MAIDP Disaster Simulation

GSPP in the DU Clarion

MAIDP Program Conducts Disaster
Simulation

On May 20, 2012 our International Disaster Psychology program conducted a disaster simulation in Ammi Hyde that aimed to teach MAIDP students how to respond and administer aid in disaster situations. Here is an excerpt from the Clarion article, published Monday, May 21, 2012: According to Courtney Mitchell, a psychology professor, the simulation evaluates the students’ ability to utilize specific tools to conduct a needs assessment and design a project addressing protection, gender-based violence and psychosocial and mental health concerns. “[Students must] communicate effectively, function effectively as a member of a team, manage stress, tolerate ambiguity and manage time constraints,” said Mitchell. “These are the types of

skills they will need to be effective in international humanitarian disasters.”

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