Leadership and Management Training
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Pandemic & Ebola Safety Training for Ancillary Workers & Volunteers Part 4: DV 102 Pandemic and Ebola Safety, Donning and Doffing
- hour
- All Levels
Volunteers, like you, are often the first, “first responders” in a crisis and offer the most immediate benefit and comfort to those affected. This specialized level of training provides more complex skills instruction and goes more in-depth to cover health-related conditions as well as serious “on the ground” volunteer situations.
DV103: Managing & Protecting Disaster Volunteers During COVID-19
- 4 hours
- All Levels
This is a leadership level course for volunteer managers and organizational leaders to gain a detained understanding on how they can manage and protect their volunteers during COVID-19 response. At the end of this enhanced training, leaders and managers will understand the risk associated with COVID-19, how these risks can be reduced, key measure for protecting volunteers against exposure and the use of PPE.
COVID-19 Emotional Resiliency for Disaster Volunteers (English)
- 2 hours
- All Levels
This is an introductory level course for disaster volunteers to understand the basic concepts of how to stay resilient during COVID-19. At the end of this enhanced training, disaster workers and volunteers will understand the emotional risks of high stress and disaster work including the COVID-19 response, recognize the signs and symptoms of disaster work-related stress and learn techniques to address emotional stress
COVID-19 Emotional Resiliency for Disaster Volunteers (French)
- 2 hours
- All Levels
Cette formation vous aidera à: comprendre les risques émotionnels liés au stress élevé et au travail en cas de catastrophe, y compris la réponse au COVID-19. Comprendre l’impact du stress des intervenants sur votre équipe et apprendre à reconnaître les signes et les symptômes du stress lié au travail en cas de catastrophe, personnellement et chez les personnes que vous supervisez; augmenter la capacité de votre équipe à réagir de manière sûre et ecace en cas de catastrophe et; apprenez des techniques pour gérer le stress émotionnel au sein de votre équipe.
Emotional Resiliency for Disaster Volunteers
- 1 hour
- All Levels
This is an introductory level course for disaster volunteers to understand the basic concepts of emotional resiliency in disaster response. At the end of this training, disaster workers will understand the emotional risk, signs and symptoms of emotional fatigue. The training will further provide appropriate coping skills to manage and stress.
Introduction to First Aid
- 1 hour
- All Levels
This is an introductory level course for disaster volunteers to learn the concepts of First Aid. The goal of this training is to explain how to avoid physical hazards, adequately assess what type of first aid is needed and provide services as necessary. At the end of this training, disaster volunteers will be able to utilize a tourniquet, treat heat and cold emergencies in addition to provide appropriate first aid services.
Introduction to Flood Response and Recovery
- 1 hour
- All Levels
This is an introductory level course for disaster volunteers to understand the basic concepts of flood response and recovery. At the end of this training, disaster workers and volunteers will recognize the hazards related to floor response, the danger of these hazards and the role of personal protective equipment in a flood affected area.
Pandemic and Ebola Safety Awareness
- 1 hour
- All Levels
This is an introductory level course for disaster volunteers to understand the basic concepts of Pandemic and Ebola Safety. The goal of this training is to provide detailed information about Ebola, disease control protocols and safety and precautionary measure. At the end of this training disaster volunteers will know the definition of pandemic, understand the Ebola Virus is and know the appropriate donning and doffing of Personal Protection Equipment.
Food Distribution Safety
- 1 hour
- All Levels
Participants will learn what steps to take prior to volunteering in Food Distribution roles, assessing their roles while understanding specific COVID-19 hazards in relationship to those roles.
Volunteer Safety for Community Vaccination Centers
- 1 hour
- All Levels
After this training learners will understand where volunteers and frontline, non-medical help is needed. Participants will learn what steps to take prior to volunteering, assessing their roles while understanding specific COVID-19 hazards in relationship to those roles.
Courses List
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DV103: Managing & Protecting Disaster Volunteers During COVID-19
- 4 hours
- All Levels
This is a leadership level course for volunteer managers and organizational leaders to gain a detained understanding on how they can manage and protect their volunteers during COVID-19 response. At the end of this enhanced training, leaders and managers will understand the risk associated with COVID-19, how these risks can be reduced, key measure for protecting volunteers against exposure and the use of PPE.
Managing and Protecting Community Vaccination Center Volunteers
- 2 hours
- All Levels
Managers will learn ways to manage Community Vaccination Center Volunteers with their physical and emotional safety in mind. Learn to make informed decisions on how to place manage and provide support to your volunteers. Develop the skills that ensure the implementation of protocols that prevent against COVID-19 exposure and emotional health.
Volunteer Placement and Planning for Disaster Supervisors
- 4 hours
- All Levels
This is a leadership level course for volunteer managers and organizational leaders to gain a detained understanding on spontaneous volunteerism management. At the end of this enhanced training, leaders and managers will learn to assess their disaster response capabilities, develop a plan to place affiliated and spontaneous volunteers to fill surge capacity needs, and learn key volunteer management practices for everyday hazards.
Managing Managers Stress in Disaster Response
- 2 hours
- All Levels
At the end of the Resiliency training, individuals will be able to ensure personal safety and emotional well-being as a disaster volunteer, learn and practice stress mitigation techniques, and be able to address natural disasters such as flood, fires, and earthquakes. This enhanced training allows individuals to understand the role supervisors can play in maintaining a healthy team
Complex Disaster Response Planning
- 2 hours
- All Levels
Complex Disaster Response planning takes into account the hazards and risks associated with responding to or working in an environment where there are two or more disasters active at one time. In this training we will use COVID-19 and Hurricane Season as an example