Psychology: Immediate Response To Victim Trauma

What you'll learn
Empower individuals to respond victims' needs immediately after the event
Equip responders with the necessary basic skill an knowledge to assist victims
Inspire the community and First Responders to reach out to victims immediately after the event
Designed to also support mental health professionals who seek to engage in prevention, investigation, and intervention on behalf of victims
Requirements
No previous knowledge required
Description
The way people cope as victims of a traumatic event, like an accident, natural disaster, or crime depend largely on their experiences immediately following the event. As a First Responder on the scene, you are usually the first person to approach victims. For this reason, you are in a unique position to help victims cope with the immediate trauma of the event and to help restore their sense of security and control over their lives.It is not just law enforcement officers or Medical Emergency Personnel who are on the scene first, most often, it is a bystander, a friend, or family member who were in the vicinity, or was called by the victim.Trauma affects everyone differently, This includes one-time, multiple, or long-lasting repetitive events. The impact of trauma can be subtle, dangerous, or outright destructive. How an event affects an individual depends on many factors, including characteristics of the individual, the type and characteristics of the event(s), developmental processes, the meaning of the trauma, and sociocultural factors.Some individuals may clearly display criteria associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but many more individuals will exhibit resilient...

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