Training of Volunteers in Psychological First Aid and Coping Strategies

 

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Autores: Becerra, Luciana, Bail Pupko, Vera, Depaula, Pablo, Azzollini, Susana
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2021
Descripción:Objective. To analyze the effectiveness of volunteer and professional personnel who assist in emergencies (Volunteer Firefighters, Civil Defense, Red Cross) in a Psychological First Aid training program and its relationship with indicators of empathy and coping strategies. Method. A quantitative, comparative, and co-relational study was carried out with a sample of 198 volunteers belonging to institutions that intervene in emergencies. A simulation program on responses to victims of catastrophes was used, Interactive System in Psychological First Aid and the Coping Strategies Inventory. Results. Volunteers, who state that handle better stressful situations, achieve a more effective performance in the simulation program. The assessment of the context as threatening or indifferent impaired the execution of the proposed PFA protocol using software.
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/38911
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/actualidades/article/view/38911
Palabra clave:Psychological First Aid
Volunteers
Efficacy
Empathy
Coping Strategies
primera ayuda psicológica
voluntarios
empatía
estrategias de afrontamiento
Empaty