Psychological First Aid: Supporting Children and Young People
Get Psychological First Aid training to support children and young people’s mental health during emergencies and crisis situations
Who is the course for?
This course is aimed at frontline or essential workers and volunteers who come into contact with children and young people aged 0-25 years during emergency and crisis situations.
Those who may benefit from this course include parents/ caregivers, front line workers or volunteers
or for young adults to support their peers or family.
You don’t need any previous experience or qualifications to deliver PFA. The following is what you will need to use PFA:
Be a good listener. An important part of PFA is identifying what help and support each person requires.
Understand the importance of accurate information during the pandemic and where to access it.
Have the ability to encourage active coping by, for instance, helping people make plans.
Encourage and help people to connect to others (in line with current regulations).
Be aware of people’s cultural preferences and needs.
Be aware that some people may be extremely distraught and tearful and that you may become upset too.
We recommend that people who offer interventions based on PFA should have social support available to them such as volunteer coordinator, line-manager or supervisor.
The PFA approach can be used with people of all ages. We have another PFA course focusing on adults. If you have completed this already you will find it easier to move quickly through the principles of PFA in this course, as there will be some repetition.
If you have urgent mental health needs, find your local 24/7 mental health crisis line.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Explain what psychological first aid is
Identify children, young people and families for whom it is suited and how you can help them
Describe how children and young people of different ages react to traumatic experiences
Identify ways to look after yourself and your peers when working in the context of an emergency
Engage with further reading into psychosocial support during emergencies
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