Southeast Tennessee: Upcoming Disaster Course Training Schedule

Upcoming Disaster Training Schedule for the American Red Cross of Southeast Tennessee. Interested in attending any of these FREE training courses, contact Emily Fish (emily.fish@redcross.org) or 423-265-3455

April Courses:

• April 10th – Disaster Services Overview 3:00-4:30pm, Chattanooga Office

• April17th - Disaster Services Overview 1:00-2:30pm, Cleveland Office

• April 22nd- Shelter Management 9:00am – 5:00pm, Chattanooga Office

• April 24th – Frontline Supervision 9:00am – 5:00pm, Chattanooga Office

• April 29th – Church Shelter Team Training 9:00am-5:00pm CST, Western County

May Courses:

• May 1st – Frontline Supervision 9:00am – 5:00pm, Cleveland Office

• May 13th - Church Shelter Team Training 9:00am-5:00pm CST, Western County

• May 15th - Disaster Services Overview 1:00-2:30pm, Cleveland Office

• May 20th - Shelter Management 9:00am – 5:00pm, Cleveland Office

• May 21st – International Humanitarian Law 10:00am-2:00pm, Chattanooga

• May 22nd- Disaster Services Overview 1:00-2:30pm, Cleveland Office

• May 27th - Church Shelter Team Training 9:00am-5:00pm, Eastern County

June Courses:

• June 3rd- Church Shelter Team Training 9:00am-5:00pm, Eastern County

• June 10th- Church Shelter Team Training 9:00am-5:00pm, Eastern County

• June 17th- Church Shelter Team Training 9:00am-5:00pm, Eastern County

• June 24th- Psychological 1st Aid 10:00am-2:00pm, Chattanooga Office

• June 25th – Meigs County Shelter Team/Nuclear Drill

• June 25th and June 26th – Sequatchie County Shelter Team/Nuclear Drill

Not sure what each class is, below is a brief description of each course to aid you in finding and selecting the right courses to further your volunteer experience:

• Disaster Frontline Supervisor prepares students to meet the training requirements for a supervisor position in the Disaster Services with the Red Cross. The purpose of this course is to prepare supervisors to lead a team of disaster workers to deliver high quality client service and to create a climate that promotes worker satisfaction. Prerequisite: Disaster Services Overview

• Disaster Services: An Overview is required for all volunteers and provides the foundation of service delivery standards for the American Red Cross by considering the Fundamental Principles and Values of the Red Cross and how they apply throughout the disaster cycle.

• Psychological First Aid prepares American Red Cross workers to provide basic care, comfort and support to people who are experiencing disaster-related stress. Prerequisite: Disaster Services Overview

• Shelter Management prepares students to manage shelters using a case study that takes them through the phases of sheltering. Prerequisites: Disaster Services Overview, Shelter Fundamentals, Frontline Supervisor & Simulation, Basic Food Safety

• Shelter Exercise builds on the information presented in the Shelter Fundamentals course and provides participants an opportunity to practice working with procedures for setting up, running and closing a shelter during a disaster. Prerequisite: Shelter Fundamentals

Interested in attending any of these FREE training courses, contact Emily Fish (emily.fish@redcross.org) or 423-265-3455.