Look, Listen and Link: Providing Psychological Support After Stressful Events

Imagine being equipped with the tools to navigate challenging situations with resilience, empathy, and effectiveness. In a world where psychological safety and mental health awareness has gained greater focus, investing in psychological first aid training is a strategic decision to foster a positive culture and enhance communication. Psychological first aid is an evidence-informed approach to helping people in the immediate aftermath of a disaster, traumatic
event, or other crisis, aimed at reducing initial distress and promoting coping and adaptive functioning.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the need for psychological crisis intervention and how it relates to psychological safety.
• Understand and differentiate the key terms and concepts relevant to the study of psychological crisis intervention
• Be better able to recognize common psychological and behavioral reactions of someone in crisis and determine when the reactions need a higher level of care
• Learn the steps in the Look, Listen, Link model of Psychological First Aid

1.5 NASW CEU’s at LSW, LMSW & LCSW level