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UNC Greensboro’s Center for Youth, Family and Community Partnerships will offer free disaster mental health trainings from Aug. 28 through Dec. 4 with some sessions in Spanish.
Sponsored by the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services, these virtual trainings 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.
See the flyers below for details.
