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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Psychological First Aid by Johns Hopkins University

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    About the Course

    Learn to provide psychological first aid to people in an emergency by employing the RAPID model: Reflective listening, Assessment of needs,
    Prioritization, Intervention, and Disposition. Utilizing the RAPID model (Reflective listening, Assessment of needs, Prioritization, Intervention, and
    Disposition), this specialized course provides perspectives on injuries and trauma that are beyond those physical in nature. The RAPID model is
    readily applicable to public health settings, the workplace, the military, faith-based organizations, mass disaster venues, and even the demands
    of more commonplace critical events, e.g., dealing with the psychological aftermath of accidents, robberies, suicide, homicid...
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    Top reviews

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    Jun 12, 2020

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    I had a wonderful learning experience. Kudos to Dr. George! Lectures are brief but very substantial, simulation videos are very helpful to how to do it and how not to do the psychological first aid.

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    Aug 14, 2020

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    Found the course really informational and useful on both personal and professional levels. The techniques and skills were easily implementable and highly transferable to various real-life situations.

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    Nov 15, 2020

    An eye-opening course that is a great step to learning how to help others in a disaster in an action-oriented way. A little short but if supplemented with the book and with a sincere approach to learning all you can this as a fantastic starting point.

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    May 2, 2021

    Covers the topic well but may need to have a more updated/relevant version. This is helpful for natural calamities but was hoping to learn about situations more towards social media and the current pandemic. Already gives a great foundation still.

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    By Rhonda D

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    Jun 18, 2020

    Pretty good, gave good application understanding too.

    However, would also have been good if other vignettes were used especially at the assessment phase to ensure transferability of learnt concepts. But all in all, it was extremely well organised.

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    By Thais A V R

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    Mar 30, 2020

    I would give an excellent and 5 stars if I could have seen the feedback for my incorrect answers. Unfortunatelz I was not able to see them. I really enjoyed the course and I hope to pursue this learning with other courses and readings. Thank you.

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    Jul 23, 2020

    The coursera is very good online courses platform for learning and growing up so fast towards the improvement of personal development and it is very good for safety awareness programs and learning through coursera is the best experience for me.

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    By Katherine O

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    Apr 7, 2021

    It was very complete for an introduction, I used it to review things I learned at my university. I found the quizzes useful though a bit too easy and the material was user friendly. I would like to do a more complete course about this subject.

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    By Amatunnoor S

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    Sep 29, 2020

    I appreciate the excellent work the Coursera team is doing with the collaboration with them and the universities around the world for us whilst maintaining our mental and professional growth and training. A big thank you for both !

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    By MADHUMANTI S

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    May 3, 2020

    It was a very nice graded course. But it's limited to some specific points. Although it is not possible to complete a whole season within a course, but according to my expectations it could be a bit more longer and more elaborated.

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    By Irina M

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    Dec 24, 2023

    The course is excellent, and it would be even better if somebody from the course team answered questions on the forum. I've learned a lot; lectures are very clear and detailed. Much appreciation for making this course available!

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    By Viktor D

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    Jun 28, 2017

    Good course especially if you have no idea about psychology and related fields. I will probably (hopefully) never use it, but in case the need arises I believe I will be able to do at least something and will not be totally lost.

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    By Michail V

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    Feb 12, 2021

    The outline of the course helps greatly into achieving the intended learning outcomes. Many examples and example cases of what to do and not to do. Simple language suitable for people with not relevant background as intended.

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    By Desanka M

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    Aug 1, 2020

    Interesting, short course full of useful information and examples that can be used. It is easy to learn and it can be finished fast. Video lectures are somewhat average video quality and there are no peer graded assignments.

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    By Antonia d C B

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    Feb 2, 2017

    Very good introductory course which will give you a solid basis to continue exploring the subject. The lectures are well structured and paced. It includes "real life" examples of how to implement the theory you just learned.

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    By Carolyn P

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    Jun 24, 2020

    Good course. Great information available. Only down side is that the read along doesn't show the extra on screen. If you're reading do to need for quiet you lose context and some information. Need to offer read only option

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    By sukeerti d

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    May 27, 2021

    This course is so helpful for psychological counselor to do the counseling job properly, it provide insight and make us think what's we doing and how's we doing our job. Thank you entire team for this golden opportunities.

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    By Agathe R

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    Nov 17, 2020

    This course was really valuable for me, french student in psychology. I would've like to learn more about psychological first aid especially for migration prolematics, but apart from that, it was interesting and concrete.

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    By Surajit M

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    Aug 9, 2020

    It was really a nice experience. The course is well organized. Though it would have been better if there was one more simulation with completely different situation, with someone who is not that much optimistic like Gina.

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    Apr 23, 2020

    Although I realize that my english level make more difficult confronting test, I enjoyed a good learning about both PFA, crisis psycological first intervention and american english. Thanks for your great style of teaching

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    By Inka P

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    Dec 19, 2020

    The biggest struggle here for me was what I refer to as "academical language" which made the assessments hard for me. Whilst I 100% understood the point and actions and reasons, the lingo used threw me on many occasions.

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    By Marcel L

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    Jul 13, 2020

    This is a good first look into the topic and gives you the means to develop a deeper understanding. It prepares you for the basics and enables you to be an active, helping part in your community in the wake of adversity.

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    Dec 4, 2020

    This course will be very helpful for people that respond to the psychological needs of people that are affected during disasters and is also good for people who just want to learn how to go about Psychological First Aid

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    By Masha V

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    Aug 12, 2020

    I found this course to be very interesting and definitely useful, though in some places it felt too vague and almost generic. As an introduction to this field, though, it is sufficient and made me excited to learn more.

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    By David N

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    Jan 7, 2020

    The course was well constructed and very, very well presented. The material caused me to think, in some areas reinforce what I knew and in some areas learned new ideas. I am pleased with the course and the experience.

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    By Dodd M R

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    Mar 8, 2016

    Great course a few problems, actually had problems with all video review during tests not playing and only having a blank screen so I wasn't able to review specefic videos through the tests. Loved the senarios though.

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    By Journaling w G

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    May 5, 2020

    Thank you for this course! I learned a lot, even if I am not a health or psychological practitioner. I am still a student yet the information I learned is very relevant in this time of crisis. Self care is important!

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