What Will You Learn?
PREPARE Learning Modules:
PREPARE consists of six learning modules which are offered through the 1-day train-the-trainer program, online courses, webinars, and the Training Toolkit.
Module 1: Special Vulnerabilities of Older Adults in a Disaster or Emergency
Module 2: Pandemic Influenza Planning for Senior Living and Long-Term Care
Module 3: Using the Incident Command System in Senior Living and Long-Term Care
Module 4: Creating Effective Disaster Plans for Senior Living and Long-Term Care
Module 5: Psychological First Aid
Module 6: Tabletop Exercises for Disaster Preparedness in Senior Living and Long-Term Care
PREPARE Specialists leave the workshop with:
- Trainer Guide for six learning modules
- CD-ROM of resources and templates
- Comprehensive handouts
- Certificates of completion
- Access to PREPARE specialist webpage
- Continuing education units
- A self-study version of the modules to allow for flexibility in training
MODULE 1: Special Vulnerabilities of Older Adults in a Disaster or Emergency
Objectives:
- Describe 12 key areas of special consideration impacting older adults' responses to disaster/emergency situations.
- Identify strategies for addressing these vulnerabilities.
- Discuss concerns of long-term care/senior living residents in disaster/emergency situations.
Back to Top
MODULE 2:
Pandemic Influenza Planning for Senior Living and Long-Term Care
Objectives:
- Describe the current status of H5N1 and spread of infections.
- Discuss federal, state and local plans to respond to a pandemic.
- Discuss the Strategic National Stockpile and plans for dispensing anti-viral medications.
- Outline steps for developing a plan for responding to a pandemic in SL/LTC residences.
Back to Top
MODULE 3:
Using the Incident Command System in Senior Living and Long-Term Care
Objectives:
- Discuss the purpose and basic features of the ICS.
- Identify the key roles in the Incident Command System and responsibilities respective to each role.
- Describe how the ICS model can be used in LTC during a disaster.
Back to Top
MODULE 4:
Creating Effective Disaster Plans for Senior Living and Long-Term Care
Objectives:
- Describe the key components of effective disaster/emergency preparedness plans for senior living and long-term care residences.
- Perform a vulnerability analysis of your senior living or long-term care residence.
Back to Top
MODULE 5: Psychological First Aid
Objectives:
- Define psychological first aid.
- Describe the psychological effects of disasters or emergencies on older adults.
- Discuss situations where psychological first aid should be used.
- Describe the process of providing psychological first aid.
Back to Top
MODULE 6: Tabletop Exercises for Disaster Preparedness in Senior Living and Long-Term Care
Objectives:
- Learn how to conduct a tabletop exercise within your SL/LTC residence.
- Describe a potential disaster scenario and the issues that will need to be addressed
- Identify gaps and weaknesses in your existing disaster preparedness plans.
Back to Top
Resource Module (Optional)
Disaster/Emergency Preparedness in the Home: Resources for the Long-Term Care Workforce
Objectives:
- Describe phases of a disaster
- Understand elements of basic disaster/emergency preparedness in the home.
- Develop a basic disaster/emergency preparedness plan for the home.
