UNCG's Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships is excited to offer Free Disaster Mental Health Trainings, sponsored by the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services.
Multiple virtual trainings will be offered this fall and are open to anyone who may respond to a natural or man-made disaster. These trainings include Psychological First Aid and Skills for Psychological Recovery.
Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an evidence-based approach to supporting individuals of all ages in the immediate aftermath of the disaster with goals to reduce initial distress and build a foundation for longer term adaptive functioning and coping. This training would be appropriate for anybody who mobilizes in immediate disaster response.
Skills for Psychological Recovery (SPR) is an evidence-informed intervention that assists individuals of all ages with building coping skills to reduce ongoing distress that may persist in the weeks and months following a disaster. It is not mental health treatment, but rather a secondary prevention model. This training would be appropriate for people who would likely work with those impacted in the weeks and months following a disaster.
Please see the attached flyer for dates and registration links and share with anyone whom you think would benefit from these trainings.
*These trainings will be offered in English and Spanish.
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