MARCH 15, 2022

WHAT’S
INSIDE?
N. SERING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Mental Health and
Psychosocial
Support
Psychological First
Aid (PFD)
School Disaster Preparedness Information Drives
Self-Care and
Care for Carers

Disaster Readiness
& Risk Reduction
Management
Typhoon
Preparedness
Fire Preparedness
Earthquake
Preparedness
COVID-19
Awareness

EMERGENCY
HOTLINE
NUMBERS
Municipality of Socorro
MDRRMO - 09460453777
PNP - 09985403649
COAST GUARD
- 09687704294
- 09664207169
BFP - 09317218788 Disaster Risk Reduction Management
HOSPITAL - 09121929318
DSWD - 09466065859
BLGU - 09501894395
PRINCIPAL - 09306952545
 COMMUNICATE OFFER PROVIDE EDUCATE
Speak calmness and Guidance mental health & Psychological First Disaster preparedness
clarity information psychosocial support Aid (PFA) & Cares education

N atural disasters and other emergencies can happen at any time, and
when they happen everyone should be prepared to handle them safety
and response effectively. School Principal and Teachers work together to
design and promote the School Disaster Preparedness Information Drives to
the parents and learners to keep safety and minimize the effects of
emergencies and other dangerous situations. This information drives covers
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (Psychological First Aid-PFA and
Self-Care and Care for Carers) and Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction
Management (Typhoon Preparedness, Fire Preparedness, Earthquake
Preparedness and COVID-19 Awareness). With a School Disaster
Preparedness Information Drives (SDPID), N. Sering Elementary School
will be better prepared to everyone in school community in dealing various
natural disasters and other emergencies to stay safe and to speed up the
recovery process.
This Support mechanism shall be offered to all NCES parents and learners. It aims to
assist the parents and pupils on their concerns, worries and fear brought by COVID-19
treat and Super Typhoon Odette.

PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID (PFA)

What is PFA? When is PFA provided?

P sychological first aid (PFA) PFA is aimed at helping people

describes a humane, supportive who have been very recently affected by a
response to a fellow human being who is crisis event. This is usually during or
suffering and who may need support. Aiming immediately after an event. However, it may
to stabilize, reduce symptoms, and return sometimes be days or weeks after,
the survivor to functional capacity in the depending on how long the event lasted
aftermath of a critical incident, it involves the and how severe it was.
following themes:
 providing practical care and support, Where is PFA provided?
which does not intrude; Ideally, PFA is provided where there
 assessing needs and concerns; is some privacy to talk with the person. For
people who have been exposed to certain
 helping people to address basic needs
(for example, food and water, types of crisis events, such as sexual
information); violence, privacy is essential for
confidentiality and to respect the person’s
 listening to people, but not pressuring
them to talk; dignity.
 comforting people and helping them to Preparing for PFA
feel calm;
 Learn about the crisis event.
 helping people connect to information,
services and social supports;  Learn about available services and
 protecting people from further harm. supports.
 Learn about safety and security concerns.
PFA involves factors that seem to be most
helpful to people’s long-term recovery. Roles of Psychological First Aider
These include:
 feeling safe, connected to others, calm  Provide social support
and hopeful;  Educate about normal and abnormal
 having access to social, physical and stress reactions
emotional support; and  Teach stress management techniques
 feeling able to help themselves, as  Mobilize community resources
individuals and communities.
 Provide support and reassurance
Who is PFA for?  Aid in accessing appropriate services
 people with serious, life-threatening
injuries who need emergency medical
 Undertake risk assessment to help
care prevent harm to self or to others
 people who are so upset that they cannot  Create a partnership and help find
care for themselves or their children solutions
 people who may hurt themselves  Assist in early detection and intervention
 people who may hurt others
SELF-CARE AND CARE FOR CARERS
Common Stress Reactions of Carers  Remember that you are not responsible
for solving all of people’s problems. Do
 Difficulties sleeping what you can to help people help them-
 Substance use selves.
 Disconnection and numbing  Minimize your intake of alcohol, caffeine
or nicotine and avoid nonprescription
 Irritability, anger, and frustration drugs.
 Vicarious traumatization in the form of  Check in with fellow helpers to see how
shock, fearfulness, horror, helplessness they are doing, and have them check in
 Confusion, lack of attention, and difficulty with you. Find ways to support each
making decisions other.
 Talk with friends, loved ones or other
 Physical reactions (headaches, stomach-
people you trust for support.
aches, easily startled)
 Reflection points after helping in a crisis
 Depressive or anxiety reactions situation
 Decreased social activities  Talk about your experience of helping in
 Diminished self-care the crisis situation with a supervisor,
colleague or some-one else you trust.
Sources of Stress for Service  Acknowledge what you were able to do
Providers to help others, even in small ways.
 Learn to reflect on and accept what you
 Long working hours did well, what did not go very well, and
 Overwhelming responsibilities the limits of what you could do in the
circumstances.
 Lack of a clear job description
 Take some time, if possible, to rest and
 Poor communication or management relax before beginning your work and life
 Unsafe working conditions duties again.
 Hearing stories of people’s pain and suffer-
ing Reminder!
 Exposure to destruction, injury, death or  If you find yourself with upsetting
violence thoughts or memories about the event,
feel very nervous or ex-tremely sad,
Ways to Manage Your Stress have trouble sleeping, or drink a lot of
 Think about what has helped you cope in alcohol or take drugs, it is important to
the past and what you can do to stay get sup-port from someone you trust.
strong.  Speak to a health care professional or,
 Try to take time to eat, rest and relax, even if available, a mental health specialist if
for short periods. these difficulties continue for more
Try to keep reasonable working hours so you than one month.
do not become too exhausted. Consider, for  Practice self and team care.
example, dividing the workload, working in
shifts during the acute phase of the crisis and  Ask questions to the concern person.
taking regular rest periods.
MORE THAN 30 MM RAIN
OBSERVED IN 1 HOUR AND EXPECTED EVACUATE
TO CONTINUE IN THE NEXT 2 HOURS

15 - 30 MM RAIN ALERT
OBSERVED IN 1 HOUR AND EXPECTED FOR POSSIBLE
TO CONTINUE IN THE NEXT 2 HOURS EVACUATION

1.5 - 15 MM RAIN MONITOR

OBSERVED IN 1 HOUR AND EXPECTED THE WEATHER
TO CONTINUE IN THE NEXT 2 HOURS CONDITION
 FIRE
PREPAREDNESS
Keep calm, Do NOT panic or run.

Evacuate from your house, calmly and fast. Proceed to

the designated assembly area in your barangay.

Leave unnecessary things behind. Avoid bringing pens or

pointed materials during the evacuation.

Turn off lights and other electrical equipment.

Use the nearest door adjacent from one another for exit
routes.

If for any reason your primary or specified exit route is

blocked, use an alternate evacuation route.

Keep the family members together while proceeding to

the assigned assembly area in your respective barangay.

Do NOT block sidewalks, driveways or passage ways

that may be used the fire trucks or other emergency
responders.

Always be alert and listen to your local officials.

BEFORE DURING AFTER
ASSESS PLAN PREPARE RECOVER
Familiarize the evacuation areas of your place. Prepare an
emergency kit. Conduct an earthquake drill. Know the fault lines of
your area. Check the sturdiness of your home and plan out the meet-
ing place with your family.

Prepare Check Check Check Evacuate

for for for fires structural to safety if
aftershock injuries or damage damage necessary
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