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Course Length: 5 days
CEUs: 3.5
EmErgEncy managEmEnt InstItutE • 2011-2012 • catalog of coursEs
State Volunteer and Donations
Management (E289)
This course teaches the components of a volunteer
and donations management program to be administered
at the State level during a large-scale disaster.
Course participants will be equipped to prepare a
program for their State to effectively manage unaffiliated
volunteers, unsolicited donations of goods,
and offers of undesignated cash. The course content
and activities also serve as a plan template, thereby
increasing continuity among States and their voluntary
agency partners. This training also provides
information regarding FEMA’s volunteer and donations
management responsibilities and helps build
relationships between government and non-profit
organizations.
Selection Criteria: Priority will be given to States who
send a team of participants: the State Volunteer/
Donations Coordinator and leading stakeholders
of statewide voluntary organizations. Each FEMA
Region is invited to send a Human Services staff
member. Other invitees include Federal, State, territorial,
and Tribal emergency managers.
Prerequisites:
Required: IS-288, The Role of Voluntary Agencies in
Emergency Management.
Recommended: IS-100.b, Introduction to the Incident
Command System (ICS), ICS-100; IS-230.a, Fundamentals
of Emergency Management; IS-700.a, National Incident
Management System (NIMS), An Introduction; and
knowledge of and experience with Voluntary
Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD).
Course Length: 3½ days
CEUs: 2.5
55
Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training
Program: Training State Trainers (E352)
This course is designed to provide States, U.S.
Territories, or federally recognized Tribal organizations
with a cadre of trainers who have the
knowledge and tools necessary to conduct standardized
trainings for the Crisis Counseling Assistance
and Training Program. After this class, participants
will train grant-supported crisis counselors to
carry out individual and group crisis counseling,
basic education and support, referral, community
networking, and public education for disaster survivors
and affected communities.
Selection Criteria: Individuals who are selected by
or who are State and Territory Disaster Behavioral
Health Coordinators. These individuals should be
experienced trainers and knowledgeable and experienced
in the Crisis Counseling Program (CCP).
Final selection will be jointly authorized by FEMA
and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration.
Course Length: 4 days
CEUs: 2.8
Basic Crisis Counseling Grant Program
Course (E354)
This course is designed to provide mental health
departments of States, U.S. Territories, or federally
recognized Tribal organizations with the knowledge
and tools necessary to successfully complete
the CCP Grant applications in order to manage a CCP
during a Presidentially declared disaster. Training
topics include the CCP Grant application process,
grant reporting requirements, disaster mental health
concepts, and organizational aspects of disaster
response.
NOTE: This course does not provide instruction on crisis counseling
or stress management techniques.
Selection Criteria: State mental health personnel who,
following a qualifying Presidential declaration
of disaster, are responsible for preparing the CCP
Grant application on behalf of the State, Territory,
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