P F A Course

[GTR-N1]

Psychological First Aid Course is worth doing as an adjunct to your regular First Aid Course for those who are interested. Red Cross ran mine yesterday at the RFS.

[Birds]

Interesting...what does that entail? Dealing with psychotic episodes, lifeline / suicide counseling etc.?

[GTR-N1]

They (Red Cross) work off the model Birds,...

Look > Listen > Link

+ Safety being paramount to the attendee if the distressed person is drug affected

+ Listening Skills

+ Empathy Skills

+ How not to appear shocked

+ Leading questions

+ Leading tactlie support

+ Calming techniques

+ Triage (prioritising)

+ Role Play

[Birds]

Should be a compulsory high school course these days with ice abuse seemingly on the rise^

You know I've always wondered why high school curriculum never made way for a general life skills class consisting of things like a first aid course and negotiation, counseling and everyday law, how to buy/sell/service cars etc. The stuff you know you will use in life even if you don't use the Maths that everyone claims not to need.

The closest I had to it was a leadership class, which the principal taught himself and unfortunately you had to choose between that and outdoor education - both useful skills!

[GTR-N1]

Negotiation came up yesterday but I was remiss in bringing up any elements in that department.

One person stated that if a fire was looming the word "relocate" was to be preferred over "vacate".

I only brought up strategies on how to befriend the victims' pets as a way to get them to co-operate.

But yes, negotiation skills are super important in assisting the person/people to link.

Most time was spent on rapport building, calming, listening and non verbal cues.