MOVE Tech Talk - Nov 2023 - Disaster Psychological First Aid (PFA)
PFA is an initial disaster response intervention with the goal to promote safety, stabilize survivors of disasters and connect individuals to help and resources. PFA is delivered to affected individuals by mental health professionals and other first responders. The purpose of PFA is to assess the immediate concerns and needs of an individual in the aftermath of a disaster, and not to provide on-site therapy.
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- Date: 28 Nov 2023
- Time: 08:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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- Co-sponsored by IEEE-USA MOVE Program
- Starts 07 October 2023 02:04 PM
- Ends 28 November 2023 10:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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Disaster Psychological First Aid (PFA)
PFA is an initial disaster response intervention with the goal to promote safety, stabilize survivors of disasters and connect individuals to help and resources. PFA is delivered to affected individuals by mental health professionals and other first responders. The purpose of PFA is to assess the immediate concerns and needs of an individual in the aftermath of a disaster, and not to provide on-site therapy.