But that is why we also build the resilience in neighboring communities, such that every community will usually have a contiguous community. Because during a disaster first responders will be busy doing their primary jobs, and that is true. Now some will say there's an inherent flaw in your rationale. How do we do that? Why is this program designated for, primarily at least, non-mental health clinicians? Why are we designating this for public health professionals, for educators, especially first responders? Because you make up the fabric of the resilient community. But what Hurricane Katrina taught us was that resilient communities are perhaps best built from the inside out. There is still a role for that, don't get me wrong.
REFLECTIVE LISTENING PROFESSIONAL
This is a departure from historical methods as I've described earlier, where we would typically import professional mental health services. The remedy, the answer to the problem that we've come up with is to build the community resilience from the inside out. What we are most concerned with in the wake of disaster is surge, the increased demand for mental health behavioral health services. Before we take that stroll, I want to remind you of our context. I promise to stroll through the elements of rapid psychological first aid. Recognize when to facilitate access to further mental health supportĭeveloped in collaboration with Johns Hopkins Open Education Lab. Mitigate acute distress and dysfunction, as appropriate Prioritize (triage) psychological/ behavioral crisis reactions Differentiate benign, non-incapacitating psychological/ behavioral crisis reactions from more severe, potentially incapacitating, crisis reactions Participants will increase their abilities to:
In addition, the RAPID model has been found effective in promoting personal and community resilience. 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. 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. 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.
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