Operational Stress First Aid (OSFA) is a unique program to teach psychological first aid to first responders and others who are susceptible to stress injury. The Department of Defense originally developed this program for the Marines. The goal of OSFA is to build resiliency and awareness and to keep personnel fully functional. The principles of this class are foundational to all psychological first aid and resources reference legitimate and credible crisis intervention organizations
What you will learn:
- Four sources of stress injury
- Understand the operational stress continuum illustrated by 4 colors
- Signs and symptoms of stress injury
- Leadership functions during stress
- How to do an after-action review
- Understanding checklist to determine level of stress
Schedule
7:30am – Registration
8:00am – Operational Stress First Aid (OSFA) Begins
11:30am – Lunch
12:00pm – Operational Stress First Aid Resumes
5:00pm – End of day
