PUARCV001

Provide psychological first aid

This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to provide emotional and physical support, as well as practical assistance, to address the immediate needs of an individual who is in distress.

It includes preparing to engage in psychological first aid, identifying distress reactions after a significant event, determining who needs support and providing that support, maintaining self-care and concluding the support.

The unit is a psychosocial support activity intended for the purposes of providing initial human contact to support individuals in distress.

This unit is not about diagnosing an individual's distress, or about professional counselling or therapy.

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About ACIM Solutions

At ACIM Solutions we provide a range of services to support our clients to meet their individual career development goals as well as supporting organisational clients to build capability, confidence and positive behaviours in their teams.

We focus on adult learning principles to ensure the teams get the most from the program. Our courses are interactive and practical and utilise contemporary case studies to ensure relevance to the cohort. Our team includes highly qualified vocational education practitioners which ensures that our learning programs suit the learning group and the organisational need to build skill set capacity.

We offer flexibility and have developed fast track formats for catch ups for new arrivals or staff that are located remotely or unable to attend due to work commitments