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Avoid Coronavirus Scams

This resource from the Federal Trade Commission provides information on avoiding Coronavirus scams.

Expressions of Trauma: Survival Circuit

Project Reassure Direct Support Professionals. The survival circuit describes how the brain and body respond to threats. The survival circuit is a normal and natural part of being human. The survival circuit helps us to handle any threats that could threaten our safety.

Expressions of Trauma: The Four F’s

Project Reassure Direct Support Professionals. When your brain detects a threat, your body will react to survive. It does not matter if the threat is real or not. There are four common ways people will react to threats:

Fighting COVID-19 Misinformation

This resource provides information and resources for providers to support individuals and families who may come across misinformation related to COVID-19.

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Introduction to Resilience Skills

Project Reassure Direct Support Professionals. Staying in the Resilient Zone or “OK” Zone helps the person you support to keep working on their goals.

Managing a Mental Health Crisis: Direct Support Professionals

Project Reassure Direct Support Professionals. What should you do if a person you support is having a mental health crisis? This article discusses some ways of preventing and dealing with a mental health crisis.

Prevalence of Trauma

Project Reassure Direct Support Professionals. One of the first major studies of trauma happened in the 1980’s. A lot of research has been done since that time. Thousands of people have been interviewed in the United States and all over the world.

Project Reassure: Direct Support Professionals

These resources, developed by ASERT for AID in PA, are designed for Direct Support Professionals to gain an overview of trauma, resilience, and resilience skills. These resources are meant to support the Project Reassure online courses available through the ASERT eLearning platform.

Recognizing A Mental Health Crisis

Project Reassure Direct Support Professionals. This article lays out the signs and symptoms of a Mental Health Crisis, and how to recognize it.

Visiting a Retirement Community Social Story

Sometimes when people get older they need extra help and might need to live in a retirement community. This social story prepares an individual for what it might be like to visit such a place.

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