Trainings

Psychological First Aid

Audience:  First Responders, Behavioral/Mental Health workers, hospital staff, Public Health professionals,             Emergency managers

Covers evidence-informed premise for PFA, the basic tenants of PFA, skills-development, and practical applications

Crisis Counseling

Audience:  First Responders, Behavioral/Mental Health workers, hospital staff, Public Health professionals,             Emergency managers

Addresses the foundation of the FEMA Crisis Counseling program, including  guidelines, principles, and skills

Behavioral Health Interventions following Disaster/Emergency

Audience:  First Responders, Behavioral/Mental Health workers, hospital staff, Public Health professionals,             Emergency managers

Introduces attendees to the behavioral health interventions following disaster/emergency and the appropriate time frames and audience for using them

Behavioral Health Outreach Worker Training [complete]

Audience:  Behavioral/ Mental Health workers

Full day training that covers the psycho-social impact of disaster, performing an emergency assessment, behavioral health interventions, risk communication, worker self-care, and field tools for outreach. This training can also be broken up modularly for special topics.

Psychosocial Impact of CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) Emergency/Disaster Events

Audience:  First Responders, Mental Health workers, hospital staff, Public Health professionals,             Emergency managers

Addresses the psychosocial impact of CBRN events, which differ from the impacts of natural or accidental events.  Discusses the best interventions and outreach methods used in the aftermath of a CBRN event.

Personal and Family Preparedness

Audience: any population

1 – 2 hr presentation; Addresses the basics of personal preparedness , including shelter-in-place and evacuation, with an overarching emphasis on resiliency and long-term safety

Personal and Family Preparedness for Vulnerable Populations

Audience: any population

This presentation is focused on personal and family preparedness  but tailored to address the needs of a specific population (i.e. Cognitively disabled)

Personal and Family Preparedness Train-the-Trainer

Audience: non-profits, agencies, businesses

A staff training in personal and family preparedness for agencies/businesses to use with staff at new hire orientations or for other special trainings as part of a larger continuity planning program. Accords with local emergency management messaging and directives.

Introduction to Continuity Planning

Audience: non-profit, government agency, or business

1 hour presentation that outlines the basic components to continuity planning and presents the data for why such planning is critical for these entities.

Continuity Planning for Non-Profit Organizations and Agencies

Audience: non-profit or government agency

Modular presentation series that breaks down Continuity planning into manageable sections; includes worksheets and tips for writing a Continuity plan. Usually offered as a series of 6 (2 hr) workshops.

Continuity Planning for Small Businesses

Audience:  small businesses

As above, but tailored specifically to the needs of small businesses

Cultural Competency in Emergency/Disaster Preparedness and Response

Audience:  emergency management, public health professionals, hospital planners

Addresses the importance of cultural competency in the development of emergency plans, response directives, and risk communication with the public

Disaster Preparedness for Community Leaders

Audience: Community leaders from diverse populations

Presents basic personal and family preparedness, discusses strategies for reaching diverse populations, and provides supports in disseminating information about community preparedness and resiliency.

Communication during an Emergency

Audience: emergency management, public health professionals, hospital planners

Presentation for administration/management level staff on best practices strategies for risk communication, including how to speak with the media, the development of risk communication messages and materials, and lessons learned from previous incidents.

Public Outreach during an Emergency/Disaster

Audience: emergency management, public health professionals, hospital planners

Discusses specific ways / strategies for reaching the public before, during, and following a disaster. Emphasizes cultural competence in emergency messaging, considerations for functional needs populations and other vulnerable populations

Who Lives in Your Community?

Audience: emergency management , first responders, non-profit and community service organizations

Covers definitions of functional needs, methods of identifying functional needs in your community, including using existing data, use of registries and just in time data; addresses how to use the information gathered to form community/EM partnerships and how to incorporate the data into the planning process.

Special Medical Needs

Audience: emergency management , first responders, non-profit and community service organizations

Discusses models of special medical needs planning and sheltering in multiple states;  identifies issues in special medical needs planning, including who qualifies for special medical needs sheltering, equipment and personnel needs, shelter facility requirements, thresholds, partnerships, and policy decision making.