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Upcoming ES Trainings ·
Friday, June 2nd – 10:00AM
- 12:30PM (SEPA
Chapter) Volunteer
Orientation/Simulation (Class #7974) Volunteers, who have joined the SEPA Chapter
in the past year, should attend this local indoctrination to Emergency
Services. New volunteers will receive an overview of the SEPA
Chapter’s background, staff and volunteer structure, and how to join
a disaster action team (DAT). Most
importantly, volunteers will
have the opportunity to simulate a city response. ·
Saturday, June 10th – 9:00AM - 4:00PM to Sunday, June 11th – 9:00AM
- 4:00PM (SEPA Chapter) Attendance at Both Days Required Collaborating to Ensure
Effective Service Delivery (Class #7973) Volunteers
and staff learn the skills and tools required to effectively conduct
the role of a liaison in collaboration with community partners and
agencies. Participants will become acquainted with the Emergency
Operations Center and the liaisons role in gathering, evaluating, and
communicating information to all vested parties. ·
Tuesday, June 13th – 6:30PM - 9:30PM (Upper
Merion Township Bldg.) Shelter Operations (Class
#8255) Shelter
Operations prepares Red Cross Responders to effectively and
sensitively manage shelter operations as a team, and to meet the needs
of people displaced as a result of a disaster. REQUIRED
FOR ALL ES RESPONDERS ·
Saturday, June 24th – 9:00AM - 4:00PM (SEPA
Chapter) Family Services or Client
Casework (Class
#8256) In
Family Services (now called Client Casework), participants will become
acquainted with the standard forms, resources, and interview skills
needed to assist clients.
REQUIRED FOR ALL ES RESPONDERS To
enroll, contact Nancy Berger at (215) 299-0135 or bergern@redcross-philly.org. For all courses, to register, please call 1-800-42cross. ORIENTATION TO INTERNATIONAL SERVICES: This
is a foundation course for
all paid and volunteer staff because it deals with our
historical roots, our identity as part of the International Red
Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and the reasons for American Red
Cross involvement internationally. It presents an overview of
international humanitarian law (IHL), tracing and other
international social services (ISS), and international relief and
development (IRD). This course is essential to the work of everyone
at the chapter/station because it highlights the Fundamental
Principles that provide direction and guidance for all American Red
Cross service delivery. This course is distinct from and should not
be confused with the new paid and volunteer staff orientation You’re in Good Company:
American Red Cross Orientation (ARC
2671), but it can be used to build on the new self-paced orientation
to the organization as a whole. This
is a required course for all SEPA employees. Class
offered 10/4/06, 2/7/07, 6/6/07
HUMANITY IN THE MIDST OF WAR (INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW) (IHL):
This course covers the legal protections for people impacted by war
and discusses the work of the Red Cross on behalf of victims of war.
The course builds on the Introduction to IHL presented in the OIS
course and provides greater insight into the role of the Red Cross
under international law. Prerequisites:
If available, the OIS course is a prerequisite.
Class
Size: Maximum, 20; minimum, 12 Course offered 11/16/06
TRACING AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SERVICES: This revised course
is essential for caseworkers who are doing or will do the
international casework. Having taken the OIS course,
participants in this course will already have a grounding in the Red
Cross Movement and the Fundamental Principles and the reasons that
American Red Cross offers international social services in all
communities. Participants
who have taken the prerequisite OIS course are in a position to
focus on the case studies and exercises which are the heart of this
course. The course can be given to as few as six people. It is also
recommended for more experienced caseworkers to keep their skills
honed and information updated. This course is essential for improving service delivery of a
MUST service. Class
Size:
Maximum, 20; minimum, 6 Course
offered 9/14/06
(please call Deborah Cooper 215-299-0480 if interested in this
special course).
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