Assignment:
Reflection
After you have completed all of the assignments in this unit, write a 100 to 300 word reflection journal on what you have learned and what questions you may still have.
READING: As you read this unit's assignments, reflect on a major crisis in your own life and consider how the phases of your crisis line up with the phases of disaster and disaster response.
Complete the following:
• Read Chapter: "Disaster Response."
• Review the Key Terms.
• Read the article on disaster management
TOPIC
Psychological Phases of Disaster Recovery
What are the psychological phases of disaster recovery, and how could crisis intervention strategies be customized for each phase?
Assignment:
Improving Performance
After reading the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission Report (2019), complete the assignment.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission. (2019). Initial report submitted to the governor, speaker of the house of representatives and senate president.
Write a critical response (5 to 7 pages) to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Commission Report outlining how the performance of first responders could have been improved. Include the following in your response:
1. Preparedness: How could preparedness measures been improved before the shooting?
2. Response: After identifying the failures in the active shooter response, as scene commander what measures would you have employed to address the active shooter threat?
3. Recovery: How could have recovery efforts been improved to save more lives?
4. Mitigation strategies are typically implemented following lessons learned from a tragic event or disaster. In each of the three phases noted above (Preparedness, Response, and Recovery) include 1-2 paragraphs (use headings) explaining how mitigation could have better prepared first responders.
NOTE: This assignment will require outside research. Include at least two credible sources beyond the text material and discuss how you evaluated the credibility of the resources used You may consult the Library, the internet, the textbook, other course material, and any other outside resources in supporting your task, using proper citations and references in APA style. Discuss how you evaluated the credibility of the resources used.
In addition to fulfilling the specifics of the assignment, a successful paper must also meet the following criteria:
• Include a cover page and references page in 10-12 point font (Arial, Courier, and Times New Roman are acceptable)
• Viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and sustained
• Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.)
• Writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful
• Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics
• Appropriate citation style should be followed.