Psychological First Aid (PFA)

Location:
Caddo Kiowa Technology Center
1415 N. 7th St.
Fort Cobb, OK 73038 , OK

Date/Time:
April 21, 2017
8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Hours Credit:
6

Class Limit:
30 students (20 seats left)

Description:
Psychological First Aid is the "acute intervention of choice" when responding to the psychosocial needs of children, adults, and families affected by disaster and terrorism. Developed by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and the National Center for PTSD, with contributions from other individuals involved in coordinating and participating in disaster response, Psychological First Aid is designed to reduce the initial distress caused by traumatic events and to foster short- and long-term adaptive functioning and coping.

Additional Information:

We "out grew" our previous venue.  We are now holding this training at the Caddo Kiowa Technology Center in building 400.  Class 436-437.  The Technology Center has a culinary department that prepares lunch.  The cost is $5.00.

Six hours of Continuing Education credit for mental health professionals (LPC, LMFT, LSCW), including 1 hour of ethics credit has been requested and Continuing Education for CLEET and Registered Nurses has been approved. This training meets the continuing education requirements for Clinical Psychologists.  Continuing education credit has been requested for LADC.

The University of Oklahoma Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Western Multi-State Division, an accredited approver American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Registration will be from 0830 to 0900.  Training will begin at 0900.  Lunch will be on your own from 12 - 1 pm. 

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