Transportation Disaster Response - Family Assistance October 20, 2009

Developed for commercial transportation officials, representatives of federal agencies, staff of non-governmental relief organizations and emergency managers, this course is instrumental in understanding how any organization involved in the accident response can most effectively support the family assistance efforts.

NTSB Transportation Disaster Assistance specialists, clinicians and other professionals will present a variety of disaster response and family assistance topics. Learn from Safety Board responders who have developed partnership programs to manage disasters.

Upon completion of this course the participant will be able to:
Improve on-scene coordination and communication
Manage limited resources more effectively
Define the practical skills for working with grieving family members
Apply the skills from the class to conduct an effective family briefing
Brief others in their organization about the disaster response process and the role of the NTSB

$715 for all applications with payment received no later than September 20, 2009
$797 for all applications with payment received September 21 - October 13, 2009
$847 for all applications with payment submitted between October 14 and 12:00 pm (noon) ET on October 19, 2009
$50 processing fee will be added to tuitions for all offline applications (starting October 1, 2008)

Official Website: http://www.ntsb.gov/TC/CourseInfo/TDA301_2009.htm