knowledge to take care of themselves and others when in crisis or disaster. The course structure and stimulations are very easy to follow.

By Turtle G

Jul 24, 2019

Worth it for those looking to manage the risks faced by people immediately after a disaster, as this course provides a window into the methods needed to mitigate acute psychological distress in an accurate and engaging fashion.

By Tajloi C

Jun 24, 2020

Amazingly put together. Workload is arranged in a way that is incredibly manageable. The instructor is clear and knowledgeable. There are video demonstrations of the correct and incorrect way of implementing techniques taught.

By Eleftherios K

May 24, 2020

A brief, well established introductory course! Very well presented material that promotes engaging interaction. I would love to have more of Dr. Everly's field experience and narrations incorporated in the lectures. Thank you!

By Phoebe J O

Oct 23, 2020

Very informative course. Knowing how to conduct PFA will really help people's mental health needs. While it is not designed as therapy, it help stabilize acute distress, and can increase resilience. Thank you for this course!

By Mustafa Z

Jan 13, 2020

i think i highly recommend this course to each & every individual as it has a lot of knowledge and information to be learned.

i am looking forward to be a part of john Hopkins to serve the humanity in a more precise way.

Thanks

By Kornelija V

Mar 10, 2018

Really great course for everyone interested in how to help people to deal with in/after traumatic situations. I enjoyed the course and learnt a lot skills how to approach person and the ways to be helpful. Strongly recommend!

By Stephen

Sep 15, 2021

An informative course that I was able to apply in the field and my every day life. Thankful for the opportunity to learn from a highly regarded Professor from an outstanding University. I highly recommend taking this course.

By Abdullah a

Oct 6, 2020

please amend the name on the graduation certificate, as the certificate was assigned in the name of my father and he did not mention my name, so please change it and send it to the personal email Abdullah.aljaf1985@gmail.com

By Anna R T N

Jul 15, 2020

I am grateful that have additional knowledge about psychological first aid. It is very informative and helpful specially today in our school, catering our learners with special needs and their parents. Thank you very much.

By Denise V

May 22, 2020

Very nice course 😊

The learning materials are complete and easy to understand. The instructor is clear and precise. I commend this course for having a simulation so we can really see the actual scenarios when performing PFA.

By Lisa D K

Apr 21, 2020

This course is a must for anyone who is, has or wants to work on the front lines to assist others during a time of crisis or loss. Even if you think you know all the information provided it reinforces the validity of RAPID.

By Asha K

Jan 12, 2020

Anyone and everyone thinking of helping out in the field during disasters need to consider doing this course. The course is clearly designed for a mental health first responder. Thank you JHU for creating such useful content

By Annie L

Dec 4, 2016

What an interesting course! Dr. Everly is amazing at delivering the course material and the pace is perfect for the non-emergency related individuals. Thank you so much for taking the time to prepare and offer this course!

By Dc J

Oct 12, 2016

There is always something that you never know when you can use them. However, things really happen all the time. Knowing something is really helpful. That's why I would highly recommand this course to non-psy major students.