Disaster Psychosocial Services (DPS) offers Psychological First Aid (PFA) training to provide learners with the knowledge to assist people who have been affected by disasters, emergencies, and other major events. PFA is an immediate psychological intervention to help reduce initial distress caused by an events and help those affected foster coping skills for recovery.
This interactive and engaging PFA training course is broken down into two, 4-hour sessions and are delivered over Zoom by experienced PFA providers and DPS Team members. The training will cover the topics of:
Day 1: Saturday, March 22, 2025: 9am-1pm
- Introduction to PFA principles
- Guide to providing effective support
Day 2: Saturday, March 29, 2025: 9am-1pm
- Recognizing signs of distress
- Indigenous cultural safety and other special considerations for practice
PLEASE NOTE THAT SIGNING UP DOES NOT GUARANTEE A SPOT IN THE TRAINING. A confirmation email will be sent in early March.
*Participants must attend BOTH days to complete the training and receive a certificate.
*Registration is limited to 40 participants. If registration is full, you will be placed on a waitlist.