Psychological First Aid

Psychological First Aid

Psychological First Aid is endorsed by the World Heath Organization (WHO) and Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD) as the best practice standard for supporting individuals, families and communities in the immediate aftermath of disasters and mass casualty events. What are the skills that are involved in delivering Psychological First Aid?
Where are mental health services provided following devastating events? How is Psychological First Aid different from other crisis intervention strategies?

Participants in this workshop will be able to define the principles of Psychological First Aid.

Participants will learn the skills needed to provide immediate support to those impacted by devastating events.

Participants will be able to identify specific disaster characteristics that influence stress responses.

Participants will be able to identify factors that effect disaster responders.

Participants will learn risk factors that indicate a need for a higher level of care.

3 formal CEUs approved by NASW ME.

Jan Frost, LCSW, (she/her) received her Masters in Social Work degree from Simmons College in 1977. She is currently the Acting Disaster Mental Health Regional Lead for the Northern New England Region of the American Red Cross. She has been a Disaster Mental Health Responder for over twenty years. In addition to overseeing and supporting the Northern New England Disaster Mental Health Team, her volunteer experiences include responding to natural disasters and mass casualty events. Her mostrecent response was to the Lewiston, Maine Shooting Tragedy.

Bette Lewicke, Ph.D., received her doctorate in Experimental Psychology from the University of Connecticut in 1982. She completed postdoctoral training in clinical neuropsychology. She has provided neuropsychological services in rehabilitation settings, hospitals, and private practice. She is currently the Vermont state lead in Disaster Mental Health. She teaches courses for the Red Cross in Psychological First Aid and Disaster Mental Health Fundamentals. She is involved in recruiting and mentoring new Disaster Mental Health volunteers.

Bob Jolley, DMH/SV (Disaster Mental Health Supervisor)

• PhD Smith College School for Social Work; MSSS (MSW) Boston. University. Retired Professor of Social Work, UNH.
• Red Cross Volunteer since 2018. Most recent deployments: Rumford, ME & Johnson, VT floods; Lahaina, HI Wildfire; Lewiston, ME Shooting.

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