Crisis Mgmt and Ldrship

Catalog description

Section information text: Small- and large-scale disasters affect diverse populations. Agencies and organizations that respond to crises need effective executive leaders who can plan for future disasters, mitigate existing ones, and evaluate their response to past crises. In this course, students develop an understanding of leadership skills for pre-crisis, crisis, and post-crisis applications. Through the analysis of past crises and evaluation of case studies in discussions and assignments, students will apply leadership skills as an executive leader in human services. Employing concepts learned in this course, students will create a crisis management plan.