Psychological First Aid (PFA)

Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an intensive training that combines theoretical knowledge with practical application to improve a participant’s ability to cope with psychological pressures and take immediate action when a person experiences distress. 

Program includes:

Core Resilience and Coping Skills 

•     Core Principles of Psychological First Aid (PFA): what is PFA and how to provide PFA for yourself and colleagues, mitigate acute stress reactions and support each other;
•     Practical excersices: techniques to support colleagues and how to apply PFA to yourself;

Understanding Stress & Trauma

•     Explore the biological, emotional, and behavioral effects of stress and trauma;
•     The Stress Response: “fight, flight, or freeze” mechanism;
•     Chronic Stress and its effects on physical and mental health;
•     Trauma and its Aftermath;
•     Stressors in hostile environments and war zones.

Mental Toughness Training 

Building resilience and tolerance to distress.

Who It’s For:

• Enterprises operating in high-risk environment, including digital communications
• Employees of civic organizations operating in high-risk areas, especially with sensitive information
• Humanitarian missions, field workers, volunteers
• Journalists, media workers, documentarians
• Government agencies, employees of local communities in high-risk areas

THEY HAVE PASSED THIS TRAINING

What You Will Gain:

• Identify stress triggers and early signs of burnout and understand the importance of resilience-building practices;
• Confidently apply these resilience techniques to manage stress effectively, prevent burnout, and stay focused in high-pressure environments;
• Confidence in offering and receiving peer support, fostering a more resilient and collaborative work culture.
• Incorporate self-assessment and feedback practices, allowing to adapt and improve approach to mental resilience continuously.
• Certificate of completion

Training duration: 5-6 hours.

Availability: upon request.