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Introduction to Emergency Disaster Services

Description
The gateway course to The Salvation Army’s disaster training program, Introduction to Emergency Disaster Services, is required for all disaster workers. The course offers an overview of The Salvation Army’s mission, the services it provides during a disaster, and prepares participants for their first disaster assignment, describing everything from packing to travel to self-care. This course is a prerequisite for all other Salvation Army disaster training courses.

Primary Audience
This course is designed for all new disaster workers just beginning their association with The Salvation Army.

Prerequisites
None

Course Length - 4 Hours

Foundations of Emotional and Spiritual Care

Description
This course provides an introduction to Emotional and Spiritual Care (ESC). It provides a basic overview for all active volunteers who need to understand what ESC is about and as an entree to the Advanced Emotional and Spiritual Care course.

Primary Audience
This course is designed for all disaster workers interested in potentially being involved in the ESC function. 

Prerequisites
Introduction to The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services

Course Length - 8 Hours

Disaster Food Service and Canteen Operations

Description
During a disaster, the first gesture of comfort The Salvation Army offers is often a cold drink and a hot meal from one of its mobile feeding units. The Disaster Food Service and Canteen Operations course is designed as the starting point for any disaster worker who wishes to be a part of disaster food service operations. Participants who complete the course will learn about the different types of Salvation Army food service equipment, the essentials of building a food service team, canteen operations and maintenance, and the basics of menu planning.

Primary Audience
This course is designed to introduce participants to the fundamentals of disaster food service operations. Anyone interested in food service delivery or serving on a Salvation Army canteen should take this course.

Prerequisites

  • Introduction to The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services
  • Fundamentals of Holistic Care
  • Food Safety Certificate

Course Length - 8 Hours

Preparing Your Congregation for Disaster

Description
Designed for Christian leaders, this course is designed for churches and other faith-based organizations looking to start a disaster preparedness and response program. The course reviews key concepts in emergency management. It also examines the responsibility of faith-based organizations in preparing their members and facilities for an emergency and how to effectively develop a disaster response plan to serve others.

Primary Audience
Faith leaders -- outside of The Salvation Army -- interested in preparing their church and congregation for a disaster.

Prerequisites

  • Introduction to The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services
  • Fundamentals of Holistic Care

Course Length - 8 Hours

Understanding Emergency Management

Description
When a disaster occurs, it takes many people to work through the response and recovery effort and they all need to work together. Learn the principles of overall Disaster and Emergency Management and how emergency managers take a ‘whole-of-society’ approach that involves government agencies, non-profit charities, voluntary organizations, the private sector, the media, and the general public.

Primary Audience
This introductory course is designed to provide an overview of disaster and emergency management for all EDS personnel.

Prerequisites

  • Introduction to The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services
  • Fundamentals of Holistic Care

Course Length - 8 Hours

Emergency Assistance in Disaster Operations

Description
This introductory disaster social services course is designed to train participants to serve as casework specialists on a Salvation Army disaster relief operation. The course will cover the basics of casework, covering practical skills such as interviewing clients, completing registration forms, and determining eligibility for assistance. The course culminates in a role-playing exercise where participants will play the roles of caseworkers and clients meeting within a Disaster Assistance Centre (DAC).

Primary Audience
This course is designed for disaster and social services workers who are interested in serving as casework specialists on a disaster relief operation.

Prerequisites

  • Introduction to The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services
  • Fundamentals of Holistic Care

Course Length - 8 Hours

Disaster Social Services®

Description
This course is designed for supervisors working within the disaster social services function. The course will examine the role of disaster social services within a disaster operation, including its position within the Incident Command System (ICS) and connections with other disaster relief providers in the larger sequence of service delivery. Participants will learn five essential steps to setting up a disaster social services program and apply that knowledge in a table-top exercise that simulates setting up a Salvation Army Disaster Assistance Centre (DAC). The course will conclude with an introduction to long-term recovery and an exercise that simulates participation in a long-term recovery / unmet needs committee.

Primary Audience
This course is designed for experienced disaster workers with a social services background who will serve in supervisory positions on a disaster operation. Participants should be familiar with the material present in the Emergency Assistance in Disaster Operations course as many of the concepts introduced in that class will be advanced in this training.

Prerequisites

  • Introduction to The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services
  • Fundamentals of Holistic Care
  • Incident Command System
  • Emergency Assistance in Disaster Operations

Course Length - 8 Hours


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