At NUCDU were held trainings on extreme psychological training for future rescuers

On March 12-13, scientists of the research laboratory of extreme and crisis psychology of the National University of Civil Defence of Ukraine on the basis of the Center for the implementation of psychotraveling technologies together with specialists in the psychological support sector continue trainings on theme "Extreme psychological training of rescuers to perform assignments in emergency situations". This time participants of the training were graduates of the higher education faculty of fire safety, which will soon carry out tasks for appointment directly in the center of emergency.

During the event, a computer simulation of the elimination of emergencies of different backgrounds, including critical infrastructure, was used. Also, parallel monitoring of the psycho-physiological state of students and the level of stress is realized with the help of smartwatches - stresstrackers (Emwatch) and polygraph.

After the training was held a test. During the course, cadets learned the rapid methods of adaptation to emergency conditions, increased their stress tolerance, worked out psychological endurance and skills of effective psychological self-help and mutual assistance. As noted by the head of the research laboratory of extreme and crisis psychology Svetlana Lebedeva, after graduation, participants in training sessions on the basis of NUCDU will be trained on specialized psychological training every five years.