Table 2.
⟪Psychological First Aid Guide for Field workers⟫ | ⟪Psychological First Aid: Field Operations Guide⟫ | ⟪The Johns Hopkins Guide to Psychological First Aid⟫ | Immediate Cognitive-Functional Psychological First Aid (ICF-PFA): The SIX-Cs PFA Model | |
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Developer |
World Health Organization
War Trauma Foundation World Vision International |
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
National Centre for PTSD |
Johns Hopkins University | / |
Intended purpose | Humanitarian aid in low- and middle-income countries | Common disaster mental health response and research | Mental health preparedness and community resilience initiatives |
Nonprofessional community,
Professionals and first responders |
Approach |
Check for serious distressed people Approach people who may need help |
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Listen |
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Listening the answers to the above cognitive questions |
Assessment |
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Set priorities and make effective decisions |
Support |
Help people cope with problems Give information Protecting people from further harm |
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Referral |
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Synchronisation of the event: underline the ending of the event |
Self-care | Caring for yourself and your colleagues | Provider care |
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Available resources |
31 languages |
6 languages |
Book The Johns Hopkins guide to psychological first aid. Online course: Coursera |
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Evaluation evidence support | Earthquake, Conflict, Triple Disasters, Refugee, Ebola, Acute wards | Hurricane, Flood, Fire, Typhoon, Refugee, Crime, Nursing Home staff | Emergency response, Mental health preparedness capacity building, College student | War crisis, High school student |