Training Opportunities
The Denton County HEART offers a variety of trainings designed to increase our readiness level to respond in an emergency situation. The 2011/2012 trainings are specifically designed with our Medical Reserve Corps, public health and emergency response partners, and our valued medical and mental health community, in mind.
Medical Reserve Corps Orientations are open to anyone interested in volunteering during an emergency. Medical Reserve Corps members can be medical or non-medical professionals with a heart for service. If you have attended an MRC Orientation, you do not need to attend another.
All courses will be offered free of charge, however, to get an accurate participation number, we do ask you to register for trainings you will be attending.
Please contact Betsy Haggard at 940-349-2922 or E-mail with any questions about the current Training Schedule.
2011-2012 Training Schedule
Denton County Health DepartmentHealth Emergency Alert Response Team (HEART) & Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)
September 2011
September 10, 2011
Prepare Denton County: People with Disabilities Train the
Trainer
Target Audience:
Only for MRC members
Time: 9:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location:
Denton County Health Department, 535 S. Loop 288, Denton, TX
76205
Course description:
This course will discuss the importance of preparing for
emergencies prior to an event occurring. It will be a
training to prepare volunteers to provide personal preparedness
information to people with disabilities and their caregivers.
The Prepare Denton County: People with Disabilities Program
needs volunteers who are willing to help assist in implementing
the program by teaching pre-designed information to
pre-established audiences. By attending this training, you would
help strengthen our community by increasing the number of people
prepared when disaster strikes Denton County!
Registration: Please RSVP with Sarah McKinney at sarah.mckinney@dentoncounty.com
September 15, 2011
MRC Appreciation Banquet
Target Audience:
Only for MRC members
Time: 6:30
p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Location:
Oakmont Country Club, 1901 Oakmont Dr., Corinth, TX 76210
Registration:
Please RSVP with Sandi Wiggins at 940-349-2923 or
sandi.wiggins@dentoncounty.com.
September 22, 2011
MRC Orientation
Target Audience:
Only for prospective new volunteers
Time: 6:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location:
Denton County Health Department, 535 S. Loop 288, Denton, TX
76205
Course description:
The Denton County Medical Reserve Corp Orientation will include:
Medical Reserve Corp Information Session, Volunteer Roles and
Responsibilities, Strategic National Stockpile, Contact and
Deployment Procedures, and POD team assignments.
Registration:
Please RSVP with Sandi Wiggins at 940-349-2923 or
sandi.wiggins@dentoncounty.com.
October 2011
October 29, 2011
Point of Dispensing Exercise
Target Audience:
We encourage all MRC members to participate in this
exercise. Must be an MRC member to participate.
Time: 9:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location:
Denton, TBA (working in conjunction with City of Denton)
Course description:
The event will exercise emergency plans to set up a drive-thru
point of dispensing (POD) in a mass prophylaxis scenario. Each
participant will simulate his or her role in a POD as we provide
preventive medication for the “public”.
Registration:
This event is only open to active MRC members that have
completed an MRC Orientation prior to the exercise. Please
register with Sarah McKinney
sarah.mckinney@dentoncounty.com.
November 2011
November 5, 2011
MRC Orientation
Target Audience:
Only for prospective new volunteers
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location:
Denton County Health Department, 535 S. Loop 288, Denton, TX
76205
Course description:
The Denton County Medical Reserve Corp Orientation will include:
Medical Reserve Corp Information Session, Volunteer Roles and
Responsibilities, Strategic National Stockpile, Contact and
Deployment Procedures, and POD and shelter team assignments.
Registration:
Please RSVP with Sandi Wiggins at 940-349-2923 or
sandi.wiggins@dentoncounty.com.
January 2012
January 7, 2011
Communications Training
Target Audience:
This course is designed only for those assigned in a
communications role with MRC.
Time: 8:00
a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location:
Denton County Emergency Services, 9060 Teasley Lane, Denton, TX
76210
Course description:
During Communications Training, you will be provided the
information and tools to function in a Communications role for a
Point of Dispensing clinic or Shelter operation.
Registration: Please register with Sarah McKinney sarah.mckinney@dentoncounty.com.
January 10, 2012
MRC Orientation
Target Audience:
Only for prospective new volunteers
Time: 6:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location:
Denton County Health Department, 535 S. Loop 288, Denton, TX
76205
Course description:
The Denton County Medical Reserve Corp Orientation will include:
Medical Reserve Corp Information Session, Volunteer Roles and
Responsibilities, Strategic National Stockpile, Contact and
Deployment Procedures, and POD and shelter team assignments.
