Advanced Disaster Volunteerism: Emotional Resiliency for Disaster Volunteers & Workers

About This Course

This is an advances level course for disaster volunteers to gain a more detailed understanding on resiliency in disaster response. At the end of this advanced training, disaster workers and volunteers will understand the emotional risks of high stress and disaster work; and identify methods/techniques that foster a healthy
emotional wellbeing during disaster response.

• Understand the emotional risks of high stress and disaster work and its impact on disaster workers and volunteers
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of disaster work related stress
• Learn about the impact of stress on work and family life
• Identify methods/techniques that foster a healthy emotional wellbeing during disaster response.

1. Defining Resiliency
2. Understanding Stress
3. Reactions to Stress
4. Impact on Families and Children
5. Helpful Measures to Build Resiliency
6. Being Supportive

Course hours: 4 hours
Intended audience: Disaster worker, volunteers
Language : English
Delivery method: Online