Continuing Education Opportunity

NTSB Family Assistance Course

September 26-28, 2016

Ashburn, VA

The National Transportation Safety Board is offering a three-day course titled �Transportation Disaster Response � Family Assistance.� This course will provide a comprehensive understanding of how organizations involved in a transportation accident response can most effectively support family assistance efforts. Participants will learn how their organization fits into the broader family assistance framework and how to improve interagency communication and coordination; strategies for communicating effectively with grieving family members; and techniques for conducting family briefings. Following the course, participants will be able to brief others in their organization about the transportation disaster response process and the role of the NTSB. The course is designed specifically for commercial transportation industry officials, representatives of federal, state, and local agencies that have a role in transportation disaster response and family assistance operations, and representatives of non-governmental and/or private agencies that have a legitimate and recognized transportation disaster response role. The training will be offered on September 26-28, 2016, at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia, (near Washington, D.C.). Those interested in learning more should see the complete description of the training, registration information, and cost to attend at: http://www.ntsb.gov/Training_Center/Pages/TDA301_2016.aspx. Information about the NTSB Training Center is available at: http://www.ntsb.gov/Training_Center/Pages/TrainingCenter.aspx. This will be accepted for 18.25 hours of ABMDI continuing education credit.