Registration: Please RSVP with Sandi Wiggins at 940-349-2923 or sandi.wiggins@dentoncounty.com.
February 2012
February 16, 2012
MRC Orientation
Target Audience:
Only for prospective new volunteers
Time: 6:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location:
Denton County Health Department, 535 S. Loop 288, Denton, TX
76205
Course description: The Denton County Medical Reserve Corps Orientation will include: Medical Reserve Corp Information Session, Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities, Strategic National Stockpile, Contact and Deployment Procedures, and Point of Dispensing and Shelter Operations team assignments.
Registration:
Please RSVP with Sandi Wiggins at 940-349-2923 or
sandi.wiggins@dentoncounty.com.
March 2012
March 10, 2012
MRC Orientation
Target Audience:
Only for prospective new volunteers
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location:
Denton County Health Department, 535 S. Loop 288, Denton, TX
76205
Course description:
The Denton County Medical Reserve Corp Orientation will include:
Medical Reserve Corp Information Session, Volunteer Roles and
Responsibilities, Strategic National Stockpile, Contact and
Deployment Procedures, and POD and shelter team assignments.
Registration:
Please RSVP with Sandi Wiggins at 940-349-2923 or
sandi.wiggins@dentoncounty.com.
March 23, 2012
Psychological First Aid
Target Audience:
Mental Health Providers, Nurses, Law Enforcement,
Emergency Services, Disaster Workers, Fire Fighters, Public
Health Professionals, Teachers and others interested in
Psychological First Aid
Time: 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location:
Denton County Health Department, 535 S. Loop 288, Denton, TX
76205
Course description:
This interactive, face to face training provides mental health
and non-mental health professionals with the concepts and skills
associated with Psychological First Aid. Utilizing the RAPID
model (Reflective Listening, Assessment of Needs,
Prioritization, Intervention, and Disposition), this specialized
training provides perspectives on injuries and trauma that are
beyond those physical in nature. Additionally, the RAPID model
is readily applicable to public health settings, the workplace,
the military, faith-based organizations, mass disaster venues,
and even the demands of more well circumscribed critical
incidents, e.g., dealing with the psychological aftermath of
accidents, robberies, suicide, homicide, or community violence.
Registration:
Please register with Sarah McKinney
sarah.mckinney@dentoncounty.com.
April 2012
April 21, 2012
Shelter Operations Training
Target Audience:
This course is designed for all of those serving in an emergency
response volunteer role who may be activated during a Denton
County sheltering operation. This would include, but is not
limited to, MRC and CERT.
Time: 8:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location:
Denton County Health Department, 535 S. Loop 288, Denton, TX
76205.
Course description:
During Shelter Operation Training, you will be provided the
information and tools to function in your assigned role in a
Shelter operation.
Registration:
Please register with Sarah McKinney
sarah.mckinney@dentoncounty.com.
May 2012
May 17, 2012
MRC Orientation
Target Audience:
Only for prospective new volunteers
Time: 6:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location:
Denton County Health Department, 535 S. Loop 288, Denton, TX
76205
Course description:
The Denton County Medical Reserve Corp Orientation will include:
Medical Reserve Corp Information Session, Volunteer Roles and
Responsibilities, Strategic National Stockpile, Contact and
Deployment Procedures, and POD and shelter team assignments.
Registration:
Please RSVP with Sandi Wiggins at 940-349-2923 or
sandi.wiggins@dentoncounty.com.
May 19, 2012
Resource Tool Kit Show & Tell…Come, Play, Go
Target Audience:
All MRC members
Time: 8:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location:
Denton County Health Department, 535 S. Loop 288, Denton, TX
76205
Course description:
This training will be an opportunity for our MRC members to come
and see all of the equipment, tools, and resources that may be
used during an emergency. We will have a show and tell
opportunity for you to come, play with the equipment and then
you will be free to go. You will not be required to stay the
entire time.
Registration:
No registration is required for this event.
July 2012
July 21, 2012
MRC Orientation
Target Audience:
Only for prospective new volunteers
Time:
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location:
Denton County Health Department, 535 S. Loop 288, Denton, TX
76205
Course description:
The Denton County Medical Reserve Corp Orientation will include:
Medical Reserve Corp Information Session, Volunteer Roles and
Responsibilities, Strategic National Stockpile, Contact and
Deployment Procedures, and POD and shelter team assignments.
Registration:
Please RSVP with Sandi Wiggins at 940-349-2923 or
sandi.wiggins@dentoncounty.com.
