April 16, 2021 - Stress First Aid for Health Care Workers - Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center
During this training, site champions will share the Stress First Aid (SFA) model with health care workers for implementation within their site. SFA is a coworker support and self-care model for healthcare providers. Stress First Aid is a longitudinal set of supportive actions that have been designed to help those in high-risk settings improve self-care and assist each other in reducing the negative impacts of stress. This model recognizes that disasters and “critical incidents” are not the only stressors that people face and takes into account that stress is often ongoing and cumulative, resulting from multiple sources. SFA also acknowledges that people in these contexts are often resistant to help-seeking for many reasons, such as stigma, lack of resources, and cultural factors. Therefore, SFA is designed to be attentive to multiple sources of stress, and to be practical, flexible, and tailored to the specific styles and needs of those involved.
Target Audience
- Nurses
- Physicians
- Pharmacists
- Pharmacy Technicians
Learning Objectives
1. Recognize common stress reactions and risk factors for those in high risk jobs
2. Explain the core components of the SFA model.
3. Identify possible SFA actions for engaging in self-care and coworker support.
4. Apply core SFA implementation training tips and strategies to engage healthcare workers in self-care and coworker support.
Relevant financial relationships: none of the planning committee members or presenters have anything to disclose.
Planning committee members
Patricia Watson, PhD
Psychologist
National Center for PTSD
William Nash, MD
Psychiatrist
Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System
Paula Schnurr, PhD
Psychologist
National Center for PTSD
Carrie Farmer, PhD
Policy Researcher
RAND
Lisa Meredith, PhD
Psychologist
RAND
Lulu Dong, PhD
Psychologist
RAND
Courtney Gidengil, MD
Physician
RAND
Katie Davis, MS-HSM, BSN, RN (Nurse Planner)
Clinical Workforce Intelligence Director
Vizient
Mischa Wilson, MSW
Social Worker
Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System
Course reviewers
Katie Davis, MS-HSM, BSN, RN
Clinical Workforce Intelligence Director
Vizient
Jim Lichauer, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP
PI Program Director, Pharmacy
PI Collaboratives
Vizient
Thomas Weir
Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center
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This activity is designated for 1.00 contact hours.
Vizient, Inc. designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 ACPE credit hours.
Universal Activity Number: JA0006103-9999-21-131-L04-P
Vizient, Inc. will award CEUs to each participant who successfully completes this program. The CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measure for continuing education and training programs that meet certain criteria (1 contact hour = 0.1 CEU).
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
- 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 ANCC
- 1.00 General CE - Attendance