Unfortunately, hundreds of emergencies occur regularly around the world. It can be fires, major accidents, building collapses and much more. The he alth and life of people in such situations are completely dependent on the rescue services, however, the mental he alth of the victims and their relatives, witnesses of the incident is no less important, and this work lies on the shoulders of psychologists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
History of the psychological help center
Back in 1999, on the basis of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, a center for emergency psychological assistance was created by the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia. The purpose of creating the center is to provide psychological support to both employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and citizens, one way or another affected by the emergency.
According to the head of the center, Yulia Shoigu, the reason for its creation was a major earthquake, which affected a large number of people. In this emergency situation, the need to support citizens, prevent panic, despair, depression and other negative effects of stress was obvious.
From the day of its foundation, the center has been constantly developing. On thetoday it has about 700 employees, many of whom have degrees in psychology and conduct research activities at the center.
In addition, branches have been established in many regions of the country. CEPP of the Ministry of Emergency Situations today is a center for supporting citizens, employees, an organizer of many events to train and inform citizens on issues of behavior and first aid in case of emergencies. The organization also conducts research in the field of psychology of emergency situations, which allows it to contribute to the development of psychology as a science.
Structure and contacts of the center
The Center for Psychological Assistance of the Ministry of Emergency Situations is located in Moscow, at the address: Corner lane, house 27, building 2. You can contact here by calling the hotline number listed on the official website.
Today, in addition to Moscow, there are branches of the center in eight regions of the country: in the Far East in the Khabarovsk Territory, in Siberia, in the Urals, Nizhny Novgorod, the Southern branch in Rostov-on-Don, the North Caucasian branch in the city of Zheleznovodsk, as well as Northwestern and Crimean.
Establishment of each branch is due to the peculiarities of the region. For example, Siberia and the Far East are regions with an increased fire hazard, risks of floods during the flood of large rivers, and a large distance between settlements. The North Caucasus region has a different specificity. There are risks of terrorist attacks, avalanche danger in mountainous areas, a large number of major accidents.
Internet service to help citizens
Exceptbranches, there is also an Internet service for emergency psychological assistance of the Ministry of Emergencies. This division is a staff of specialists who remotely carry out work to help victims through the site. Any registered user can get a consultation with a psychologist online.
The service provides an opportunity to get tested, read scientific publications, get recommendations from a professional psychologist. In addition, on the website of the service, practicing psychologists can exchange experiences with employees of the psychological assistance center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
Manual
Since 2002, Yu. S. Shoigu has been the director of the emergency psychological assistance center of the Russian Emergencies Ministry. Most of the life of the organization has passed under her leadership. In regional divisions, branches are managed by:
- Fetisova Maria Petrovna - Far Eastern Branch;
- Kovaleva Julia Olegovna - Siberian;
- Karapetyan Larisa Vladimirovna - Ural division;
- Elizarieva Natalya Valentinovna - Volga Branch;
- Dzhandubaev Alexander Nurmagomedovich - Head of the Southern Division;
- Kinasov Petr Rubenovich -Northern Caucasus;
- Plotnikova Elena Mikhailovna - North-Western Branch;
- Password Darya Alexandrovna - head of the Crimean branch.
Each head of the branch is responsible to the head center in Moscow and its head Yulia Shoigu.
Center activities: work with employees
One of the tasks of the psychologist of the Ministry of Emergency Situations is to maintain mental he alth and provide assistance to employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Every day, rescuers, firefighters, helicopter pilots, doctors and many other employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations face enormous stress. These people see pictures of terrible accidents, fires, catastrophes, people's lives depend on them.
Under the influence of such psychological pressure, even a prepared person experiences severe stress. And the restoration of rescuers in this case is the work of psychologists.
With the help of accumulated experience and knowledge, the center's employees carry out diagnostics through testing, personal conversations and the use of technical means. After the identified problems, they begin work on the rehabilitation of an employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
It is psychologists who are involved in the recruitment of personnel for rescue operations. They determine the degree of stress resistance, the ability of the psyche to recover from experienced shocks. They also conduct regular lectures and trainings, monitor the psychological well-being of employees, teach rescuers the correct response to certain stimuli. Reveal the techniques by which the rescuer can continue to work effectively even in the most dangerous and stressful situation.
Thus, psychologists are the foundation upon which the entire emergency organization is built.
Providing assistance to citizens
The second side of the work of psychologists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations is to help citizens affected by disasters.
Daily in the country and in the worldcatastrophes of various kinds occur, from which a large number of people suffer. Their lives may depend on how quickly these victims receive first aid. Psychological assistance is also included in the complex of these works.
Prevention of panic, the correct and quick switching of a person's reaction can save his future life. People in the literal sense of the word can go crazy and get severe psychological trauma, having witnessed terrible events or having lost loved ones in them. Such injuries can greatly change a person's life for the worse.
Psychologists arrive at the scene along with the entire rescue team and stay at the scene until the end of the operation. They conduct conversations both with the victims in the same team with doctors, and with their relatives. It is worth noting that the correct, correct information about the dead and injured, about the details of the incidents is an incredibly important job. Psychologists work by consulting and informing by phone and in person at the psychological help centers that open at the scene.
Interaction with citizens
The Center for Psychological Assistance is an open organization dedicated to helping citizens. She is also active outside disaster areas.
With the support of Yulia Shoigu in 2015, the project "Learn to save a life" was created. During the course of the project, lectures and open lessons on providing first aid are being held in educational institutions and community centers throughout the country.assistance and proper behavior in an emergency. Meetings are held by employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The goal of the project is to show people that a lot depends on them. They can save their lives and the lives of others.
In addition, on the basis of many educational institutions volunteer teams have been created, whose members hold actions and meetings with citizens, help in organizing events from the Ministry of Emergencies. Volunteers also get the opportunity to undergo internships and internships on the basis of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, and in the future they can find a job in the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.
In addition to holding regular educational events, the psychological assistance center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations provides support to citizens by calling a hotline around the clock. Any person who asks for help will not be left without it.
International cooperation and exchange of experience
The Center regularly participates in international exercises and emergency response around the world. In addition, the employees of the research unit are always open to exchange experience in the psychology of emergencies with foreign colleagues.
Emergency Ministry psychologists are actively developing their field both in Russia and abroad. They take part in seminars and conferences and provide practical assistance.
Russian psychologists can also count on cooperation. On the website of the Internet service or in the departments of the center, every practicing psychologist, student or graduate student has the opportunity to get acquainted with the scientific research of the organization's employees, as well as personally talk with them.
The specifics of the work of a psychologist of the Ministry of Emergency Situations
Psychologists working in the center are people with a high degree of emotional stress and responsibility.
Emergency situations always happen unexpectedly, and full-time psychologists can be torn off from work or leisure at any time. The center staff must always be ready to go to the scene at any time of the day, in addition, the period for which the work will last is never limited and not predetermined.
Emergencies Ministry psychologists are people who put their duty above their personal interests. After all, people's lives depend on them. In addition, they themselves must be able to respond to the terrible pictures of disasters that they may encounter.
Conclusion
During its existence, the psychological assistance center has held thousands of talks and educational events, has raised the culture of citizens in the field of emergencies. Psychologists of the center took part in the rehabilitation of victims of hundreds of accidents, fires and other disasters. Not a single major emergency happened without the participation of psychologists.
Tragedy in Kemerovo, floods in the Far East, collapsed houses and terrorist attacks. The elimination of the consequences is always accompanied by the employees of the center. They serve more than a hundred calls from citizens daily, advise and help after the liquidation of emergencies, and for a long time inform citizens in each rescue operation.
