One-Day Course; 7 Contact hours – 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Pacific – Online Zoom
Children are exposed to many challenging situations. The frightful events of the last century are almost commonplace, and new challenges threaten the daily lives of children. Most children in the twentieth century had never heard the word “terrorism.” Yet, the children of the twenty-first century know first-hand the meaning and implications of that word.
Supporting children after disasters – natural, man-made, and hybrid – is a specialty for some disaster responders. It is collateral duty for other responders. Either way, we know that children are impacted by all these disasters, and we know that meeting children’s needs are a little different than the needs of adults.
What you will learn:
- Foundation of disasters and crises
- Foundations for supportive action for children
- Relevant theory and research to support children after disasters
- ACEs, Erickson, Bowen, Cannon
- Children’s reactions to disasters
- Post-traumatic stress, acute post-traumatic stress, PTSD
- Effect of trauma on learning
- Screening for basic needs, safety, social support, and referrals
- Supportive actions – techniques, family support, collaborative support
- Profession supportive services
- Unique supportive actions
- Keeping fit as a Children’s Disaster Responder
Trainer – Dr. Naomi Paget
FBI Chaplain & Crisis Interventionist (Ret.)
APC Board Certified Chaplain
National VOAD, Emotional & Spiritual Care Committee
ICISF Faculty
October 7, 2026
One-Day Course; 7 Contact hours- 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Pacific – Online Zoom
Critical events, disasters, death, and trauma – they shatter our lives and we feel the emotional impact in every part of our life. While we attempt to cope and adjust, we also feel the impact on our relationships. Understanding stress reactions that result from trauma and critical events is a starting point to understanding why relationships suffer. Recognizing signs and symptoms of relationship crisis helps reduce the risk of damaged relationships. Awareness of how depression affects relationships also helps manage the relationship crisis. When relationships are damaged or even broken, there’s hope for healing, repair, or resolving the issues that cause the difficulty. Many seek personal restoration of relationships, and others will seek restoration of family and even professional relationships. Awareness, assessment, preparation, and implementation of relationship theory, principles, and practice will help manage relationships in crisis.
What you will learn:
- How relationships are impacted during crisis and the needs that emerge
- Learn the interrelatedness of individuals and how they react during crisis
- Learn how trust is damaged and can be restored during crisis
- Learn how distress causes emotional fear dancing during crisis
- Learn to communicate more effectively for understanding during crisis
- How to respond to conflict during crisis
- How to deal with angry people during crisis
- How and why to confront during crisis
- How to maintain, build, or restore resilient relationship during crisis
Trainer – Dr. Naomi Paget
FBI Chaplain & Crisis Interventionist (Ret.)
APC Board Certified Chaplain
National VOAD, Emotional & Spiritual Care Committee
ICISF Faculty