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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

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 Donna B

Apr 29, 2020

A well thought out and well-paced course. I would recommend this course for anyone interested in supporting the psychological and holistic well-being of people impacted by disasters.

By Philip A

Apr 2, 2020

It is a valuable course to get a grounding in the skills required to assist in PFA and forms a great foundation to move on to further detailed learning. Very enjoyable and rewarding.

By Mital D V

Nov 19, 2018

Absolutely great course, with simplified explanation and numerous examples and videos to help in understanding. Many concepts applicable even in daily life. would recommend to others

By Rhonda F

Nov 3, 2020

I enjoyed this course on psychological first aid. It is educational and informative and allows for the development of useful skills that can be employed in the workplace or at home.

By k

Nov 2, 2020

Thank you professor, very well created. It was nice to hear from someone who has been in the field for 40years. Also, thanks for the reminder that our presence matters. Take Care

By Nanette E K

Jul 17, 2020

PFA was eye-opening for me. Apart from using it as a tool to stabilize and mitigate acute distress in accident, disaster and so on victims, it can be applied personally to the self.

By Natasha

Jul 4, 2020

Very informative and realistic. This course needs to be taken by all students in all fields because it is so necessary and the explanations and simulations are absolutely realistic.

By Md A A K

Jun 3, 2020

This is my first course on Coursera, and the course is terrific. I'm satisfied. I want to thank Johns Hopkins University and Doctor George Everly for creating this fantastic course.

By Carlos A C L

Apr 24, 2020

Fue muy bueno, específico y con material práctico. Incluso es útil para utilizarlo para enseñar a otros. Sería bueno que dejaran descargar los vídeos para poder usarlos en docencia.

By Llelani C

Feb 21, 2019

Simply explained and good layout, but sometimes the quizzes unnecessarily use high-level words difficult to understand for non-native speakers or those without a medical background.

By Soh Y H

Jan 17, 2018

Meaningful and useful course. While it teaches the basics of psychological first aid, some things learnt could apply to our daily lives. Lessons were well explained and engaging. :)

By Betty R

Sep 28, 2017

Es un curso super completo y con herramientas bastante útiles, especialmente para las situaciones que vivimos hoy en día, definitivamente de mucha utilidad para cualquier psicólogo.

By Marilana R

Jan 31, 2017

The course was interesting, accessible, and the content was presented in a way that made it practical and useful. I only wish that the class went more in depth and was a bit longer!

By Elizabeth B

Mar 10, 2016

Great course! I think everyone should know this information, if only to know the proper way to help your children or loved ones deal with adversities.

Instructor was very good, too.

By ΑΝΤΩΝΙΑ Γ

Jan 24, 2021

Υπεροχο σεμιναριο. Εξαιρετικος λεκτορας. Πραγαματικο μαθημα ζωης. Σας ευχαριστω μεσα απο την καρδια μου που μου δοθηκε η ευκαιρια να παρακολουθησω κατι τοσο σημαντικο, και χρησιμο.

By Aurora L

Dec 13, 2020

This course was very engaging and a good into into PFA, I would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in working with the general public, regardless of their field of study.

By Camila C

Jun 27, 2020

Un curso conciso pero aún así con varios ejemplos que ayudan a comprender los conceptos. El acrónimo es fácil de recordar así como la información expuesta, lo cuál facilita su uso.

By Ritu y

Jun 9, 2020

Thank you Professor Everly, I thoroughly enjoyed the course and your methods of teaching. It is a skill set that everyone must possess, I recommend every individual do this course.

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.