Target group:
Superintendents, Masters, Chief Engineers, Chief Officers, Second Engineers, Third Engineers, Fourth Engineers, Junior Engineers, Engineer Cadets.
Description:
In this short course, you will be introduced to Psychological First Aid, and gain knowledge about how to provide it to affected crewmembers following an emergency. The following sections will be covered within this course: Psychological First Aid; Definition and core component; Goal of Psychological First Aid; Concrete steps; Outward reactions – hyperactivity and panic; Inward reactions – sluggishness and apathy; Hyperventilation and Zooming out.