NET: Psychological First Aid -Mental Crisis / Emotional TraumaTreatment
Eliot Chapel, First Unitarian Church of Portland 1011 SW 12th Portland, OR
Wednesday, March 20th 7:00 to 8:30pm
Our objective is to enable the volunteercommunity to being better prepared in aidingothers, while also providing Task Book trainingcertification for PBEM NET volunteers, coveringthese topics:
• What to say and what not to say to a survivor of a traumatic event • How to give a compassionate death notification • Understanding emotional shock • The 5 “Emotional First Aid” skills • What family members need after a sudden death • Caring vs. Curing • The one characteristic survivors of tragic events value most
The primary speaker, June Vining, is the Founder and Executive Director of Trauma Intervention Program of Portland/Vancouver, Inc. She is a certified “Master Trainer” with TIP and is known nationally for her leadership and training abilities. She started her career with TIP as a volunteer in 1991 and has been with TIP ever since. She has presented many Emotional First Aid Training courses across the country to first responders, health care professionals and caring citizens.
For any questions please email [email protected] and further information about this event's sponsor can be found at http://hayhurstnet.com.
