This will be a highly interactive workshop focused on developing skillful empathy and practicing tangible tools to address behavioral challenges that arise in field settings when we are the only responders available.
Some of the topics to be covered include:
- Building our capacity to hold space through challenging situations
- Overview of the Polyvagal Theory, including triggers and physical symptoms
- Developing a mental health tool kit with grounding interventions
- Introducing Safety/Support Plans and evacuation decision-making considerations
- Mental Health First Aid for Field Settings goes beyond an awareness-level workshop as its main goal is to build skills and confidence in attending to mental health challenges.
- 4 hours on Zoom
- June 2
