DECISION MAKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING

Professional Development Series (PDS) Course

This Independent Study course provides an opportunity for state and local response personnel and public officials to practice making decisions as they would during an incident. Since functioning in an emergency clearly is not "business as usual", response personnel and community leaders must make decisions to help their communities recover quickly. This workshop allows students to make those types of emergency-related decisions, then examine the impact of their decisions on emergency operations and on the community at large. It also provides them with the skills necessary to make decisions that are ethical and examine the impact of those decisions that may be made without ethics in mind.

Course Availability

This course will not be offered in the classroom. It is available only as an Independent Study course. All the Independent Study courses are available by accessing FEMA's website. Following the receipt of your completion certificate, please send a copy of the certificate to IEMA, 2200 South Dirksen Parkway, Springfield, Illinois 62703 so it can be added to your official transcript.