In Your Mind’s Eye
This course focuses on how to mentally prepare for calls through the use of imagery (visualization). During a call, the effects of stress can decrease our effectiveness and even paralyze us in our efforts to render assistance. The presentation talks about how to pre-empt stress by giving responders tools to inoculate themselves ahead of time. They will see results in decreased anxiety before calls, lower stress response during incidents, increased success while on-scene, and positive attitude formation. We talk about visualizing success in bad situations, positive self-talk, and even using imagery as a teaching tool for new or inexperience providers. Approximately 1 hour. Powerpoint presentation with instructor guided exercises. Intended for First Reponders, EMT’s, Paramedics, and ER staff.
Objectives:
- Identify why/how Imagery works and the two different “perspectives” to Imagery
- Identify why/how Imagery is applicable to EMS providers
- Grasp the usage of pre-emptive stress reduction techniques, which one can call on during an incident
- Complete an Imagery sequence as an example.