Developing an Emergency Management Plan

Do you work with young children? Did you ever wonder how you would cope if a major disaster occurred in your area and what you could do to safeguard the children in your care?

This training is based on the use of a workbook designed to develop your own unique emergency management plan. Through this process you will develop the entire plan to meet the individual program needs for your children, staff, facility and geographical location for up to 72 hours after the emergency begins.

Participants will learn:

How to plan and prepare for disasters, either natural or human initiated.

Who should be involved in responding to a disaster, what supplies you will need and what you should do.

How to prepare children to respond, without scaring them.

How to put the plan into action.

Helping Children Cope With Disaster....What you Can Do!

How do you help children after they have gone through a disaster?

Disasters, whether caused by terrorism or a natural occurrence such as an earthquake or hurricane, have a profound effect on young children. This training defines and illustrates the most typical symptoms children exhibit after experiencing trauma. It teaches activities and steps that staff can take to help children cope and overcome the effects of a disastrous event.

Through the use of video, small and large group discussions and small group activities participants will:

Identify common behaviors or symptoms that children may show after a disaster

Learn how to set up healing environments for children.

Develop communication skills that can assist children in their recovery.

Discover and learn to use healing activities with children.

Recognize the importance of health and nutrition in a child’s recovery.

Other Training Topics

Disaster Training International has available a network of trainers and consultants who assist in providing staff training on the following topics:

Developing an Emergency Management Plan (using the Workbook)

Developing and Implementing Effective Practice Drills

Developing Disaster Strategies

Preparing without Scaring

Developing Communication Systems for Emergencies

Helping Children Cope with Disaster, What You Can Do (using the Video)

Helping Yourself So You Can Help Children

Staff Safety

Helping Children Grieve

Helping Staff Recover

Organizing Your Child Care Program for Healing

Disaster Training International trainers/consultants have broad experience in staff training for individuals and a variety of organizations such as the following:

Child Care Programs

Human Service Agencies

Family Child Care Providers

Schools, Religious Organizations

State/Federal Agencies

Resource and Referral Agencies

Click Here To Register for Training We always design our training and consultation to meet your specific needs. We especially emphasize practical suggestions and ideas for addressing issues related to natural disasters or human initiated violence, such as terrorism. Please contact Disaster Training International for more information.

Individual program training sessions usually are scheduled for three hours, but we can design them to be any length to meet your needs and time you have available. We often group together several training topics to form a day or two day extended training workshop. If your group is small, work with other groups in your community who share your particular interests, and let us design a training session for this larger group. Also let us know if you would like training in other topics related to natural disasters, human initiated or intentional violence, or emergency planning, in addition to topics listed here.

Trainer Fees: ½ day (3 hours) - $40/person; 1 full day (6 hours) - $75/person (Based on 20 person minimum), Per Diem expenses including travel, housing, food and related expenses are additional.

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