Communicating in Recovery Pre-Course Work Pre-course work Welcome! The pre-course work will take about 45 minutes. You will need: A copy of the guide.

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Slide 2 Communicating in Recovery Pre-Course Work Slide 3 Pre-course work Welcome! The pre-course work will take about 45 minutes. You will need: A copy of the guide - use your hard copy - or open the PDF on the right side of this website Take notes in your book, or on note paper, and bring to the workshop Slide 4 Pre-course work Welcome! There are four activities in the pre-course work Slide 5 Objectives This course aims to: Raise awareness of recovery and different recovery audiences Enable you to communicate more effectively post-emergency Familiarise you with the Communicating in Recovery guide Help you apply a range of different communications skills to your recovery work Build your confidence in this subject area Build your recovery contacts and provide opportunities to network Provide practical tips to take back to your workplace (compile a take-away list of things to follow up or reflect on) Slide 6 Pre-course work Section 1 Read pages 12 15 An introduction to recovery communications Slide 7 Pre-course work Section 1 Now you have some general information The guide is based on three rules Read pages 16 17 Slide 8 Recovery Communications Page 16 -17 Slide 9 Principles of Recovery Communications Page 18-19 Slide 10 Pre-course work Section 2 Read pages 18 19, Principles of Communicating in Recovery Choose three principles which stand out for you as most important or relevant Slide 11 Pre-course work Section 3 Watch the video of Marysville residents Watch the video of Marysville residents Choose one thing that stands out for you in the video, particularly around how the disaster affected their ability to receive information Slide 12 Pre-course work Section 3 Read pages 20 22 This explores the psychological and physical challenges you may face when communicating after emergencies Slide 13 Pre-course work Section 4 Read page 28 about building a feedback loop Here are four images You need to answer two questions about each image: 1. What might their needs or priorities be at this time? 2. What might you need to consider before communicating with them? Slide 14 Pre-course work Section 4 Image 1 What might his needs or priorities be at this time? What might you need to consider before communicating with him? Slide 15 Pre-course work Section 4 Image 2 What might their needs or priorities be at this time? What might you need to consider before communicating with them? Slide 16 Pre-course work Section 4 Image 3 What might their needs or priorities be at this time? What might you need to consider before communicating with them? Slide 17 Pre-course work Section 4 Image 4 What might their needs or priorities be at this time? What might you need to consider before communicating with them? Slide 18 Summary That concludes the pre-course work Lets recap! Conclusion Slide 19 Summary Introduction to recovery communications (pages 12 15) Access to quality information can have a profound effect on the resilience and recovery of people Section 1 Three rules to recovery communications (pages 16 17) Remember - relevant, clear and targeted Slide 20 Summary Principles of Communicating in Recovery (pages 18 19) Which three principles are most relevant to your work? Section 2 Section 3 Psychological impacts (video + pages 20 22) Write down two examples of the effects of the disaster Slide 21 Summary Building feedback loops (page 28) You have seen four images You have answered two questions for each image Section 4 Slide 22 Thank you! If you have further questions, please contact the Red Cross representative in your state. See you at the workshop!