Most people will experience at least one potentially traumatic event in their lifetime.
While the types and impacts of trauma vary widely, we know that most people recover by drawing on their existing supports, resources and skills.
For those working with people impacted by trauma, Psychological First Aid training can help develop skills to provide emotional comfort and support and offer practical advice and assistance to address people’s immediate needs.
What is Psychological First Aid?
Psychological First Aid (PFA) is a simple and practical approach that anyone with the appropriate training can use to help calm a person in distress and support their recovery.
Using PFA can help you to reduce initial distress in others, and to help them cope better in the days and weeks following a traumatic event, such as a disaster, workplace accident, or assault. PFA training provides you with the skills and confidence to engage safely and effectively with trauma impacted people that you might already be interacting with in the workplace.
Phoenix Australia’s evidence-informed approach to PFA can be used across a range of situations to help individuals, families, teams and communities who have experienced a potentially traumatic event.