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Emotional First Aid

Directions: Take turns with your partner asking and answering the set of questions below. As you ask the questions, follow these few simple rules: listen, don’t talk; be compassionate, not critical; show great interest; be persistent; acknowledge responses with a simple “ok” or “uh huh.”  

Recall a time when you were unable to help someone. Tell me about it. Did you make any decisions at that time?

Recall a time when you succeeded in helping someone. Tell me about it. Did you make any decisions at that time?

Recall a time when you did not receive effective help. Tell me about it. Did you make any decisions at that time?

Recall a time when you received effective help. Tell me about it. Did you make any decisions at that time?

If you would like a copy of The Emotional First Aid Manual, send a request to Innovations Press at P.O. Box 4800, Mission Viejo, CA 92690 or order online at www.innovationspress.net. If the cost of the book ($19.00) is prohibitive, let the publisher know, as funds have been donated to provide copies to anyone who cannot afford one.   
 

Janet Buell has spent over 25 years doing full-time trauma counseling and is certified by the International Association of Trauma Counselors. Janet is the author of seven books including the recently released “The Emotional First Aid Manual.” She has also been a caregiver..

Contributing authors to the book include psychiatrist Dr. Frank Gerbode, psychologist Dr. Robert Moore, and past president of the International Association of Trauma Counselors Dr. Will Foreman

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