Psychological First Aid (PFA) is the globally recommended training for supporting people during emergencies and offers guidance on delivering psychosocial care in the immediate aftermath of the emergency event.
On this 3-week course, you’ll explore the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and what you can do to help people cope. This course has been produced by Public Health England and is based on international guidance from the World Health Organization, United Nations and partners. We’ll start off by discussing how emergencies impact mental health, and other ways people respond to emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic. There are many common responses to the pandemic, and you’ll be taught how to distinguish between signs of distress and signs of mental health conditions.
When: The event will be open until Feb. 28th, 2022
Where: Online
HOW TO PARTICIPATE & RECEIVE CREDIT:
Please Read ALL Instructions below before participating!
*** If you do not follow ALL of the instructions you will not receive service credit
- Please have an active iServe account before participating
- Sign up for this event by clicking "sign-up" near the top of this screen
- The next screen will ask for your phone number, add it and then click "submit volunteer need response" at the bottom of the screen
- Click this link: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/psychological-first-aid-covid-19
- Click "Join now"
- Register for an account
- Take the course at your own pace (must finish by Feb 28th)
- Once you reach the screen that says "Congratulations! You've finished the course." Click the "Progress" button.
- To get 100% you will need to mark every step as completed or it will show a value less than 100%
- Screenshot the screen that says 100% (be sure to include your initials in the top right-hand corner in the screenshot)
- Email this photo to hmlayman@mix.wvu.edu
- This event is worth 5 hours and hours will be added to your iServe account by March. 31st
