Have you ever wondered about how people react to 
and respond to disasters, tragedies and other critical incidents?

Have you wanted to help?
Do you have an interest in working with disaster victims and/or responders?


Summer Course

DISASTER SERVICES

(CNSL 5870-07)

1 Credit - University of Wyoming (Graduate)
Counselor Education Department
Dates:   Friday, July 27, 2001  5 PM - 10 PM
                Saturday, July 28, 2001  8 AM - 6 PM
Instructor:  George W. Doherty



This course will introduce you to disasters, the community response, and the role of 
Red Cross Disaster Services as well as disaster mental health services. It will provide 
a brief overview of Disaster Mental Health Services, Mass Care, Health Services, and 
their roles in responding to the needs of both victims and disaster workers. The role of 
debriefings and defusings will be presented and discussed both for disasters and for 
critical incidents. The content of this course will include general theory and models 
of Disaster Mental Health, crisis intervention techniques commonly used in disaster 
situations, supportive research, and practice of approaches used in responding to the 
victims, workers and communities affected. 

For Registration information, go to: http://www.uwyo.edu/summer