Discuss how psychological first aid is different from crisis therapy. Who is likely to perform psychological first aid versus crisis therapy?

1. Discuss how psychological first aid is different from crisis therapy. Who is likely to perform psychological first aid versus crisis therapy?
2. Describe the eight-core actions published in the field manual titled Psychological First Aid: Field Operations Guidepublished by the National Center for PTSD.

. Contact and Engagement Goal: To respond to contacts initiated by sur- vivors, or to initiate contacts in a nonintrusive, compassionate, and helpful manner.

 2. Safety and Comfort Goal: To enhance immediate and ongoing safety, and provide physical and emotional comfort. 

3. Stabilization (if needed) Goal: To calm and orient emotionally over- whelmed or disoriented survivors. 

4. Information Gathering: Current Needs and Concerns Goal: To identify immediate needs and concerns, gather additional information, and tailor psycho- logical first aid interventions.

 5. Practical Assistance Goal: To offer practical help to survivors in ad- dressing immediate needs and concerns.

 6. Connection with Social Supports Goal: To help establish brief or ongoing contacts with primary support persons and other sources of support, including family members, friends, and community helping resources. 

7. Information on Coping Goal: To provide information about stress reac- tions and coping to reduce distress and promote adaptive functioning. 

8. Linkage with Collaborative Services Goal: To link survivors with available services needed at the time or in the future.