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Disaster Mental Health Preparedness Training Agenda

Note: Agenda items subject to change. Below are the high-level details for the Basic and Supervisor courses only. The schedule of current course offerings is available on the home page

Day 2 - Supervisor

Day 2 - Basic

Day 1 - Supervisor (1.5 Day)

Day 1 - Basic (2 Day)

8:30 a.m. - Check-In & Breakfast provided

9:00 a.m. - Overview & Day Review

9:30 a.m. - Voices from the Field

10:00 a.m. - Group Case Studies/Tabletops

11:00 a.m. - DMHPT Overview 

11:15 a.m. - Final Reflections, Q&A, Check-Out

11:30 a.m. - Training Conclusion

8:30 a.m. - Registration & Breakfast provided 

9:00 a.m. - Welcome & Opening Reflections

9:45 a.m. - Understanding Reactions to Stress and
                   Trauma & Mass Violence

12:00 p.m. - Lunch provided

1:00p.m. - Psychological First Aid

3:00 p.m. - Practicing Psychological First Aid

2:45 p.m. - Break

4:15 p.m. - Reflections

4:30 p.m. - Training Conclusion

8:30 a.m. - Registration & Breakfast provided 

9:00 a.m. - Welcome Remarks

9:45 a.m. - Understanding Reactions to Stress and
                   Trauma & Mass Violence

11:30 a.m. - Combating Secondary Traumatic Stress

12:00 p.m. - Lunch provided

12:45 p.m. - Psychological First Aid

2:45 p.m. - Break

3:00 p.m. - Trauma-Informed Supervision &
                   Leadership

4:15 p.m. - Reflections

4:30 p.m. - Training Conclusion

8:30 a.m. - Check-In & Breakfast provided

9:00 a.m. - Overview & Day Review

9:30 a.m. - Beyond PFA: Using Trauma-Informed Care

10:30 a.m. - Break

10:45 a.m. - Building Personal Resilience: Caring for 
                    Self while Caring for Others

12:00 p.m. - Lunch provided

1:00 p.m. - Stress Inoculation & Self-Care Planning

2:00 p.m. - Mass Violence Response Exercise

3:00 p.m. - Final Reflections, Q&A, Check-Out

4:00 p.m. - Training Conclusion

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