Catastrophe and Emotional Aid
| Code: | PCS07 | Acronym: | CSE |
| Keywords | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Keyword |
| CNAEF | Psychology |
Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S 
| Active? | Yes |
| Web Page: | http://modle.up.pt |
| Responsible unit: | Psychology |
| Course/CS Responsible: | Master Degree in Psychology |
Cycles of Study/Courses
| Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPSIC | 14 | Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2021 | 1 | - | 6 | 54 | 162 |
Fields changed: Eligibility for exams
Teaching language
PortugueseObjectives
Learning outcomes and competences
- to know the different concepts related to emotional aid in disaster situations, as well as laws and articulation with civil protection agents.
- to know the impact of disasters on mental health and to know the different models of emotional support, their specificities, and their application contexts.
- through practical exercises, to select and to apply the appropriate model of emotional support to survivors and/or rescue workers, as well as to develop intervention skills and emotional support.
- to present autonomous learning capacity and critical analysis in reflection about on their practical performance.
Working method
PresencialPre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)
Non applicable.Program
- Introduction: concepts; laws and articulation with civil protection agents; screening of victims and section division of operations theatre; identification of critical incidents, crisis and disaster situations.
- Impact of disasters and critical incidents on the mental health of survivors and rescue workers: research and assessment.
- Emotional support models: special reference to Psychological First Aid (PFA) and Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM); intervention in specific cases; communication of bad news.
- Emotional support to survivors: psychological emergency, acute stress disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), coping and resilience.
- Emotional support to rescue workers: stress management, PTSD, burnout and compassion fatigue.
- Discussion of cases and practical exercises of psychological and psychosocial intervention in crisis or disaster situations; theory/practice differences and limitations/challenges of acting on the field.
Mandatory literature
George S. Everly; The^Johns Hopkins guide to psychological first aid. ISBN: 978-1-4214-2271-8David A. McEntire; Disaster response and recovery. ISBN: 0-471-78974-7
Pereira, M. et al. (2015). ; Intervenção psicológica em crise e catástrofe. Lisboa: OPP
Queirós, C. & Passos, F. (2018). ; A recuperação emocional e o apoio psicológico a sobreviventes. In L. Lourenço & A. Amaro (Ed.). Riscos e Crises, da teoria à plena manifestação (pp.453-473). Coimbra: Imprensa da UC.
Matthew Stein; When disaster strikes. ISBN: 978-1-60358-322-0
Complementary Bibliography
Beja, M. J., Portugal, A., Câmara, J., Berenguer, C., Rebolo, A., Crawford, C., & Gonçalves, D. (2018:; Primeiros Socorros Psicológicos: Intervenção psicológica na catástrofe, Psychologica, 61(1), 125-142. doi:10.14195/1647-8606_61-1_7, 2018Blumenfield, M. & Ursano, R. (2008).; Intervention and resilience after mass trauma.Cambridge: Cambridge Univ.Press.
Fonseca, S.M. (…) & Queirós, C. (2019).; Saúde ocupacional dos profissionais de emergência pré-hospitalar: Contributo do trauma e coping. International Journal of Working Conditions, 17, 69-88.
Gouveia, S., Sousa, F.C., Braz, C., Nunes, R. & Queirós, C. ; (2019). Desastres e catástrofes: a intervenção psicossocial na ilha da Madeira. In R.R. Ferreira & M. Moreira (Coords). Saúde Mental da Comunidade: Trauma e Resiliência (pp.123-128). V.N. Gaia: Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa, delegação de Gaia. Depósito Legal 451855
Maria da Graça Pereira; Stress traumático. ISBN: 972-796-087-1
Pereira, A., & Queirós, C. (2021). ; O Stress e suas consequências na saúde e no bem-estar. In I. Leal & J.L. Pais-Ribeiro (Eds.). Manual de Psicologia da Saúde (cap. 19, pp.137-145). Lisboa: Pactor.
Queirós, C., Vara, N., Passos, F. & Cunha. S. ; (2019). Operacionais de emergência, bombeiros e forças de segurança: promoção do bem-estar psicológico. In R.R. Ferreira & M. Moreira (Coords). Saúde Mental da Comunidade: Trauma e Resiliência (pp.157-161). V.N. Ga
Teaching methods and learning activities
Theoretical classes for presentation of the concepts and theoretical models of emotional aids, as well as the impact on mental health and the specificity of acting with survivors and rescue workers (e.g. coping, resilience, post-traumatic stress, burnout).
Practical classes with presentation and discussion of cases (face to face and in the Moodle Forum) and practical exercises for the development of intervention skills and emotional support, as well as self-knowledge and self-management of stress. These exercises may involve the presence of professionals working on the field, and/or training through a simulacrum or global exercise that simulates a theater of operations of a catastrophe with different types of victims and rescue workers, all needing emotional support.
The evaluation will be carried out through a final report (individual, written) having a critical reflection about the exercises/practical cases (60%), and through the discussion in Moodle Forum, according each deadlines of classes weekly or biweekly (40%).
Grade improvement will be only possible for the final written report.
keywords
Social sciences > Psychological sciences > PsychologySocial sciences > Psychological sciences > Behavioural sciences
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final examAssessment Components
| designation | Weight (%) |
|---|---|
| Trabalho escrito | 60,00 |
| Participação presencial | 40,00 |
| Total: | 100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
| designation | Time (hours) |
|---|---|
| Estudo autónomo | 40,00 |
| Frequência das aulas | 54,00 |
| Trabalho de campo | 43,00 |
| Trabalho escrito | 25,00 |
| Total: | 162,00 |
Eligibility for exams
The students must have the minimum of 9.5 points in 20 at the global classification of the discipline. Distributed evaluation includes forum participation, it is mandatory (40%), having mandatory tasks weekly or biweekly (deadlines indicated at each class) and students must obtain the minimum of 8/20 points. The final written individual work happens on Moodle on a day to be defined, represents 60%, and the student should get the minimum value of 8 values in 20.
The presence in class is mandatory according to the regulation in force in FPCEUP.
Calculation formula of final grade
The final classification is the sum of the following tasks:
- 40% discussion at Moodle Forum
- 60% for the final individual/written report, with critical reflection about the exercises/practical cases
Examinations or Special Assignments
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
Students with special status should identify the possibilities of the regulation in force in FPCEUP.
Mobility students have access to the template for the written final work in English and can discuss in the Forum and perform the final written work in English, French or Spanish. The curricular unit has bibliography in Portuguese and in English.
Classification improvement
The improvement of classification is done only for the final written work (valuing 60%); the classification of the Forum stills the same. It is possible to improve the classification according to the regulation in force in FPCEUP.Observations
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