Serving People with Disabilities Following a Disaster
(DSPSS200B)
Serving People with Disabilities Following a Disaster
is a blended learning course consisting of two components,
online and instructor-led, which outlines American Red
Cross policies and practices as they pertain to providing
services to people with disabilities following a disaster.
A 45-minute online component provides general information
for any American Red Cross employee or volunteer who serves
the public following a disaster. Additional classroom
instruction, including a tabletop exercise, provides detailed
training for disaster workers who are in direct and constant
contact with people with disabilities. This instructor-led
portion allows learners to practice skills obtained from
the online portion of the course.
Participants in the online component of the course will
be any Red Cross employee or volunteer who serve the public
following a disaster. The online component of the course
is comprised of four modules, and takes approximately
45 minutes to complete.
Participants in the instructor-led component will be
Red Cross employees and volunteers who interact directly
with people with disabilities including, but not limited
to, DSHR members serving in Health Services, Disaster
Mental Health, Client Casework and Sheltering.
The instructor-led component of the course contains approximately
6.5 hours of instruction, including a two-hour tabletop
exercise. Instructors should plan for a one-hour lunch
break and two fifteen-minute breaks resulting in 8 hours
of total class time.
The Fulfilling
Our Mission: Translating Your Compassion into Community
Action (DSGEN200A) course is a required prerequisite.
Completion of the online Introduction to Disaster Services
(DSGEN201C) course is recommended but not required.
