Psychological First Aid is Not Rocket Science
Though, learning how to do so can incredibly fuel your “rocket” in life.
When I said “first aid”, I am sure the first thing that comes to your mind is medical emergencies. As an amazingly effective way of approaching psychological emergencies, however, there is a framework that we psychologists use to help crisis situations.
I think, not only in crisis but also in everyday life, adapting this framework is helpful. Well, yes I personally use it too. Yes, it is a scientific framework. No, you don’t need to worry, it is totally doable.
Because it is not rocket science! However, if you learn and adapt it in your daily life; it has the potential to refill your rocket R-A-P-I-D-LY!
Having said RAPID, an approach called RAPID is a framework of psychological first responders to approach people in times of emergencies, trauma, disasters, wars, mass incidents, etc. Not going that far, life is full of small to large size crises on a daily basis, right? So, why not modify this extremely effective technique according to your needs…
Here let’s start by understanding what RAPID is first:
R: Reflective Listening
