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<strong>Emergency</strong> planning (Is 235)<br />
EmE r g E n c y ma n a g E m E n t In s t I t u t E • 2010-2011 • ca t a l o g of co u r s E s<br />
Being able to use all the basic elements of the planning<br />
process gives emergency managers, planners, and<br />
other stakeholders a basis <strong>for</strong> working together to<br />
shape the community’s disaster response to all types<br />
of hazards and problems. This course is designed to<br />
provide common experience of a properly structured<br />
<strong>Emergency</strong> Operations Plan in the following areas:<br />
• The planning process<br />
• Hazard analysis<br />
• The basic plan<br />
• Annexes and appendices<br />
• Implementing instructions<br />
CEUs: 1.0<br />
Study Hours: 10<br />
leadership and Influence (Is 240)<br />
Being able to lead others—to motivate them to<br />
commit their energies and expertise to achieving<br />
the shared mission and goals of the emergency<br />
management system—is a necessary and vital part<br />
of the job <strong>for</strong> every emergency manager, planner,<br />
and responder. This course is designed to improve<br />
your leadership and influence skills. It addresses:<br />
• Leadership from within<br />
• How to facilitate change<br />
• How to build and rebuild trust<br />
• Using personal influence and political savvy<br />
• Fostering an environment <strong>for</strong> leadership<br />
development<br />
CEUs: .9<br />
Study Hours: 9<br />
Decision making and problem solving<br />
(Is 241)<br />
Being able to make decisions and solve problems<br />
effectively is a necessary and vital part of the job <strong>for</strong><br />
every emergency manager, planner, and responder.<br />
This course is designed to improve your decisionmaking<br />
skills. It addresses:<br />
FEd E r A L Em E r g E N C y mA N A g E m E N T Ag E N C y 150<br />
• The decision making process<br />
• Decision making styles<br />
• Attributes of an effective decision maker<br />
• Ethical decision making and problem solving<br />
CEUs: .8<br />
Study Hours: 8<br />
Effective communication (Is 242)<br />
Being able to communicate effectively is a necessary<br />
and vital part of the job <strong>for</strong> every emergency manager,<br />
planner, and responder. This course is designed to<br />
improve your communication skills. It addresses:<br />
• Basic communication skills<br />
• How to communicate in an emergency<br />
• How to identify community-specific<br />
communication issues<br />
• Using technology as a communication tool<br />
• Effective oral communication<br />
• How to prepare an oral presentation<br />
CEUs: .8<br />
Study Hours: 8<br />
Developing and managing volunteers<br />
(Is 244)<br />
This course is <strong>for</strong> emergency managers and related<br />
professionals working with all types of volunteers<br />
and coordinating with voluntary organizations. This<br />
course will provide the procedures and tools <strong>for</strong><br />
building and working with voluntary organizations.<br />
Topics include benefits and challenges of using<br />
volunteers; building a volunteer program; writing<br />
job descriptions; developing volunteers through<br />
recruitment, placement, training, supervision, and<br />
evaluation; coordinating with voluntary agencies and<br />
community-based organizations; and special issues<br />
such as spontaneous volunteers, liability, and stress.<br />
This course is designed <strong>for</strong> all audiences including<br />
Federal, State, Tribal, local emergency management,<br />
voluntary agencies, and affiliated organizations.<br />
CEUs: 1.0<br />
Study Hours: 10