Pohang City Trains Experts in Psychological First Aid at Earthquake Trauma Center

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Pohang City, Gyeongsangbuk-do announced on the 4th that it conducted training for 36 related agency practitioners at the Earthquake Trauma Center to cultivate professionals in psychological first aid related to disasters.

The 'Psychological First Aid' program is an education program aimed at building a network for rapid and systematic intervention during disasters and training disaster psychological support experts.

This training was conducted to strengthen the capabilities of counseling practitioners from related agencies for vulnerable groups, considering the 'Corona Blue' phenomenon such as isolation and depression among health-vulnerable groups due to recent large-scale disaster situations such as the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), earthquakes, and fires.

The Trauma Center plans to train more than 100 disaster psychological support professionals within the year to respond to various unpredictable disasters such as 'COVID-19' and 'earthquakes,' starting with this training. For detailed information such as future training schedules, please refer to the Pohang Earthquake Trauma Center's official website.

Lee Young-ryeol, director of the Pohang Earthquake Trauma Center, stated, "Psychological first aid is a representative intervention provided immediately to disaster survivors, playing an essential role in alleviating psychological shock and helping to overcome post-traumatic stress." He added, "We will strive to strengthen disaster response capabilities through the training of experts who can be deployed for disaster psychological support and various psychological education."

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