HEAT Skills: Psychological First Aid (PFA)

HDFF’s 2-day Psychological First Aid Training is an essential course that enables first responders/First Persons on the Scene (FPOS) to provide aid to psychologically challenged victims. This course addresses topics like PFA skills and techniques, PFA practical topics, and PFA as an important tool for reducing primary stress factors, which are essential skills for frontline team members deployed in the field. This classroom-based training is highly participatory, and participants are expected to engage in role-playing activities. HEAT Psychological First Aid is conducted by internationally experienced and culturally sensitive facilitators.

Objectives:

– To provide an understanding of Psychological First Aid and how to apply it
– To facilitate the participants’ understanding of Psychological First Aid in the context of crisis situations.
– To train basic principles and skills to be able to use Psychological First Aid in challenging situations.

Please email trainingco@hdff.org for more information.