Psychological First Aid
Pocket Field Guide
By Theresa Menders and
Daniel Farber Huang
About the Book
Psychological First Aid (PFA) can be defined as "a supportive and compassionate presence designed to reduce acute psychological distress." PFA may be used in a wide variety of circumstances including the pressures of daily life, in family problems, in medical emergencies, in cases of loss and grief, and even in mass disasters.
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This PFA Pocket Field Guide takes a mixed-method approach, identifying and aligning practices and recommendations from numerous authorities and frameworks to provide users with a comprehensive toolkit adaptable to a range of situations and for a variety of individuals who would benefit from PFA support.
Main sources of information include guidance from the World Health Organization, National Child Traumatic Stress Network, National Center for PTSD, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Save the Children, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and Johns Hopkins University. Other sources have been cited accordingly.
About The Authors
Theresa Menders and Daniel Farber Huang have collaborated on a broad range of pressing social issues as humanitarian advocates, focusing on women’s and children’s issues and the alleviation of poverty around the world. The team has extensively documented the global refugee crisis, and actively raises awareness and mobilizes resources to aid vulnerable populations. Their documentary work has been exhibited at Amnesty International, and numerous museums and universities.
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Theresa Menders has a MPH in Global and Environmental Health from The George Washington University, MA in Latin American Studies and International Economics from Johns Hopkins University, MBA in Finance and Management from The Wharton School, and BS in Mathematics from Dartmouth College. She is pursuing a DrPH in Public Health Leadership from University of Illinois Chicago.
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Daniel Huang has a Masters degree in Journalism from Harvard University, MBA in Finance from The Wharton School, and BA in Economics from New York University.
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In the field, Daniel and Theresa are required - often as Expedition Team Leaders - to mobilize scarce resources and negotiate cooperation from disparate stakeholders (ranging from military authorities to law enforcement to NGOs to tribal leaders to local boots-on-the-ground) to achieve mission objectives. They have documented humanitarian and social topics in the Republic of Vanuatu, Haiti, Colombia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, India, China, Türkiye, Bangladesh and several other countries. They are both Fellows at The Explorers Club and the Royal Geographical Society.
Product Details
Publication date: October 3, 2024
Length: 206 pages
Dimensions: 4x6 inches
ISBN-13 Paperback: 979-8218530150
ISBN-13 ePub: 979-8992493825
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About The Book
Dear High Schooler thinking about elite colleges –
The recommendations in this book aren’t for everyone. And probably won’t work for everyone. And that’s the point actually.
This book is intended to help a handful of candidates employ specific tactics and strategies to distinguish themselves positively among playing fields of tens of thousands of other elite college applicants. The goal of this guidebook is to help individuals be recognized as absurdly unique, talented, and promising. This book is for the bright, the brave, and the bold (i.e., YOU).
We will leave the recommended test taking, grades, sports and extracurriculars to other books. You’ve already read them. The practical techniques shared inside go far beyond what most other advisors are doing and recommending. Those books tell you how to make a hamburger, this book tells you how to create your special sauce that makes you the one every school will want.