TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT: Responding to Mass Casualty Incidents: Understanding the Full Picture

August 22, 2018

Contact:

Tammy McLaughlin

tmclaughlin@adcareme.org

New Date Added - REGISTER SOON!

Responding to Mass Casualty Incidents: Understanding the Full Picture

October 25, 2018 9:00am to 4:00pm

Camp Chamberlain Augusta, ME

$0 - There is no charge for registration. Lunch provided by the Maine CDC, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program.

Purpose: Family reunification and family assistance programs require the efficient, coordinated use of resources and efforts at the local, state, regional and national levels. This training will focus on victim, family and community care and facilitating resilience.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will learn the multiple areas of response to a mass casualty incident, demonstrating the awareness that the characteristics of the community and the incident shape the response.

• Participants will learn how pertinent assistance issues are identified and how effective response plans demand collaboration between multiple government and community agencies.

• Participants will demonstrate an appreciation of how maintaining an understanding of the bigger picture will improve response in all areas and disciplines.

Target Audience: Emergency management, victim assistance advocates, American Red Cross, medical examiner office, health care and public health workforce, government liaisons, PIOs, school personnel, mass transportation, State of Maine employees, behavioral health clinicians, social workers, spiritual care providers, disaster behavioral health volunteers and medical reserve corps volunteers.

About the Trainer: Tara S Hughes, LCSW-R received her BA in Psychology from Boston College in 1988 and Masters of Social Work degree and Family Therapy Certification from Boston University in 1992. She has worked in the mental health field with families and children in crisis in many different capacities since 1988. She is currently the Coordinator for Human Trafficking Programs at the International Institute of Buffalo, a program that provides intensive case management services for US and foreign-born survivors of Human Trafficking.

Visit the event website to register, view the agenda, and additional details. http://www.cvent.com/events/responding-to-mass-casualty-incidents-understanding-the-full-picture/event-summary-62094ef662fa4e34be677dcf6468d461.aspx