The Life-Cycle of a Disaster, a video presentation by Rev. Aaron Payson, is now available on the UUA web site. Please check out this important planning resource for congregation and districts. The presentation was recorded at UUA headquarters in Boston in September 2008.
Understanding Crisis Dynamics
Understanding the Phases of Trauma
Assess Your Facility for Disaster Preparedness (Microsoft Word format, .doc)
Assess Your Facility for Disaster Preparedness (Adobe format, .pdf)
Convo 2009
When Disaster Strikes will you be prepared to assist? Do you know what do to, who to go to, how to help and not hinder?
If you think that you are called to be a crisis/trauma responder with the Unitarian Universalist Trauma Response Team this workshop is for you. This intensive training will prepare you to respond. It will address the spiritual and pastoral components of responding in times of disaster. We will share experiences and stories and give you hands on training. When you finish this workshop, if you still feel that call, you will become part of the UUTRM team. It is then that you may be called on to respond to our UU congregations, colleagues, or to the needs of the larger communities when disaster strikes. Responders are needed in many areas- hands on at the site or offering nurture, support and care from other locations.
