Primeiros Socorros Psicológicos em Crise e Catástrofe

Code:

PSPCC1

Acronym:

PSPCC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Psychology

Instance: 2023/2024 - SP (since 03-11-2023 to 29-11-2023)

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://sigarra.up.pt/fpceup/pt/ucurr_geral.ficha_uc_view?pv_ocorrencia_id=532105
Responsible unit:	Continuing Education Office
Course/CS Responsible:

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PSPCC	17	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2023	1	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Through the description of contents and practical reflections, this curricular unit aims to present to the students:

1.The different concepts related to psychological first aid in crisis and catastrophe situations, as well as the laws and articulation with civil protection agents in the operations theater.

2. The psychological/emotional impact of crisis and catastrophe situations and the different action models for emotional stabilization, their specificities and their contexts of application.

3.In survivors and professionals, the symptoms of stress, post-traumatic stress, burnout and compassion fatigue, as well as protective factors such as resilience, coping, post-traumatic growth and stress management strategies.

4.The possibility to interact with field professionals sharing their experiences and the ways they use to take care for others and self-care.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the course the students must be able:
- to discriminate the different concepts related to psychological first aid in crisis and disaster situations, as well as to know the regulation and the articulation with civil protection agents in the operations theater.

- to know the psychological/emotional impact of crisis and catastrophe situations and the different models of action for emotional stabilization, their specificities and contexts of application.

- to identify, in survivors and professionals, the symptoms of stress, post-traumatic stress, burnout and compassion fatigue, as well as protective factors such as resilience, coping, post-traumatic growth and stress management strategies.

- to know the perspective of professionals in the field through the sharing of their experiences and ways of caring for others and taking care of themselves.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Non applicable.

Program

1. Introduction: definition of concepts; regulation and articulation with civil protection agents; identification of critical incidents and crisis and catastrophe situations; screening of survivors in multi-victim situations; specificity of the operations theater and of the emotional stabilization ways.

2. Emotional/psychological impact of crisis and catastrophe situations on survivors and rescuers; vulnerability factors and protective factors; psychological emergency, acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, compassion fatigue, burnout, resilience, coping, post-traumatic growth and stress management strategies.

3. Emotional support models, with special reference to Psychological First Aid (PFA) and Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM); intervention in specific cases and communication of bad news.

4. Discussion of cases and practical exercises to perform emotional stabilization, resolution of psychosocial needs, good stress management and promotion of occupational health of professionals; theory/practice differences and limitations/challenges of acting on the field in crisis or catastrophe situations; interaction with guests as field professionals to share their experiences and ways of caring for others and doing self-care.

Mandatory literature

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.
Carvalho, M. (2011). ; Estudos sobre intervenção psicológica em situações de emergência, crise e catástrofe. Portimão: ISMAT.
Cunha, S., Queirós, C., Fonseca, S. & Campos, R. (2017). ; Resiliência como preditor do impacto traumático em técnicos de emergência pré-hospitalar. International Journal on Working Conditions, 13, 51-67.
Everly, G. & Lating, J. (2017). ; The Johns Hopkins Guide to Psychological First Aid. Baltimore, Maryland: John Hopkins University Press.
Fonseca, S.M., Cunha, S., Faria, S., Campos, R., & Queirós, C. (2021). ; Why are Emergency Medical Technicians' Coping Strategies Dysfunctional? International Emergency Nursing, 56 (100995).
Maslach, C., Schaufeli, W.B. & Leiter, M. P. (2001). ; Job burnout. Annual Review of Psychology, 52, 397-422.
OMS (2011).; Primeiros Cuidados Psicológicos: guia para trabalhadores de campo. Genebra: Organização Mundial de Saúde.
OPP (2014). ; Primeiros Socorros Psicológicos. Lisboa: OPP.
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.
Pereira, M. (2015). ; Intervenção Psicológica em Crise e Catástrofe. Lisboa: OPP.
Pereira, R., Silva, A.L., Felgueiras, S., & Queirós, C. (2023). ; A relação entre Stress operacional e organizacional, Burnout e Ideação Suicida nas Forças Policiais. Politeia, XX, 91-128.
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.
Rodrigues, J. M., Matos, L. C., Francisco, N., Dias, A., Azevedo, J., & Machado, J. (2021). ; Assessment of Qigong Effects on Anxiety of High-school Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Advances in Mind-Body Medicine, 35(3), 10–19.

