Title

Description

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.

ID Code

TDA301

Dates and Tuition

March 9-11, 2010
$1,080 for all applications with payment received by February 9, 2010
$1,188 for all applications with payment received February 10 - March 3, 2010
$1,238 for all applications with payment submitted between March 4 and 12:00 pm (noon) ET on March 8, 2010
$50 processing fee will be added to tuitions for all offline applications.  All payments must be received by March 8 or admission will be denied.

October 19-21, 2010
$1,080 for all applications with payment received by September 19, 2010
$1,188 for all applications with payment received September 20 - October 12, 2010
$1,238 for all applications with payment submitted between October 13 and 12:00 pm (noon) ET on October 18, 2010
$50 processing fee will be added to tuitions for all offline applications.  All payments must be received by October 18 or admission will be denied.

Times

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location

NTSB Training Center • 45065 Riverside Parkway • Ashburn, Virginia 20147

Status

OPEN. Applications are now being accepted.

Apply to Attend

March 9-11, 2010

October 19-21, 2010

CEUs

2.0

Overview

• Legal aspects of family assistance - specifics of legal protections afforded to family members
• Conducting effective family briefings - communicating with grieving and traumatized families
• Effective on-scene response - a start to finish look at family assistance operations
• Successful forensic operations - communicating with families about the forensic response
• Practical resources for family representatives - developing support skills, and self care

Performance Results

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

Comments from course participants

Who May Attend

• Commercial transportation industry officials, particularly those that are in a position to set or influence policy, or have a family assistance role during transportation disasters
• Representatives of federal agencies, particularly those that have a role in transportation disaster response
• Representatives of non-governmental and/or private agencies that have a legitimate and recognized transportation disaster response role
• Members of the academic community attending for research purposes (on a space-available basis)

Accommodations

Area hotels and restaurants

Airports

Washington Dulles International (IAD): 10 miles
Washington Ronald Reagan National (DCA): 30 miles
Baltimore/Washington International (BWI): 60 miles

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