Further readings for Unit 3
The Psychological First Aid for Children package in the COVID-19 outbreak is a toolkit that:
- Provides psychological first aid training for children
- Developed for those providing direct care and support to children and their caregivers in distress, such as nurses, teachers, social workers etc.
The training aims to enable teachers to:
- Know more about children’s reactions to distress
- Know what psychological first aid for children is and what it is not
- Understand the three action principles of ‘look, listen and link’ in relation to children
- Practise providing psychological first aid to a child and caregiver in distress
- Consider complex reactions and situations
- Be aware of the importance of self-care when helping others
