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Paul Boutette, MA, B. Ed., MBA& Louise Lemyre, Ph.D., FRSC
McLaughlin Research Chair on Psychosocial RiskInstitute for Population Health
University of Ottawawww.gapsante.uOttawa.ca
12th Annual All-Hazards Emergency Management Higher Education Conference
Psychosocial Risk Manager (PRiMer)Training for the Psychosocial Dimensions of
Extreme Events and ThreatsJune 3, 2009
Introduction
“Let our advance worrying become advanced thinking and planning.”
-Winston Churchill
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Psychosocial Matters!It relates to how we think, feel & behave
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Challenges in Managing Public Responses to Extreme Events
1. Planning for population fear, compliance, community capacity and resilience
2. Providing psychosocial training for responders and decision-makers
3. Maintaining public trust and confidence
4. Establishing inter-organizational decision-making
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1. Involve all partners
2. Deal with complexity
3. Take an all-hazards approach
4. Anticipate the environment for action
5. Treat planning as a risk management tooladapted from CPG 101 – FEMA, 2009
Planning Principles
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Reframing the Response
From just about… Mortality / adversity
Hazard Individual vulnerability Reactive Control
To include… Resiliency Consequences Community capacity Proactive Collaboration
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With a Population Health Approach
What does a Population Health Approach?
The population health approach encourages: utilizing untapped community
resources on a local level incorporating recommendations made
by community representatives building relationships that bridge the
gap between jurisdictions, levels of government, and between organizations
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The Ripple Effects
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Tiered Effects
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Intervention in Context
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PRiMer Goal
“Prime” the responder community with the knowledge and skills to increase its ability to prepare and respond with appropriate psychosocial considerations and enhance community resilience and coping capacity.
…from hazard driven assessment to population driven management…
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PRiMer Components
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PRiMer Content & Tools
3 Planning Principles Anticipate Communicate Coordinate
5 Psychosocial Considerations Perceptions Matter Routines Predict Behaviour People Act in Purposeful
and Adaptive Ways People Are Differentially
Affected People Want to Connect
and Help
3 Tools (in preparation) Web-based Self Study Guide One-Day Workshop GIS Decision Support Tool
Web-based Self Study Guide
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One-Day Workshop
A focus on: 3 Planning Principles
Anticipate Communicate Coordinate
Case studies Simulation exercises Group activities Intro to psychosocial
Decision Support Tool
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GIS Decision Support Tool
Geographic Information Software (GIS) will allow planners to access a map of their community through Google Maps
Legend provides planners with various symbols that can be used to plot organizations, communication points, and other resources
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…within a Research Continuum
Build & maintain evidence-base Validation / testing of content Simulation of shared decision-making Research on inter-organizational
collaboration Participation in research for uptake Integration of Research-Training-Service
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PRiMer Partners
Project Lead: Lemyre, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa
Federal Partner: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Funded by: the Centre for Security Science – the Chemical,
Biological, Radiological/Nuclear, Explosive (CBRNE) Research and Technology Initiative (CRTI)
The Centre for Security Science is a joint endeavour between Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) and Public Safety Canada in collaboration with 21 federal departments and agencies.
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Thank-you!
Paul Boutette, MA, B. Ed., MBAPaul Boutette, MA, B. Ed., MBALouise Lemyre, Ph.D., FRSCLouise Lemyre, Ph.D., FRSC
School of Psychology, Faculty of Social SciencesDirector of ‘Groupe d’Analyse Psychosociale de la santé’, GAP-Santé
McLaughlin Research Chair on Psychosocial Aspects of Risk and HealthInstitute of Population Health, University of Ottawa
[email protected]@uOttawa.ca
www.gapsante.uOttawa.cawww.gapsante.uOttawa.ca
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