This 2½-day course is intended to provide those with responsibilities for providing emergency
planning or care of seniors, people with disabilities, and/or special needs groups with the
skills and knowledge they will need to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergency
situations.
Selection Criteria: The target audience for this course includes emergency managers, senior first-response personnel, special needs coordinators, human services organization personnel, facility planners, community-based organizational personnel, advocacy group personnel, elected officials, public health personnel, and Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) personnel.