Training on Coping with Traumatic Events was given to Firefighters in İzmir

With the cooperation of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Fire Brigade Department and Turkish Psychologists Association İzmir Branch, firefighters were trained to cope with traumatic events in natural disaster areas.

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Fire Brigade Department and Turkish Psychologists Association Izmir Branch cooperated for the firefighters to work more efficiently. The association explained the methods of coping with the traumatic events faced by the personnel working in the field, especially during natural disasters. Nearly a thousand people received training to gain the ability to manage emotions such as stress, anxiety and worry.

In the program consisting of fourteen sessions, the psychoeducation studies planned with the trauma, disaster and crisis unit were completed.