| RDH Training for Volunteers Thursday, June 13, 5 pm – 7 pm St. Aidan’s Church, 101 Gold Mine Drive All are invited to attend! A lite meal will be served at the start of the meeting. |
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Resilient Diamond Heights (RDH) will hold its next training session to help prepare potential volunteers for our Support Center and Strong Block Champions for future emergencies. We will hold the event on Thursday, June 13 from 5:00 pm to 7:00. RDH met for years on Thursday evenings before the pandemic so that we hope the date and time will work for many.
We know that new volunteers may have concerns about dealing with difficult individuals after a disaster. This session will discuss the importance of being prepared to help someone who is in distress. This involves using a companionate and empathetic response.
We will also introduce the concept of Psychological First Aid (PFA). This recent approach trains volunteers to help keep themselves and fellow volunteers aware of stress that may make our work less effective along with methods of reducing the stress. This will be an introduction to PFA with a more detailed training session on a later date.
Diamond Heights Community Association 