Complementary Bibliography

ANEPC, Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil (2010). ; Diretiva Operacional nº 1 – DIPOS, Dispositivo Integrado das Operações de Proteção e Socorro. Lisboa: MAI & ANEPC.
ANEPC, Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil (2020). ; Instalação e gestão de Zonas de Concentração e Apoio à População - Manual Técnico. Lisboa: ANEPC.
ANEPC, Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil (2020). ; Guia de Orientação para a Constituição de Plataformas Locais para a Redução do Risco de Catástrofes. Cadernos Técnicos PROCIV nº 27. Lisboa: ANEPC.
Cunha, S. (2018). ; Stress e incidentes críticos em operacionais de Emergência Médica Pré-hospitalar. Tese de Doutoramento em Psicologia. Porto: FPCEUP.
Fonseca, S. M. (2021). ; SIROPH (Surveilling and Improving Rescuers’ Occupational and Psychological Health): a Saúde Psicológica e Ocupacional dos Profissionais de Emergência Médica. Tese de Doutoramento em Psicologia. Porto: FPCEUP.
IFRCRCS (2020). ; Remote Psychological First Aid during the COVID-19 outbreak Interim guidance - March 2020. Copenhagen: Psychossocial Centre of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Kouvatsou, Z., Degermedgoglou, G., Karamagioli, E., & Pikoulis, E. (2022). ; Psychological First Aid Training of Police Officers. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-022-09523-9
Neria, Y., Galea, S. & Norris, F.H. (2009).; Mental health and disasters. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Pereira, R. (2022). ; Stress (operacional/organizacional) e Burnout como preditores da Ideação Suicida nas Forças Policiais. Dissertação de Mestrado em Ciências Policiais. Lisboa: ISCPSI.
Queirós, C., Passos, F., Bártolo, A., Marques, A.J., Silva, C.F., & Pereira, A. (2020). ; Burnout and Stress Measurement in Police Officers: Literature Review and a Study with the Operational Police Stress Questionnaire. Frontiers in Psychology, 11 (587).
Queirós, C., Fonseca, S. M., Faria, S., Cunha, S., Passos, F., Vara, N., & Campos, R. (2021). ; Estratégias de coping na gestão do stress associado à atividade profissional das forças policiais, bombeiros e emergência pré-hospitalar. In A. Nunes, A. Amaro, A. Vieira, F.V. Castro, & F. Félix (Coord.). Geografia, Riscos e Proteção Civil: homenagem ao Prof
Sá, S., Werlang, B., & Paranhos, M. (2008). ; Intervenção em crise. Revista Brasileira de Terapias Cognitivas, 4(1), 1-10
Sheu, H. B., Lent, R. W., Lui, A. M., Wang, X. T., Phrasavath, L., Cho, H. J., & Morris, T. R. (2020; Meta-analytic path analysis of the social cognitive well-being model: Applicability across life domain, gender, race/ethnicity, and nationality. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 67(6), 680–696.
Soravia, L. M., Schwab, S., Walther, S., & Müller, T. (2021). ; Rescuers at Risk: Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Police Officers, Fire Fighters, Ambulance Personnel, and Emergency and Psychiatric Nurses. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2020.602064

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-expository methodologies will be used, with the help of PowerPoints, videos and TedTalks accompanied by reading and critical reflection of texts and individual participation in the debates taking place in the Moodle Forum.

Individual and group practical tasks will be performed to: demonstrate the different models of emotional stabilization and their specificity of application; relaxation training and reprogramming of the autonomic nervous system (through breathing exercises; meditative exercises; stretch/contraction exercises) and cognitive-behavioral exercises of stress management strategies.

There will also be performed discussions and collective reflections with professional guests from the field, allowing to reflect on the difficulties/differences theory/practice and about the specificity of the performance in Portuguese context.

As an autonomous study, it is foreseen and supported the reading of texts on the contents presented, with participation in the debate in the Forum and the preparation of an integrative critical reflection.

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
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 evaluation of the theoretical component implies the participation in the Moodle Forum in debates using synchronous and asynchronous written format, integrating the contents presented, the available texts, and the individual critical reflection.

The theoretical-practical component is evaluated through the integrative written reflection about practical exercises and its articulation with the theoretical component and with the Forum.

The evaluation will always be in writing format for all participants.

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:

- 50% discussion at Moodle Forum

- 50% for the final individual/written report, with critical reflection about the exercises/practical cases

The final grade resulting from the sum of the two components must be equal to or greater than 9,5 values out of 20, and each component must obtain a minimum of 8 values.

Examinations or Special Assignments

To participate at the Moodle Forum for a debate of practical cases.

Internship work/project

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Classification improvement

The improvement of classification is done only for the final written work (valuing 50%); the classification of the Forum stills the same.

It is possible to improve the classification according to the regulation in force in FPCEUP.

Observations

The discipline uses Moodle platform.