Title: Emergency Response Toolkit: Responding for Results (Part 2/3)
Date: Feb 25th, 2025
Time: 5 pm CST/ 16 pm EST
Description:
Emergency Response Toolkit: Responding for Results is a three-part series. This training will be part two of three, digging deeper into AIMHiTN's Emergency Response Toolkit. This training will focus on the second pillar, Respond, of the toolkit. The training will highlight responding in a supportive and developmentally appropriate way when working with infants, children, and families in the mental health space. Professionals will discuss pragmatic tools on identifying how to best support themselves, as well as best support the caregivers and the children in their home, during an emergency or disaster. Additionally, professionals will have the opportunity to collaborate and practice this act of responding, as we aim to support the children and families in our community.
Please reference the Emergency Response Toolkit link below for a free download of the toolkit.
https://www.aimhitn.org/emergency-preparedness
*This training is for the STARS program, targeting the Child Welfare sector.
Presenter: Katie Woodard, BS, IMH-E®
I'm Katie Woodard and I joined the AIMHiTN team in January 2022. In 2012, I graduated from Tennessee Tech University with a Bachelor’s degree in Child Development and Family Relations. Before joining AIMHiTN, I worked in various social service settings, promoting health in the community and ensuring that quality child care was available in the Upper Cumberland region.
In January of 2023, I took on the role of Emergency Preparedness Specialist at AIMHiTN. My interest in emergency response was sparked in March of 2020 when a tornado hit my community in middle Tennessee, particularly Cookeville. This event emphasized to me the crucial need to prepare children, educators, and families for emergencies, not just physically but also from a social and emotional standpoint.