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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Psychological First Aid by Johns Hopkins University

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About the Course

Learn to provide psychological first aid to people in an emergency by employing the RAPID model: Reflective listening, Assessment of needs, Prioritization, Intervention, and Disposition. Utilizing the RAPID model (Reflective listening, Assessment of needs, Prioritization, Intervention, and Disposition), this specialized course provides perspectives on injuries and trauma that are beyond those physical in nature. The RAPID model is readily applicable to public health settings, the workplace, the military, faith-based organizations, mass disaster venues, and even the demands of more commonplace critical events, e.g., dealing with the psychological aftermath of accidents, robberies, suicide, homicide, or community violence. In addition, the RAPID model has been found effective in promoting personal and community resilience. Participants will increase their abilities to: - Discuss key concepts related to PFA - Listen reflectively - Differentiate benign, non-incapacitating psychological/ behavioral crisis reactions from more severe, potentially incapacitating, crisis reactions - Prioritize (triage) psychological/ behavioral crisis reactions - Mitigate acute distress and dysfunction, as appropriate - Recognize when to facilitate access to further mental health support - Practice self-care Developed in collaboration with Johns Hopkins Open Education Lab....

Top reviews

ED

May 22, 2020

I am very happy and satisfied with the course program. In fact, I am excited to apply what I have learned and also looking forward to enroll in another course. Thank you for this learning opportunity!

KG

Apr 15, 2020

A wonderful course with clear explanations and case scenarios to help reinforce learning. I was truly engaged throughout the course and felt like I learned a lot more than I anticipated when going in.

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By Cheryl C

Jan 11, 2020

Excellent course, providing a very clear overview of PFA and real-life, practical techniques to easily employ when responding to a crisis as a first responder. I recommend this course to everyone! These are real life skills that may come in handy in your own life.

By Yifei W

May 24, 2016

I am a nursing student and really interested in this course because i think this may help me in my future career. I found this courser is quite helpful and useful, for those who wanna know more about the psychological first aid , you better don't miss this chance.

By Marco A R F M

Feb 21, 2016

The course is design so that people with little to none of previous experience on the field of physicology and or crisis intervention may comprehend the basic concepts for Pychological First Aid with enough deapt to actually start applying it. Highly recommended.

By Joshua E S

May 8, 2020

I thought the course covered a lot of material.

I would like to have been presented with more psychological background on the critical steps in the program.

I would like to have been presented with the answers to the quiz questions as well as a brief explanation.

By Karen M S B

Mar 20, 2019

Es un curso muy bien estructurado con muchas herramientas que incitan al alumno a seguir adelante, me encantaron las simulaciones donde aprendes la mejor técnica para manejar una crisis , ya que hay una simulación de lo que no se debe de hacer y una de lo que si.

By tracy s

Jul 12, 2017

I found this course to be very informative, and I think in today's world, everyone who can take it should do so, regardless if they are in the mental health fields. Professor Everly was clear and concise and engaging. I would love to take another course with him.

By Ana B

Sep 30, 2016

This is a great course, with quality material and helpful videos. I felt very engaged and interested to learn through the course. I have learned some good techniques to help my clients at work with de-escalations techniques and paraphrasing for example. Thanks!

By Manal M

Feb 10, 2022

A very useful and relevant technique to use in situation of acute distress. The contect is well designed, the course is interactive and calls for one's reflection. I appreciate the simulations that picture the techniques taught. Thank you Coursera, Thank you JHU

By Carlton W

Mar 12, 2021

This course is a life saver for those always getting depressed or struggle after being a listener. Learn to be a good, comfortable, strong listener. The most important thing in this course is teaching me how to take care myself after being a listener. So sweet!

By Raquel B P

Sep 24, 2020

It has been one of the best courses I have taken. The information seemed very clear to me and the testimonies of survivors make this course unique. Also, the intervention that you would carry out in a crisis situation is explained step by step. 100% recommended!

By Vandhana.S

Sep 4, 2020

loved this course, as it continuously guided me throughout and helped me to gain knowledge of how to handle situations with more patience and help the people who need me. I really liked how they showed the concepts in simulations and guided how to be is correct.

By y.k.s c

Aug 28, 2020

I have seen many changes in my thinking regarding practical usage of psychology in a humanitarian and results producing art .Very effective now a days (of very long pandemic time ) and it's severe effects on human beings. I must say thanks to Dr Every & Coursera

By Laura A

Aug 2, 2021

This is a well put together, and engaging course that provides valuable information regarding appropriate interventions for victims of a crisis. In today's COVID climate, this education is absolutely essential, and will provide great benefit to our communities.

By Desiree M P

Sep 24, 2020

Dr. Everly was personable, humorous but approached this course with such sincerity and care. I completed this course in less than 24 hrs. It was that engaging and heartfelt. Thank you to Dr. George Everly for producing one of the best courses I have ever taken.

By Kazumi G

May 15, 2020

Extremely informative and applicable in everyday life. Course was straight to the point and resources and activities were effective and efficient for maximum learning. Would recommend this even to those who have no background in studies of the human psychology.

By sherry a b

Nov 6, 2020

This was a very informative course: the content was compact however, he presentation and delivery was well-paced. If there is an advanced level I would definitely be interested. In the mean time I would recommend this information to my friends and colleagues.

By kelwin f

Jul 19, 2020

This is perfect for beginners. As I knew A little about this topic in a more common way, this systematic scientific way prove to be far more efficient than other models used in psychological counselling. I liked the R-A-P-I-D model of Johns Hopkins University.

By Kelly A

Jun 21, 2020

I really enjoyed this course and felt it will be very valuable in my role as a safety manager, where I do have to be present when there are tragic events. This was a great start to learning some techniques to use in those types of situations. Very well done.

By Osose E O

Apr 6, 2020

Thank you Johns Hopkins University. You just helped me add a valuable skill to my medical carrier. Thank you for offering the course free of charge. Absolutely, this course is worth paying for and at the same time, it is priceless. Thank you for the knowledge.

By Nicole I A A

Nov 22, 2019

Un curso de real importancia en cuanto a la preparación y facilitación de primeros auxilios. Un curso bien preparado, debido a que facilitan al estudiante una serie de materiales visuales y auditivos que permiten una fácil comprensión de los temas propuestos.

By Leticia R

Jul 26, 2019

Very useful introductory course to the PFA. Really well explained, with lot of emphasis on keypoints. Very enriching for psychologists, as it shows us a different way of acting than we would do in normal conditions. It seems well structured and shows validity.

By Samsara H C

Aug 9, 2020

I'm a psychologist and english is not my first language. the PFA couse was very effective as there was new things for me to learn, the simulations were very good and george always explained everything in details, especially if it was a new concept. Thank you.

By Leanne C J

Jul 1, 2020

Thank you for the opportunity to complete this course. The instructor was clear, the material was interesting and made it easy to understand. As a social worker and educator, I found the study process valuable and the information relevant and well structured.

By Graciela M

Apr 16, 2020

I Loved this course, it was informative and Practical at the same time, comprehensible, with very useful information and Mr George was an exceptional man with a truly compassionate spirit. I feel very fortunate to have taken this course with him... thank you!

By Helen N

Sep 12, 2017

A brilliant course, well presented with good variety of interactive media e.g. video interventions, quizzes, lecture and summaries. I also bought the book that goes with this talk and it has been very useful in the field. I would highly recommend this course.