Psychological First Aid is designed to provide immediate response that can reduce some of the long-term negative consequences of trauma. This skill set will be relevant for ANYONE who would expect to have contact with survivors. That would include anyone with a basic knowledge of and responsibility for students. Psychological First Aid is not therapy, but is an immediate stabilization strategy, much like CPR. Please consider equipping yourself with this essential training.
To be more to the point - We need a battalion of individuals on this campus who will be prepared to respond. Please share with colleagues. We thank you for your continued compassionate care of our UConn Family, and ask you to consider taking this training. Details and presenter biography appear below.
Psychological First Aid Training
WHEN: Thursday, November 20th TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon
WHERE: Student Union Theater
TRAINER: Kathryn Dean, MSSW, Coordinator of the CT Disaster Behavioral Health Network
Please RSVP by November 17, 2014 to: Annadell Jaczynski at annadell.jaczynski@uconn.edu
Kathryn S. Dean, MSSW, has served as the Coordinator of Connecticut's Disaster Behavioral Health Response Network (CT-DBHRN) since its inception following the tragic events of September 11, 2001. She is responsible for maintaining the readiness of the statewide disaster behavioral health infrastructure. She carries out statewide training initiatives to prepare behavioral health professionals for disaster response and ensures effective coordination with health systems preparedness partners and traditional first responders through liaison activities, technical assistance, and consultation. Previously she served as: the Director of Sexual Abuse Treatment Programs in Knoxville, Tennessee and Louisville, Kentucky; the Director of the Southern Regional Training Center for Sexual Abuse Treatment; the Director of two federally-funded research projects (the first investigating sexual abuse of males and the second the efficacy of sexual abuse prevention efforts), and; the Executive Director of an alcohol and drug residential treatment facility in Jackson, Mississippi. Ms. Dean has taught at the Schools of Social Work at the University of Louisville, Jackson State University, and the University of Connecticut. Prior to moving to the Hartford area in September 2001 she served as the Coordinator for Graduate Field Education for the School of Social Work at Jackson State University.
For more information, contact: Annadell Jaczynski at annadell.jaczynski@uconn.edu