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DISASTER TRAINING SCHEDULE
Disaster Training Courses are available only for volunteers who have attended the introductory disaster services orientation. If you have not attended an orientation, please sign up to "Join the 10,000" by clicking here.
To register for a class, e-mail Wendy Vermeulen at vermeulenw@usa.redcross.org or call (615) 250-4295.
In the subject line of your e-mail, please type the name and date of the course. In the body of your e-mail, please share number of attendees and contact information for all attendees.
All disaster classes take place in the Disaster Operations Center at the Nashville Area Red Cross Chapter at 2201 Charlotte Avenue
Please continue to check back as more disaster classes will be posted.
August 23, 2008
Client Casework: Providing Emergency Assistance
8:00am-5:00pm
This course aims to prepare volunteers to practice the skills and identify the tools needed to conduct an effective client interview and perform appropriate tasks of an Individual Client Services caseworker.
Disaster Response Function: Individual Client Services, Disaster Assessment & Financial Reporting
August 28, 2008
Red Cross Volunteer Disaster Career Fair (Meet with experienced volunteers who have worked in one of the 8 disaster response functions and find out how you can fit in and be a part of it all!)
4:00pm-8:00pm
September 10, 2008
Mass Care Overview
5:30pm-8:30pm
This course aims to prepare volunteers on how to effectively provide care to clients after a disaster with feeding, sheltering and other tasks.
Disaster Response Function: Mass Care
September 17, 2008
Fundamentals of Damage Assessment
5:00pm-9:00pm
This course aims to prepare volunteers in the field of damage assessment on how to evaluate the destruction of a property due to a disaster.
Disaster Response Function: Individual Client Services, Disaster Assessment & Financial Reporting
September 18-20, 2008
Collaborating to Ensure Effective Service Delivery
Sept. 19 (9:00am-4:00pm) Sept. 20 (9:00am-12:00pm)
This course aims to prepare volunteers to establish collaborative relationships that contribute to coordinated disaster response and help to ensure effective service delivery.
Disaster Response Function: Individual Client Services, Partner Services, Logistics Procurement & Distribution Security, Volunteer Staffing Services, IT & Telecommunications
September 27, 2008
Client Casework: Providing Emergency Assistance
8:00am-5:00pm
This course aims to prepare volunteers to practice the skills and identify the tools needed to conduct an effective client interview and perform appropriate tasks of an Individual Client Services caseworker.
Disaster Response Function: Individual Client Services, Disaster Assessment & Financial Reporting
October 11, 2008
Working with Total Diversity
8:00am-5:00pm
This course aims to prepare volunteers on how to provide adequate assistance to clients of every background and build relationships on a disaster relief operation with others and work effectively together.
Disaster Response Function: This course is suggested for all 8 resopnse functions.
October 14, 2008
Financial and Statistical Information Management
5:00pm-9:00pm
This course will prepare both volunteers and Red Cross employees to perform the tasks of a Financial & Statistical Information Management (FSI) service associate on a disaster relief operation.
Disaster Response Function: Disaster Assessment & Financial Reporting
October 16, 2008
Weapons of Mass Destruction
5:30pm-8:30pm
October 22-23, 2008
Shelter Operations
Shelter Simulation
5:30pm-8:30pm (each night)
This combined course will prepare volunteers and employees of the Red Cross and other agencies to manage shelter operations effectively and sensitively as a team while meeting the needs of the people displaced as a result of a disaster.
Disaster Response Function: Individual Client Services, Mass Care, Logistics Procurement & Distribution Security, IT & Telecommunications
October 25, 2008
Client Casework: Providing Emergency Assistance
8:00am-5:00pm
This course aims to prepare volunteers to practice the skills and identify the tools needed to conduct an effective client interview and perform appropriate tasks of an Individual Client Services caseworker.
Disaster Response Function: Individual Client Services, Disaster Assessment & Financial Reporting