PLEASE NOTE: If you live in the Nashville Area and have had no Red Cross training previously, your first step is to Join the 10,000. Please see the list of available dates.
Regional Disaster Training Schedule
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Day |
Date | Class | Time | Location | ||
| Sat | 03/13/2010 | Community Disaster Educator Training | 9:00am-4:00pm | Nashville Area Chapter | ||
| Sat/Sun | 03/13 &14 | Collaborating to Ensure Effective Service Delivery | 9:00am-4:00pm | Nashville Area Chapter | ||
| Sat | 03/13/2010 | Client Casework | 9:00am-4:00pm | Williamson County Red Cross Chapter | ||
| Tues | 03/16/2010 | Disaster Action Team Workshop | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Nashville Area Chapter | ||
| Tues | 03/16/2010 | Mass Care Overview | 6:00pm-8:30pm | Livingston, TN * To register call 615-512-4634 or email BirdwhistellN@nashvilleredcross.org * | ||
| Sat | 03/20/2010 | Public Affairs: The Local Response | 9:00am-1:00pm | Nashville Area Chapter | ||
| Sat | 03/20/2010 | Weapons of Mass Destruction | 9:00am-12:00pm | Williamson County Red Cross Chapter | ||
| Thurs | 03/25/2010 | Disaster Assessment | 6:00pm-8:30pm | Nashville Area Chapter | ||
| Tues | 04/13/2010 | Psychological First Aid | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Nashville Area Chapter | ||
| Sat | 04/17/2010 | Client Casework: PEA | 9:00pm-5:00pm | Cookeville, TN * To register call 615-512-4634 or email BirdwhistellN@nashvilleredcross.org * | ||
| Sat | 04/17/2010 | Logistics Overview & Simulation | 9:00am-4:00pm | Nashville Area Chapter |
* Advanced Course or Online Pre-requisite For more information on this course--including pre-requisite information and registration--please contact Christy DeBusk.
**NEW** Online registration is now available for classes held at Nashville Area Chapter.
Red Cross Disaster Response
Below are the eight disaster response groups that make up the Red Cross response to each and every disaster. At the Join the 10,000 orientation, you will learn about each group and decide which group you would like to volunteer in, so that you can be called to respond to the next disaster. Information on classes and the classes needed to volunteer in each disaster response group can be found here.
Individual Client Services (Volunteers provide assistance to the disaster victims (clients): Provided to people with disaster-related needs through a casework process, these activities and services may include direct financial assistance for replacement of essential items, counseling services, health-related services and reunification or welfare information services.
Mass Care (Opening shelters, feeding): Provides activities and services on a congregate basis to the community as a whole. These include sheltering, feeding, bulk distribution of items, information about the availability of these services and recovery information.
Partner Services (Represent the Red Cross at official government meetings during disaster): Coordinates services and necessary liaison activities with local, state, federal and tribal government partners, non-government partners, private agencies and/or organizations and members of the affected communities for the benefit of disaster victims.
Information Management Support Services (View the damaged home and document the scope of damage): Gathers assessment and operational data required for effective management of the response, including information about the scope of the disaster and the effectiveness of the response. This information will support reports to donors about the effective use of the resources that they have provided to the organization.
Material Support Services (Logistics) (Deliver food, cots, supplies to shelters, service centers, other areas): Supports activities and services necessary to conduct a disaster relief operation, including the securing of facilities, supplies and equipment required for an effective response.
Material Support Services (Technology): (Behind the scenes with cell phones, computers, etc for workers) Ensures the setup and support of mobile communications and computer systems for the relief operation, two-way radio, connections with National American Red Cross, all desk equipment, including issuing cell phones to workers.
Staff Services: (Human Resources of the disaster relief operation, accounting for every volunteer on the relief operation) Ensures the ability of Red Cross staff, including spontaneous volunteers, to meet the needs of the people and communities affected by the disaster. These activities and services include travel, housing, physical and mental health care, training, job placement, staff relations, performance management, personnel/performance counseling, staff safety and security measures.
Organizational Support (Public Relations and Fundraising): Supports disaster response and relief operations, such as raising funds and accounting for the funds used to provide services to the clients. Public Affairs writes and distributes press releases to local, regional and national media depending on the scale of the disaster, delivers messages to media in a timely manner, places signage to be clear and concise and operates the phone bank.
