Bolante.NET and Washington County Presents Exclusive Courses

Choose The Best Course For You

In Partnership with Washington County, we invite you to join us for these courses exclusively for Washington County and its partners.
(Subject to Registration Approval)

If you have any questions, please contact Yera Castaneda ems@washingtoncountyor.gov

These sessions (Threat Recognition and Response) will also focus on personal safety, with
strategies for being aware and taking precautions to keep yourself safe.
● Situational awareness
● Options to keep safe
● De-escalation strategies
● Scenario-based interactions
● Tactics and skills for safety while remaining empathetic

These sessions (Threat Recognition and Response) will also focus on personal safety, with
strategies for being aware and taking precautions to keep yourself safe.
● Situational awareness
● Options to keep safe
● De-escalation strategies
● Scenario-based interactions
● Tactics and skills for safety while remaining empathetic

Please select only one date for this course

This session emphasizes a person’s access or functional needs during an emergency and how
one may apply inclusive practices before, during, and/or after emergency/disaster situations.
● Overview of disabilities, access, and functional needs
● Apply inclusive practices in disaster assignments
● Increase awareness and understanding of the need for full inclusion of disaster survivors
● Scenario-based interactions
● Actions to support the integration of people with disabilities and others with access and
functional needs in the field disaster operations
Threat

This session emphasizes a person’s access or functional needs during an emergency and how
one may apply inclusive practices before, during, and/or after emergency/disaster situations.
● Overview of disabilities, access, and functional needs
● Apply inclusive practices in disaster assignments
● Increase awareness and understanding of the need for full inclusion of disaster survivors
● Scenario-based interactions
● Actions to support the integration of people with disabilities and others with access and
functional needs in the field disaster operations
Threat

Those who work in the helping profession know that self-care is a must. Emotions and physical
and spiritual needs are often overlooked. Focusing on the importance of self-awareness,
self-care, and recognizing the signs of compassion fatigue.
● Awareness
● Assessment
● Planning
● Practical application of tools for self-care (mindfulness, apps, tips & tricks)
● Develop strategies to enhance effectiveness through better self-care
● The value of humor while practicing kindness, and self-awareness

Those who work in the helping profession know that self-care is a must. Emotions and physical
and spiritual needs are often overlooked. Focusing on the importance of self-awareness,
self-care, and recognizing the signs of compassion fatigue.
● Awareness
● Assessment
● Planning
● Practical application of tools for self-care (mindfulness, apps, tips & tricks)
● Develop strategies to enhance effectiveness through better self-care
● The value of humor while practicing kindness, and self-awareness

Provides an understanding of how to determine the behavioral response and recovery for the
immediate and long term impacts after a disaster. Describe the basic principles of disaster
behavioral health, and explain best practices for both the immediate and long-term behavioral
needs and considerations. Recognize the difference between trauma and grief, and identify the critical elements involved in the emotional impact and recovery (i.e., spiritual, cultural, field of practice, etc.). Recognize the warning signs for trauma exposure and techniques for self-care

Provides an understanding of how to determine the behavioral response and recovery for the
immediate and long term impacts after a disaster. Describe the basic principles of disaster
behavioral health, and explain best practices for both the immediate and long-term behavioral
needs and considerations. Recognize the difference between trauma and grief, and identify the critical elements involved in the emotional impact and recovery (i.e., spiritual, cultural, field of practice, etc.). Recognize the warning signs for trauma exposure and techniques for self-care

An overview of our expanded PFA course, which is used as the first intervention after a critical
incident (such as acts of violence, suicide, a natural disaster, organizational trauma, and so on). Based on the SAMHSA 8 core actions of Psychological First Aid, PFA is an evidence-informed modular approach to helping individuals in the immediate aftermath of a
disaster or act of terrorism, to foster short- and long-term adaptive functioning

An overview of our expanded PFA course, which is used as the first intervention after a critical
incident (such as acts of violence, suicide, a natural disaster, organizational trauma, and so on). Based on the SAMHSA 8 core actions of Psychological First Aid, PFA is an evidence-informed modular approach to helping individuals in the immediate aftermath of a
disaster or act of terrorism, to foster short- and long-term adaptive functioning