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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

ED

May 22, 2020

I am very happy and satisfied with the course program. In fact, I am excited to apply what I have learned and also looking forward to enroll in another course. Thank you for this learning opportunity!

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By Hanna N

Jun 30, 2020

it's a clearly amazing course. I hope that i can make a difference and being a better person when helping others with everythings that i've been learned from this course

By Daniela R C

May 2, 2020

Excelente curso para todo público, es una herramienta que capacita para construir comunidades más resilientes, mas capacitadas para enfrentar las crisis. Recomendadisimo

By Eva-Maria K B M

Apr 10, 2020

This course was very good. I am a psychologist from Austria and I found it very interesting and the video material was super! There is too less of this in our education.

By Seba m

Jan 23, 2020

Thank you for correcting my wrong behavour with others when they came to tell me about their crisis... I realise how wrong I was and I can start correctly from now on :)

By Koenraad D

Jan 25, 2018

Excellent introduction course. Well-structured, clear explanations and realistic examples. I enjoyed this course very much and have gained much knowledge on the subject.

By Dani P

Nov 14, 2016

Excelente, en un desastre natural o en cualquier crisis puede ser muy útil, aplicado a la carrera que estudio, definitivamente me ayudará a dar un apoyo de mejor manera.

By DUQUE , J S

Nov 3, 2021

This course is very helpful and very apt with our current situation. I learned so much from the vignette and the situational questions especially in applying the RAPID.

By Cynthia C

Sep 20, 2020

This course is an eye opener. I am a Patient Care Assistant but will definitely apply some of what I've learnt to this job.Thanks to the Lecturers and also to Coursera.

By KG

Aug 31, 2020

It highlights the fundamental things which should and should not be done which focuses on the people who need intervention as well as to the people giving intervention.

By Carlos R Q

Jul 2, 2020

I am planning to take a live PFA class here in the Philippines and this online course helped a lot in providing a bird’s eye view of what to expect. Highly recommended.

By Shawn M

Jun 15, 2020

Systematic breakdown of concepts being taught. I felt it was very well done, easily understood, professionally narrated and encouraging to follow through until the end.

By Julie P

Apr 7, 2020

George has that radio voice and is so effective at teaching that my husband even sat down to watch. I learned what I hoped to and left wanting more. Well done, George!

By Darshan M D

May 7, 2017

Very well crafted course which helps students to know how to deal with the psychological damage caused by disasters. Also helps to increase the EQ (Emotional Quotient).

By MARINA E A S D

Oct 8, 2020

I really enjoyed learning all this. I am about to become an English translator, but I have found out that I am interested in studying psychology after that. Thank you.

By Belka R

Sep 29, 2020

It is a great course! Perfect amount of information, everything is good explained, with references to examples from own experience.

I have enjoyed it! Thank you a lot!

By Karen M

Jul 20, 2020

The course was succinct and well presented. I liked the videos and the typed read along.

I didn't take part in the discussions as I had only time to finish. Thank you.

By Cassie B

May 17, 2020

Very direct, to the point and easy to understand. I would highly recommend this course for anyone dealing with people that deal with traumatic events on a daily basis.

By Katrina K

Apr 28, 2020

Was a very nice course, easy to follow. Good entry level information to help determine if this is the right career path for me. Thanks a lot Coursera and Dr. Everly.

By AP L

Aug 8, 2019

Very helpful! It's a good introduction to Psychological first aid. The simulations allows learners to see how the theory is applied. Looking forward to the next class!

By Alejandra D

Mar 17, 2018

It is a very good course. It was my first course in coursera and I wasn´t sure if I was going to like it, but it was great. It is very useful and I highly recommend it

By Shanique L

Aug 28, 2023

I enjoyed the course. As a former healthcare professional, I can tell you it's greatly needed not just in the healthcare world but in all communities and professions.

By KATSARI E

Feb 14, 2021

Hταν ένα μάθημα που μ εφοδίασε με τεχνικές και αρκετές γνώσεις και ικανότητες ώστε να μπορέσω να, σταθω υποστηρικτικά σε ανθρώπους πιυ έχουν βγει από διάφορες κρισεις

By Sheri L M

Oct 15, 2020

I thought this was a great course, and enjoyed the well thought out and genuine case scenarios. The instructor was engaging, and kept the course content interesting!

By Gromier-Heim

May 8, 2020

It was a very interesting course. I have learned the basics of a new method. The exemples were very interesting. the explanation could habe been a bit more extensive.

By Bernadette J

Mar 29, 2020

Very informative. I really enjoyed taking this class, I especially liked that we got to use real life experiences to get the perspective of how to apply it. Thank you