Resilience - The art of coping with disasters

Week 1 - Resilience: Introduction and overview of the concept:

• A fresh view on resilience in disasters
• The scope of disasters and basic terminology

Week 2 -The effects of crisis situations on individuals:

• The effects of crisis situations on the individual
• Death, grief, and bereavement

Week 3 -The effects of crisis situations on communities:

• The psychosocial and social effects of crisis situations on the community

• The impacts of a disaster on the community

• Healthcare in Emergency Situations

Week 4 - Personal Resilience and Coping:

• Personal resilience theories

• An integrative model of coping and resilience - BASIC Ph 1

• An integrative model of coping and resilience - BASIC Ph 2

• Practice with Coping Channels

• BASIC Ph tools for parents (Free resource for parents -not part of the course)

Week 5 - Community Resilience:

• Family resilience
• Conceptual frameworks and practical models of community resilience
• Community resilience importance and assessment
• Factors of community resilience
• Vulnerable populations
• Community response teams

Week 6 - Organizational Resilience:

• Status evaluation including worst-case scenarios

• Organizational adaptation and response to emergency situations

• Emotional effects of profession and exposure to the consequences of traumatic events

Week 7 - Crisis and the media - new and old:

• Crisis and emergency risk communication
• Media and disasters
• Effective media communication during emergencies
• Effective Messaging
• Social Media and Disaster
• Crisis informatics

Week 8 - Conclusion and summary:

• Summary of course

• Course recap and conclusion