Psychological First Aid (From DepED - edited by John Carlo G. Lucido)

1. JOHN CARLO G. LUCIDO
T – 1
PSYCHOLOGICAL
FIRST AID

2. OBJECTIVES:
• TAKE ACTIVE STEPS IN ACQUIRING AND MAINTAINING WELLNE
SS IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE;
• BE RESILIENT IN FACING THE NEW NORMAL; AND
• APPLY GAINED INFORMATION IN YOUR DAILY LIVES

3. WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH?

4. MENTAL HEALTH
A state in well-being in which every individ
ual
realizes his/her own potential, can cope with the
normal stresses of life, can work productively an
d fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to
his/her community.

5. PSYCHOLOGICAL FIR
ST AID

6. What is PFA?

7. Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an
initial disaster response intervention w
ith
the goal to promote safety, stabilize sur
vivors of disasters, and connect individ
uals to help

8. Effects of a disaster such as a Pandem
ic
The person, family, a
nd community area
placed under great e
motional
distress and is in a
vulnerable state.
At every level, disaster
erode normally protecti
ve
supports, increase the ri
sk
of diverse problems and
tend to amplify pre-exis

9. PFA sessions are delivered during the
emergency phase of a disaster.

10. PFA sessions are conducted to foster
well-being and facilitate the return to
normalcy of an individual

18. PFA: How to conduct

19. LOOK, LISTEN, LINK

20. Look for signs and symptoms. Facial
expressions, hand gestures, voice into
nation, and other signs.
LOOK

21. EMPHATIC LISTENING SKILLS

22. MIRRORING
Repeating what the individual is s
aying.

23. PARAPHRASING (Listening for conte
nt)
Restating what the person the person
said in your own words.

24. CLARIFYING
Request for more information to g
ain
understanding of content.

25. REFLECTING (Listening for feelings)
Identifying the feelings of the person e
ven
when it may not be directly articulate
d.

26. Summarizing
Synthesizing what the person is sayin
g.

27. Link to identified basic needs a
nd
to a professional (if necessary).
LINK

28. THE MENTAL HEALTH SPECTRUM
SELF-CARE & SOCIAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL CARE

32. Avoid saying…
“I understand what it’s like for you.”
“Don’t feel bad.”
“You’re strong/You’ll get through this.”
“Don’t cry.”
“It’s God’s will.”
“It could be worse.”/ “At least you still have…”

34. BLUE

35. GREEN

36. YELLOW

37. ORANGE

38. PINK

39. RED

40. violet

42. Fefe, Fifi, Fofo, Fufu

43. 1 3 5
2 4 ?

44. 1 3 5
2 4 R

45. What two things you can
never eat for breakfast?

46. Lunch and Dinner

47. Two in a corner, one in a
room, zero in a house, bu
t
one in a shelter. What am

48. The letter “R”

49. Poor people have it. Rich
people need it. If you eat
it,
you die. What is it?

50. “Nothing”

51. Remember!
• They can use different means to calm down an
d
control their emotions
• They are persons and organizations who can b
e
approached for support in addressing their need
s
• They have multiple sources of strength

52. Common Reactions to stre
ssful events

60. PFA: Is VS Not
✓ ╳

61. If a problem still occurs…

63. LIST OF CENTERS OFFERING
FREE ONLINE PSYCHOLOGICAL
SERVICES DURING THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC
NOTE: This is not an endorsement. The Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP) is providing this infor
mation so that the public may decide and choose to avail these services in this time of crisis. The PAP had no in
formation about the quality or extent of the services provided by these centers.

75. GROUP NAME:
GROUP MEMBERS:
Brief summary of scenario:
PFA Approach/Intervention:

77. Metta Meditation
LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION
May I be Happy
May I be healthy
May I be free of suffering
May I live in peace
May my Life be blessed with ease

81. JOHN CARLO G. LUCIDO
T – 1
PSYCHOLOGICAL
FIRST AID