Introduction to and Overview of Group Psychological First Aid

Psychological first aid (PFA) is emerging as the crisis intervention of choice in the wake of critical incidents such as trauma and mass disaster. Earlier writings have focused on the application of PFA to individuals. This paper takes the next logical step and expands theapplicationofPFAtothesmallgroupformat.Thispaperrepresentsanintroductiontoand overviewofgrouppsychologicalfirstaid.Rationaleandbasicproceduresarediscussed.Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention 6:130–136 (2006)