Session Description:

In the aftermath of the horrendous 2025 firestorms, thousands of children and adults are experiencing wide-ranging symptoms of acute stress. Mental health workers will be called upon to provide immediate, short-term interventions to stabilize individuals and families quickly and effectively. Learn key strategies to help people understand and normalize their symptoms, facilitate coping and planning skills, identify available resources & supports, assess their need for further intervention(s), and foster their resilience and hope.

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Learning objectives:  

After the workshop you should be able to:

1. Assess if you have the capacity and are ready to serve as a Disaster Mental Health(DMH) Responder to the current event.
2. Have working definitions of DMH and Psychological First Aid(PFA).
3. Identify 3-6 core differences between DMH and psychotherapy.
4. Describe the Sea-3 Method to assess functioning and components of effective individual interventions.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of responder peer-care and self-care planning.