If ever there were a time for people to know the important skills that make up what mental health experts refer to as “psychological first aid,” a pandemic is it. Like regular first aid, PFA is a way of helping someone in pain — except rather than cleaning and bandaging a cut or applying ice to a sprained ankle, you tend to someone’s anxiety or distress in a way that will ease it and help restore a sense of equanimity.
Stories Related to Pandemic Shows We All Should Know ‘psychological First Aid’
By Stacey Colino, Washington Post, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Tue, 10/27/2020 - 3:13pm
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