This guidance is written to support the workforce to deliver effective Psychological First Aid to in order to help those in distress in the immediate aftermath of a crisis.
Completion Time: 45 minutes
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand what Psychological First Aid (PFA) is and is not
- Understand the ways that crises can affect us
- Understand the 7 key components of effective PFA
- Feel able to deliver PFA support to others
- Adapt PFA to the needs of particularly vulnerable groups of people
- Identify ways to take care of yourself while providing PFA
We are all exposed to different stresses and risks at work. This short module provides the ABCs of taking care of yourself and the active steps we can all take to protect and sustain our wellbeing.
The purpose of this unit is to help managers, planners and leaders of teams understand the evidence based factors that support the wellbeing of managers and teams through crisis events such as COVID-19. It contains information about proactive prevention strategies that managers can apply to protect the wellbeing of their staff, and reactive interventive strategies to respond effectively and promptly to concerns about an individual's mental health during and after the crisis.
Completion Time: 30 minutes
Learning Outcomes:
After completing this module, users will be able to:
1. Understand the importance of providing routine psychological protection to protect the wellbeing of teams exposed to psychological stress at work.
2. Apply preventative strategies to protect the wellbeing of their teams through a. Manager Wellbeing b. Team Communication and Preparedness c. Team Connection and Cohesion b. Balanced work / life load.
3. Apply reactive strategies to identify and respond effectively to the mental health needs of staff within a stepped care model.
4. Know where to seek further sources of information.