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Standard First Aid: CPR & First Aid
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see Health & Safety Link
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Introduction to Disaster Services
Overview of Disaster Services and what a Disaster Action Team(DAT)does. Click on the link on the right. When you complete the course BE SURE TO PRINT OUT A COPY OF THE LAST PAGE before leaving the site.
This class is recommended for all Disaster Services Volunteers. |
On-line class
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Fulfilling Our Mission -
Translating Your Compassion into Community Action
This is the "new" basic class and will be a prerequisite for many other classes.
Its purpose is to enable participants to translate their care and compassion into
community action.
Prerequisites: None
Recommended: Introduction to Disaster Services
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4/29/2008
6pm-9pm |
60 Hawthorne
Medford |
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Mass Care Overview
Presents an overview of the activities performed by the Mass Care Group on a disaster operation such as sheltering, feeding, bulk distribution of items and information about the availability of these services.
Prerequisite: Fulfilling Our Mission-Translating Your Compassion into Community Action |
5/6/2008
6pm-9pm |
60 Hawthorne
Medford |
Client Casework
A course designed to train new or less-experienced Red Cross volunteers how to conduct effective client interviews and provide appropriate assistance to help meet a client's immediate disaster caused needs.
Prerequisite: Fulfilling Our Mission-Translating Your Compassion into Community Action
NOTE: Client Casework is a Prerequisite for taking Client Assistance Cards: Caseworkers.
| 5/10/2008
9am-5pm |
60 Hawthorne
Medford |
Shelter Operations
Provides employees and volunteers of the Red Cross and other agencies skills to manage shelter operations effectively and sensitively as a team while meeting the needs of people displaced as a result of a disaster.
Prerequisites: Fulfilling Our Mission-Translating Your Compassion into Community Action and Mass Care |
5/13/2008
6pm-9pm |
60 Hawthorne
Medford |
Shelter Simulation
Designed to provide employees and volunteers of the Red Cross and other agencies the opportunity to practice the skills learned in Shelter Operations.
Prerequisite: Shelter Operations |
5/20/2008
6pm-9pm |
60 Hawthorne
Medford |
Disaster Assessment
This is a new "Blended Learning"* class. The purpose of the class is to introduce the critical role of Disaster Assessment, explore related preparedness tasks, learn how to collect and communicate disaster assessment information, and become familiar with how disaster assessment information supports management and service delivery decisions.
Prerequisites: (1)Complete the online component #DSIMS200C and (2)
complete the "Challenge Me Exercise" from Module 4 of Part 1 and bring the assignment to class.
Also: Fulfilling Our Mission-Translating Your Compassion into Community Action
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5/29/2008
6pm-10pm |
60 Hawthorne
Medford |
Logistics Overview
Designed to give the learners an overview of the Material Support Services group and the activities associated with it in support of an American Red Cross disaster relief operation.
Prerequisite: Fulfilling Our Mission-Translating Your Compassion into Community Action |
6/3/2008
6pm-9pm |
60 Hawthorne
Medford |
Logistics Simulation
Designed to provide the learners with the opportunity to practice using the skills and knowledge from Logistics Overview.
Prerequisite: Logistics Overview |
6/10/2008
6pm-9pm |
60 Hawthorne
Medford |
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Emergency Services
