Mental health training set
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WAYNESBURG – The Waynesburg University counseling program will partner with American Red Cross Thursday to host a disaster mental health training session.
The event will run from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at Waynesburg University’s Southpointe Center.
According to Dr. Scott Tracy, director of graduate programs in counseling, specialists from the Red Cross will train 65 first- and second-year counseling students in Psychological First Aid techniques as part of the university’s Counseling Trauma Survivors course.
PFA is a process that helps victims begin the coping process and is usually initiated within 24 hours of a disaster.
Participants will be certified in Psychological First Aid and will be registered in the American Red Cross database. Those registered will be able to offer initial counseling services during a disaster situation. Dr. Mark Lepore, a disaster mental specialist, will be the primary trainer.