Red Cross disaster relief focuses on meeting people's immediate emergency disaster-caused needs. When a disaster threatens or strikes, the Red Cross provides shelter, food, and health and mental health services to address basic human needs. In addition to these services, the core of Red Cross disaster relief is the assistance given to individuals and families affected by disaster to enable them to resume their normal daily activities independently. The Disaster classes are for persons interested in joining a disaster team and responding to disasters in their area.

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Disaster Mental Health, an Overview

Prerequisites: Must be a current American Red Cross volunteer and have completed Disaster Orientation.

Description: The purpose of this basic level Disaster Services training is to help participants understand the roles, responsibilities and benefits of the Disaster Mental Health activity within Individual Client Services. Participants will learn how Disaster Mental Health supports both the disaster relief operations workers and clients within the disaster-affected community.

Psychological First Aid

Prerequisites:  Must be a current American Red Cross volunteer, have completed Disaster Orientation and Disaster Mental Health, an Overview.

Description: This basic level Disaster Services course consists of five separate segments and a self-review questionnaire which is completed after the training has been completed. The course provides a framework for understanding the factors that affect stress responses in disaster relief workers and the clients they serve. In addition, it provides practical suggestions about what you can say and do as you practice the principles of Psychological First Aid.