Continuing Education

CDEM505 - Disaster Recovery in Distinct Communities

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Course Overview

Effective disaster recovery requires a deep understanding of community needs, priorities, and challenges. This course provides a comprehensive overview of disaster recovery, focusing on rural, remote, and culturally distinct communities. Participants will explore short-, medium-, and long-term recovery priorities while addressing barriers that hinder successful recovery efforts. The course emphasizes the importance of acknowledging grief and loss, integrating healing practices, and applying social justice principles to recovery planning. Communication strategies play a critical role throughout the recovery process, ensuring culturally respectful and community-focused engagement.

With the skills gained in this course, you will be able to develop and implement disaster recovery strategies that support inclusive, sustainable, and community-driven recovery efforts.

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Delivery Methods

  • Face to Face: Where: In-person meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Face-to-face instruction at all class meetings. Location may be on campus or at a worksite.
  • Blended: Where: Mixture of in-person & online components. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Combination of face-to-face and online components at specific times. Some online components may be accessed online anytime.
  • Hyflex: Where: Choice to attend in-person or online meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. For each class, students choose to attend in-person with the instructor or online at a specific time.
  • Remote Live Delivery: Where: Online with instructor. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Instruction is delivered at set times online. Students do not come to campus.
  • Remote On-Demand Delivery: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online. While there are no set class meetings, there may be set due dates and deadlines for some activities. Students may interact with peers through virtual tools.
  • Remote Independent: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online, with no instructor support. While students choose when to do coursework, there may be set due dates and deadlines. 
  • Work Placement: Where: In-person meetings. When: Work is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Onsite work integrated learning. Location at a worksite.
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