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2011 Volunteer Symposium

Responders and Disaster Affected Individuals: Bridging Gaps of Understanding and Misunderstanding

Sponsored by the Center for Emergency Preparedness
Alabama Department of Public Health 
June 16, 2011

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Continuing Education Information

Enterprise High School - An Unimaginable Tragedy

(1 hour, 25 minutes)

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Rick Rainer
Principal
Enterprise High School
Enterprise, Alabama

Resources

Handouts (9 pages, 2 MB)

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Mental Health Response and the Oil Spill

(50 minutes)

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Robin L. Riggins, LCSW
Executive Director
Baldwin County Mental Health Center
Fairhope, Alabama

Resources

Handouts (10 pages)

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Scared Silent: The Ultimate Story of Survival from Trauma

(55 minutes)

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Mildred Muhammad
Executive Director
After the Trauma, Inc.
Prince Georges County, Maryland

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Two Survivors: Their Stories of Hope

(30 minutes)

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Lydia Townsend
Survivor: The Enterprise High School Tornado Event (Enterprise, Alabama)

 


Wayne Jones
Survivor: Hurricane Katrina (New Orleans, Louisiana)

 

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Panel Discussion and Audience Questions

(55 minutes)

Debi Hall, Wayne Jones, Mildred Muhammad, Rick Rainer, Robin Riggins, Dr. Irma Townsend, and Lydia Townsend

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Resources from the Transportation Disaster Assistance and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) 

Resources

Transportation Disaster Assistance and the NTSB (26 pages)
Federal Family Assistance Plan for Aviation Disasters (75 pages)
Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act of 1996 (17 pages)

 

Continuing Education

Nurses, EMTs, and Social Workers (5 hours approved; must watch the entire event.)

Post-conference Materials

Instructions for Obtaining CEUs (1 page)
Sign-in Sheet (1 page)
Evaluation (1 page)
Social Worker Exam (2 pages)

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