1. Developing Innovative Responses to Students Directly Impacted by Local & National Disasters

2. Create Social Responses to a Changing Environment
According to Strengthening the Social Response to the Human Impacts of Environmental Change, Core areas for social work leadership include:
Local, national, and international disaster preparedness and response
Assistance to dislocated populations
Collaborative capacity building to mobilize and strengthen place based, community level resilience, assets, and action
Advocacy to elevate public and policy attention to the social and human dimensions of environmental change
(Kemp & Palinkas, 2015, pg 3)
Terri

3. Flint, Michigan Water Crisis
stephanie
The agency personnel responding to the needs in Flint MI were themselves impacted in their own homes and lives by the water crisis.
They really appreciated the opportunity to come together as a service community and receive a train the trainer experience provided by USC re: coping with ongoing trauma.

4. Hurricane Season 2017 HARVEY, IRMA, MARIA, NATE
I have a student in that lives in Houston. She was evacuated yesterday 2 hours after I spoke to her reporting everything was ok. There is a levy that has a high possibility of breaking. The water was waist deep when her sister came to help evacuate totaling her truck driving through the water. They had to walk through waist high water to a family member's house with her 4 cats in a recycling container to keep them dry. Her mom is also undergoing radiation and the facility is closed. She has lost everything.
lisa

5. Las Vegas Shooting Massacre
One student reported……… she and her daughter were at the concert, had to climb over dead bodies to get out, but were not physically harmed.
stephanie

6. California Wildfires
His house is destroyed which adds to the complexity of his already difficult situation in placement etc.
Ruth and Stephanie

7. Stephanie

8. Traditional Disaster Response
Campus-based evacuation plans
Utilizing Department of Public Safety on campus
Not relevant/applicable to a Distance Learning Program
Terri

9. Challenges to Disaster Response in a Distance Learning Environment
Need for a cultural shift in thinking for Universities accustomed to thinking regionally
Becoming informed regarding they types of events and impact they have in various geographic locations
Becoming aware of the existence/extent of the disaster
Communicating with affected students/agencies when phone and internet may be impacted by the disaster
Staying abreast of developments which are happening quickly
Lisa

10. What are your Experiences, Successes & Challenges with Disaster Response?
Ruth

11. Types of “Disaster” Events that Impact Student Learning
Acute
Hurricane Matthew, Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate
Las Vegas & Pulse Shooting
San Bernadine & School Shootings
Fires, Tornados, Floods & Extreme Winter Weather Events
Ongoing
Flint Michigan Water Crisis
California Drought
Civil Unrest
Political Discussion
Lisa

12. In Response to Multiple Disaster Events a Plan Evolved
Primary Purpose:
Student Support to Meet Educational Goals and Connection with Trojan Family
Secondary Purpose:
To Model Support and Resiliency Personally and Professionally for use through their Social Work Career
Terri

13. Preparing for Disasters
Identified Key Faculty for Support
Administration, Student Support/Advisors, Regional Faculty, Field Faculty & Liaisons
Obtained Student & Agency Contact Lists by State
Identified Types of Events & Potential Response
Identified Student Needs During Man-Made & Natural Disasters
Developed Templates
Used Trial and Error
Stephanie

14. Small Student Impact Event
Classification: >20 Students
Acute Examples:
California Fires: 13-15
Louisiana Flooding: students impacted
Shootings: up to 20 students impacted
Extended Acute Examples:
Las Vegas, Pulse Shooting: Students, Alumni and Agency Involvement
Ongoing Example:
Flint Michigan Water Crisis: 1 student servicing impacted residents in field
SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES
sent to all students impacted prior to event (if event allows)
Liaison/Placement Team outreach to all FIs and Agency Partners
Secondary follow-up with disaster response research
Administration & Office of Student Life Support
Field support of students and agencies as needed
Individual calls to impacted students when possible
Classification: Students
Acute Examples:
Extreme Weather Events
Extended Acute Examples:
Hurricane Matthew students in impacted area
Ongoing Example:
Black Lives Matter
Lisa

15. Large Student Impact Event
Classification: < Students
Acute Examples:
Extreme Weather Events
Extended Acute Examples:
Hurricane Irma, Maria, Nate student impacted
Harvey- 80+ students impacted
Hurricane Matthew students in impacted area
Ongoing Example:
Civil Unrest
SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES
Same as small impact
Debriefing session with students and SSAs
Classification: Students
Acute Examples:
Extreme Weather Events
Extended Acute Examples:
Hurricane Matthew students in impacted area
Ongoing Example:
Black Lives Matter
Lisa

16. Developed by: Jen Parga, MSW
stephanie
Developed by: Jen Parga, MSW
Clinical Assistant Professor

17. What Happened Next Development of a Disaster Team
Development of a Formal Disaster Response Protocol & University Response Disaster Tree
Identified Faculty Specialists
Psychological First Aid
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
Trauma Informed Intervention
Field Instructor Ongoing Training
Mindfulness in Supervision
Trauma Informed Supervision
Ruth

18. Q & A
Terri