This course provides an overview of how Disaster Cycle Services fulfills the Red Cross mission and describes the whole cycle process of helping individuals, families and communities to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters. The course also reviews the role of community and government partners and describes opportunities for Volunteers in Disaster Cycle Services. If you're new to the Red Cross, this is a requirement for all Volunteers. Please come join us!
Brilliant speaker Steve Houser dives deep into what makes Red Cross/Red Crescent able to operate in 191 countries, even in areas off limits to other NGOs and governments. Brings it home with how decisions on our local DAT and shelter operations are guided by these principles. By the end of the course, you'll be able to explain to others WHY Red Cross does what it does.
The Fundamental Principles guide the work and decisions of all Red Cross Red Crescent workers in all situations and at all times.
The 2-hour class describes the history of these Principles and how they were developed based on the Movement’s experience responding to suffering and needs over the previous century. The course further describes each of the Fundamental Principles and explains how they are at once operational and aspirational, and serve both as a guide for action and as the Movement’s common identity and purpose
This is an opportunity to learn about the seven activities of Logistics! There’s something for everyone in Logistics. Like to drive, work outside, count, computer work, tour neighborhood facilities, shop and so much more; join us, it’s fun!
Collaborating Essentials is a basic level, instructor-led course designed to promote and support collaboration at the Red Cross for EVERYONE, not only Government Operations Liaisons! Participants will engage in discussions and scenarios to determine the different skills and behaviors required for building and maintaining internal and external relationships. The course emphasizes the role that collaboration plays in the successful delivery of disaster services. This is an important course for those doing Response.
Come and learn about the Emergency Response Vehicle, and how we can assist those affected by disasters. This course will prepare you how to deliver services, maintain the vehicle and reporting procedures so that we may have an effective service delivery plan.. You will need to be 21 years of age, have a valid drivers license, defensive driving online course and clean DMV record. You will need to schedule your road test in the future at your local Chapter after completion of the class.
This course will discuss identifying and assessing needs • Selecting the appropriate feeding method(s) • Developing work assignments • Executing feeding • Assessing ongoing feeding needs • Closing the feeding site or operation. Recommended for all Mass Care volunteers.
This course introduces the guidelines and procedures for setting up, running and closing a shelter during a disaster. Referencing shelter checklists, participants will work on a case study that takes them through four of the six phases of the Sheltering Process: Resourcing, Opening, Operating and Closing. This promises to be an informative , detailed course taught by our very own Mary Davis.
Passionate about being there for people in times of need, I am interested in improving the client experience and ensuring we have a well trained and compassionate workforce. DAT/Mass Care/Instructor
Friday November 16, 2018 2:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Classroom 1Rockland County Fire Training Center (35 Firemens Memorial Dr, Pomona, NY 10970, USA)
After completing this course, participants should be able to— • Explain the importance of the Concept of Operations to the success of an operation. • Explain the key highlights of the Concept of Operations. • Describe the principles and features of all operations, including common planning architecture and resource management. • Understand and be able to implement the process for executing DROs, especially organizing large operations into districts. • Understand and apply the operational roles and responsibilities, and how they relate to each other, outlined in the Concept of Operations.
Prerequisites: • Disaster Cycle Services: An Overview • Concept of Operations Basics • Operations Planning Fundamentals • Incident Reporting Fundamentals
Psychological First Aid: Helping Others in Times of Stress is a basic level course that enables participants to provide basic care, comfort, and support to people who are experiencing disaster-related stress. The course provides a framework for understanding the factors that affect stress responses in disaster relief workers and the clients they serve, introduces the principles of psychological first aid, and provides guidelines for when to refer a client or fellow Red Cross worker to a Disaster Mental Health worker. Required course for all volunteers.
The purpose of the Mass Casualty Incident Response Management training is to describe the distinctive nature of mass casualty incidents and the adjustments to standard operating procedures during mass casualty incident responses. Although each mass casualty incident has characteristics that are unique to that event, this training provides guidance for leadership and instructions for actions that are common to the majority of mass casualty incidents. Best practices for each of the functions involved in these types of events are described, including suggestions for staffing and implementation.
Prerequisites: Mass Casualty Incident Response Basics, Supervising Disaster Workforce, Concept of Operation Basics
The American Red Cross Shelter Operations Simulation establishes an environment for participants to practice the knowledge they learned after completing the Shelter Fundamentals course.
It is a “hands on” skills-based simulation. Participants work in teams that rotate through three skills stations based on the four phases of the Sheltering Process. Presented in the course: resourcing, opening, operating and closing a shelter.
This course contains a large amount of content that was not in Disaster Frontline Supervisor. It addresses many of the issues that have come up on recent operations that well-trained supervisors can resolve. It also covers updated information on working with Event Based Volunteers, new progressive discipline and issue resolutions procedures, intergenerational communications, and worker satisfaction processes. The purpose of this course is to prepare supervisors to lead a team of disaster workers to deliver high-quality client service and to create a climate that promotes worker satisfaction.
At the onset of a disaster, the American Red Cross may need to acquire and maintain temporary spaces or buildings for service delivery, operation administration, and movement of product during disaster operations. With few exceptions, Red Cross does not own these buildings or spaces. So, carefully selecting adequate facilities is vital to effectively serve the community. The purpose of Facilities Management Fundamentals is to provide direction on identifying, evaluating, acquiring, repairing, and closing temporary buildings or locations used in support of disaster operations. Multiple job tools are described and provided for future use. Come join us !
Introduces Responders to the expectations, responsibilities and tools of being a Responder and prepares them for what to expect before, during and after a disaster assignment.
Kitchen Site Management is a basic level course for disaster workers who will work in and conduct Feeding tasks at a kitchen site while supporting disaster relief operations (DROs). This instructor-led course offers hands-on activities and more opportunities to look at the Feeding job tools. A Kitchen Site Management Simulation will accompany the course.
Prerequisites. Disaster Cycle Services, Basic Food Safety and Mass Care: An Overview (All can be taken online.)
Government Operations Fundamentals is a basic level, instructor-led course that introduces the roles, responsibilities and tasks of the Red Cross government liaison. Participants engage in activities and scenarios that Red Cross government liaisons typically encounter when representing the Red Cross throughout the disaster cycle. Find out what goes on in County/State Emergency Operations Centers (EOC's) where we serve side-by-side with other agencies, governmental and non-governmental.
Supply Fundamentals is a basic level, instructor-led course that introduces the responsibilities and tasks of a Supply Responder working in Logistics operations. Participants engage in activities and scenarios that Red Cross Supply workers typically encounter when working on a Red Cross disaster operation. Classroom participants must attend the entire course and complete the classroom activities to earn a course certificate.
Prerequisites: Disaster Services: An Overview & Logistics: An Overview
