Engagement
For this project Psychosocial refers to the impact that a major incident has on the human beings caught in its way. It is the examination of the various components disrupted, ranging from those of the individual to the larger social systems and resources.
When dealing with CBRNE incidents some elements are common and include: ◦ Evacuations ◦ Quarantines ◦ Vaccinations ◦ Family separation What are the others? What is important for us to know?
The CBRNE Collaborative gives the end-user, the responder, and the volunteer a say in what is important to them when training and preparing to respond. We want your experience, your knowledge, your ideas, and those materials you found most useful when in the field.
These potential training materials we will gather come in many flavours Some are predictable, such as articles or training models Others are not so common and include vignettes of personal experience, games and exercises.
It is with your stories of personal experience that we would like to get started. We are looking to compile a list of short responder experiences, moments of meaning, surprise and learning that have taken place during the act of helping. These are moments that can be shared with others, triggering their own memories of amazing moments which they too can share.
The short stories can be presented in various formats: ◦ a 5-10 minute video or audio clip easily done by a webcam ◦ if you would rather give to us a written version we would be happy to have it The stories will be open on the website to comments and thoughts by other members of the Collaborative It is hoped by sharing our experiences, conversation and dialogue will follow.
In addition we welcome other educational material. Complete articles and journals are welcome if copyright free If not, simply give us a citation and abstract or URL where the information can be found. There is a very good chance some others may have already seen your material and can support your submission. A for others, we are always open to recommendation.