Department of Epidemiology & Public Health
Clinical Research Building
DEEP Center - 10th Floor
1120 NW 14 Street
Miami, FL 33136
UM Locator Code: R-669
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Tel: 305-219-9011
Fax: 305-243-5585

DEEP Center Training Summary

Behavioral Health Awareness Training for Terrorism and Disasters
Inception Date	Summer 2003
Audience	Public Health Professionals, Community Preparedness and Response Partners
Training Level	Awareness
Funding Source for Course Development	Florida Department of Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Authors	James M. Shultz, MS, PhD Zelde Espinel, MD, MA, MPH Raquel E. Cohen, MD, MPH Jon A. Shaw, MD, MA
Expert Advisors	Brian W. Flynn, EdD Robert J. Ursano, MD
Trainers	James M. Shultz, MS, PhD Brian W. Flynn, EdD, RADM, USPHS (Ret), Former Assistant U.S. Surgeon General
Number of Sessions	68
Total Trained Professionals	3,440
Locations of Training	Florida (51 sessions) Other States (15 sessions): Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, New Jersey, and North Carolina International (2 sessions): Edmonton, Alberta Canada; Caracas, Venezuela
Contents	Behavioral Health Overview Terrorism Disasters Stress Response Community Response Survivor Intervention Responder Support Self-Care Special Populations Cross-Cultural Special Issues

SURGE, SORT, SUPPORT: Disaster Behavioral Health Awareness Training for Health Care Professionals
Inception Date	Summer 2004
Audience	Hospital-based Professional, Public Health Professionals, Community Preparedness and Response Partners
Training Level	Awareness
Funding Source for Course Development	Florida Department of Health Health Research and Services Administration
Authors	James M. Shultz, MS, PhD Zelde Espinel, MD, MA, MPH Jon A. Shaw, MD, MS
Expert Advisors	Brian W. Flynn, EdD Joseph A. Barbera, MD Abdul Memon, MD
Trainers	James M. Shultz, MS, PhD Brian W. Flynn, EdD, RADM, USPHS (Ret), Former Assistant U.S. Surgeon General Joseph A. Barbera, MD
Number of Sessions	70
Total Trained Professionals	3,265
Locations of Training	Florida (37 sessions) Other States (32 sessions): Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota International (1 session): Caracas, Venezuela
Contents	Disaster Behavioral Health Overview Hospital as Patient Care Provider: Surge: Thinking behaviorally about hospital surge Sort: Behavioral triage applied to mass casualty incidents Support: Psychological First Aid in hospital settings Hospital as Workplace: Stressors for hospital staff in disasters Staff support during mass casualty incidents Hospital as Community Partner: Dealing with Surge at the community level Psychological support for survivors at the community level

¿CUANDO EL DESASTRE LLEGA, ESTAS PREPARADO? Hispanic Disaster Preparedness Training
Inception Date	Fall 2005
Audience	Spanish-speaking residents of South Florida and other states
Training Level	General Public Preparedness Training
Funding Source for Course Development	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Authors	Zelde Espinel, MD, MA, MPH Raquel E. Cohen, MD, MPH Jorge Insignares, MD, MPH Alvaro Patino Norma Asencio James M. Shultz, MS, PhD
Expert Advisors	Raquel E. Cohen, MD, MPH
Trainers	Zelde Espinel, MD, MA, MPH Alvaro Patino Jorge Insignares, MD, MPH Norma Asencio
Number of Sessions	82
Total Trained Professionals	4,800
Locations of Training	South Florida
Contents	Disaster preparedness community presentation based on the booklet, "¿Cuando el Desastre Llega, Estas Preparado?"

Disaster Behavioral Health: All-Hazards Training
Inception Date	Spring 2006
Audience	Public Health Professionals, Community Preparedness and Response Partners
Training Level	Operations / Train-the-Trainer
Funding Source for Course Development	Florida Department of Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Authors	James M. Shultz, MS, PhD Zelde Espinel, MD, MA, MPH Raquel E. Cohen, MD, MPH Brian W. Flynn, EdD Roselyn G. Smith, PhD
Expert Advisors	Brian W. Flynn, EdD Raquel E. Cohen, MD, MPH
Trainers	James M. Shultz, MS, PhD Brian W. Flynn, EdD, RADM, USPHS (Ret), Former Assistant U.S. Surgeon General Roselyn G. Smith, PhD
Number of Sessions	12 1-day sessions and 4 2-day Train-the-Trainer sessions
Total Trained Professionals	700 participants + 80 trainers
Locations of Training	Florida (10 regular, 4 T-T-T sessions)
Contents	Disaster Behavioral Health Disaster Ecology: Hazard, Population and Context Factors Responder Resiliency Training Workshop Survivor Support: SAFETY, FUNCTION, ACTION Psychological First Aid Overview