This is a RECORDED workshop.

3 formal CEUs approved by NASW ME.

Psychological First Aid is endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD) as the best practice standard for supporting individuals, families and communities in the immediate aftermath of disasters and mass casualty events. What are the skills that are involved in delivering Psychological First Aid? Where are mental health services provided following devastating events? How is Psychological First Aid different from other crisis intervention strategies?

Participants will have an understanding of why Psychological First is the current best practice standard following disasters and mass casualty events.

Participants will have an understanding of how Psychological First Aid differs from other crisis intervention methods.

Participants will become familiar with where emotional support services are provided following devastating events.

Participants will become familiar with the specifics of Psychological First Aid as an intervention.

About the presenters:

Jan Frost, LCSW, (she/her) received her Masters in Social Work degree from Simmons College in 1977. She is currently the Acting Disaster Mental Health Regional Lead for the Northern New England Region of the American Red Cross. She has been a Disaster Mental Health Responder for over twenty years. In addition to overseeing and supporting the Northern New England Disaster Mental Health Team, her volunteer experiences include responding to natural disasters and mass casualty events. Her most recent response was to the Lewiston, Maine Shooting Tragedy.

Bette Lewicke, Ph.D., received her doctorate in Experimental Psychology from the University of Connecticut in 1982. She completed postdoctoral training in clinical neuropsychology. She has provided neuropsychological services in rehabilitation settings, hospitals, and private practice. She is currently the Vermont state lead in Disaster Mental Health. She teaches courses for the Red Cross in Psychological First Aid and Disaster Mental Health Fundamentals. She is involved in recruiting and mentoring new Disaster Mental Health volunteers.

Bob Jolley, DMH/SV (Disaster Mental Health Supervisor)

• PhD Smith College School for Social Work; MSSS (MSW) Boston. University. Retired Professor of Social Work, UNH.

• Red Cross Volunteer since 2018. Most recent deployments: Rumford, ME & Johnson, VT floods; Lahaina, HI Wildfire; Lewiston, ME Shooting.