What does Mobilization Status Mean?

Green: Stand Down... No Developing Disaster Situation.
Yellow: Stand By... Prepare for possible mobilization. Notify DAD of availability
Red: Active Mobilization... CDRC Teams are being Mobilized. Contact DAD and report to HQ

DAD on call : 540-449-2675

Contact Information:
420 Springdale Rd.
Pearisburg VA 24134

Phone: 540-449-2675
Fax: 540-921-3312
E-Mail: cdrc@pemtel.net

  
 

 

Local NRV Community members who want to become CDRC volunteers can register for a Disaster Mental Health 101 Course on this page.

TEAM MEMBERS and the general public can participate in the Community Healing Workshops presented by the CDRC through VT YMCA. Go to www.vtymca.org and click "Open University" to see the list of courses and register. These courses are free.

Training is also available to other agencies or facilities. Some corporations and organizations prefer to have trained in-house disaster support teams. Please contact us at 540-921-2701 or 540-449-2675 to set up a training or consultation..

 

 

NRV Community Disaster Response Coalition

Disaster Mental Health Training and Consulting Division
Click on links for course descriptions

Course Catalog 2007

Disaster Mental Health 101 Certification Course

Disaster Mental Health in the Community

Disaster Mental Health 200 Courses:

(201) Disaster Mental Health with Children

(202) Disaster Mental Health with Special Populations

(203) Disaster Support in Educational Settings

(204) Assessment of Disaster Trauma Survivors

(205) Clinical Interventions for Acute Stress Reactions, PTSD and Other Clinical Responses to Disaster

(206) Organizing a Disaster Mental Health Response

(207) Quarantine and Pandemic Events

(208) Disaster Support Counseling for Faith Based Ministries

(209) Building Partnerships for Disaster Response

Medical Facility Disaster Training Program

Disaster Mental Health 300:Training the Trainers

Training Registration Contract

 

Consulting Services are available for agencies and communities interested in developing their disaster mental health response capacity.

 

Lynchburg, February 22, 2007 : Central Virginia CSB takes Advanced CDRC training in Disaster Mental Health in Quarantine and Pandemic Events

Dr. Dorinda Miller taught the CVCSB crew, and some of their local community guests, what sort of disaster mental health support the CSB could provide in the event of a pandemic outbreak. The group learned about Personal Protective Equipment and how it feels to wear gloves and a mask for several hours while trying to learn about isolation, social distancing, work quarantine, and grief counseling through multimedia sources. The CVCSB staff also learned how to prepare responders, volunteers and the public to deal with a pandemic that could cause mass fatalities. The CVCSB is nearing completion of their regional all hazards disaster mental health plan, Continuity of Operations Plan and their Pandemic Plan Annex thanks to training and consultation with the NRV Community Disaster Response Coalition. Staff members are making sure they are prepared as individuals and that their agency collaborates with other local groups to prepare the region for such an event. The Historic Virginia Red Cross Chapter provided brochures and educational materials as part of the effort.

Wearing masks caused some folks to feel sleepy, dizzy or anxious. It's really hard to keep yourself hydrated when you can't take a sip of water every now and then! And your glasses keep fogging up!!

 

Lynchburg CVCSB participates in Disaster Behavioral Health with Special Populations- an Advanced Disaster training provided by NRV CDRC. Staff and community guests from local agencies spent the afternoon of February 22, 2007, learning what it might be like to be vision or hearing impaired in a disaster setting. Participants also learned how groups like elders, people with mental illness, mobility problems, and ethnic groups could be better served after a disaster occurs. Lessons learned in Katrina, the 9/11 attacks and the tsunami provided better insights and understanding of how to prepare themselves, responders and planners to accommodate the special needs of the community members. This training complements the training offered by the state emergency preparedness and health departments by expanding on the disaster mental health aspects of providing for these groups.

Earplugs and sleep masks provided an opportunity to better understand the struggles that people with sensory impairment might encounter in the disaster setting. The simplest things took more effort.

 

Onsite training brings it home!!