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NFA Class Schedule

Changing America Family at Risk (R348)- This new 6-day course emphasizes the importance of and methods used in reaching America's families to protect them from fire. Content includes the changing family structure in America; the latest methods for reaching families on the hazards of fire; and the relationship between the American family and fire risk. The course teaches approaches to create positive fire safety interventions for the individual and the family. Students engage in strategies for establishing positive relationships (including new concepts on social marketing), which lead to behavioral change. The course also presents future strategies to create sustainable change in the neighborhood resulting in a reduction of the fire problem. Students learn behavioral change from a family-based neighborhood perspective. The course content and exercises are ideal for a wide-range of student audiences involved with fire safety education in the neighborhood. Course methodology includes a variety of small group exercises, videos, discussions and presentations.

5/11-16/08

Community Education Leadership (R353) - This new one-week on-campus course consists of the following three 2-day courses: Course 1: Methods of Enhancing Safety Education (MESE) Course 2: Successful Community Education Planning (SCEP) Course 3: Maximizing Resources and Markets in Community Education (MRMCE) Please note that courses 1 and 3 above are offered through NFA's Direct Delivery and State Weekend Programs. Students who have taken the CEL (VIP) 6-day version of this class will not be admitted into this 6-day class. CEL is designed to provide the essential tools and skills to enhance students' organization's public education function. The course is designed for students who have coordination or total program responsibility for public education in their organization. The content for CEL is broad, and the course activities are applicable for small, medium, or large organizations. Content is ideal for students from smaller organizations who wish to enhance their public education and prevention efforts, and for those in larger organizations who are seeking to learn and apply some new methods. Many volunteers who serve on local or State prevention or public education committees have found this course to be extremely useful.

2/10-15/08

Community Education Leadership VIP (R816) Schedule-

9/14-19/08

Developing Fire and Life Safety Strategies (R362) The purpose of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to see fire and burn prevention activities in the context of injury prevention, and to use a strategic planning process toward fire/injury prevention to develop comprehensive plans using diverse community resources. The course teaches students that fire/injury prevention is a process driven by community needs, and is an opportunity to form strong community-based coalitions that stabilize prevention campaigns and programs. Students learn that fire/injury prevention requires dynamic leadership to integrate these themes successfully.

7/27-8/1/08

Discovering the Risk to High Risk Audiences (R359) This 6-day course looks at each of the major community audiences that are most at risk from fire according to the UFSA's National Fire Data Center. Topics include the impact of social and economic diversity on the fire problem, fire and life safety for people with disabilities, the aging process and fire risk, and the effect of fire on very young children. The class is taught from a community-based "down-home" perspective. Each high-risk audience is analyzed for what makes the audience vulnerable, solutions are discussed for reaching each group, and program planning needs address several issues at local levels. Some of the most powerful and emotional messages are delivered through videos and interactive class learning activities. Both inner-city and rural audience settings are woven through the course. The course uses a variety of evaluation methods, including small and large group learning. There is a pre-course assignment, evening class assignments, an individual project and participation in an advocacy forum for a high-risk group

3/16-21/08

Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Specialist I & II: Leadership (R628) - The goal of the course is to provide the skills and tools necessary to become a Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Specialist I & II. The class will address the NFPA 1035 Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Specialist I including: Introduction; Primary Prevention; Identification and Intake; Who Sets Fires and Why, and Interviewing and Intervention Strategies. Students will be introduced to NPFA 1035 Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Specialist I Professional Standard. The individual will learn to conduct an interview with a firesetter and their family using prepared forms and guidelines and who based on recommended practice may determine the need for referral for counseling and/or implement educational intervention strategies to mitigate effects of firesetting behavior. The class will also address the NFPA 1035 Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Specialist II including: Identification and Intake; Coalition Building Support and Management; Budget and Funding; Development of a Juvenile Handbook, Resource Directory, Data Base, and Program Evaluation. Students will be introduced to the NFPA 1034 Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Specialist II Professional Standard. The individual will learn to develop and coordinate a child firesetting intervention program and the activities of Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Specialist. The course develops skills including interviewing and assessment, program development, implementation, and evaluation.

3/16-21/08 9/7-12/08

Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Specialist I & II: Leadership (VIP)

7/20-25/08

Presenting Effective Public Education Programs (R116) - This course provides fundamental knowledge, skills, and attitudes to deliver fire and life safety educational programs in the community. The course is now 6 full days and is designed for public educators who have less than 2 years of public education work, and whose primary responsibilities are delivering public education programs. The course takes the viewpoint that public educators at this level do not develop their own programs, but are using or modifying existing educational programs. A complete view of new public safety educator's responsibilities is presented with emphasis on presentation skills. The course emphasizes a community-based concept in developing and delivering educational programs. Students learn to make the best use of their community to support their program efforts effectively. Participants are evaluated through performance on 10- to 15-minute presentations, home community exercises in class, and a final examination. Part-time public educators and volunteers who might not be able to attend a 2-week course are encouraged to apply

6/1-6/08

Presenting Effective Public Education Programs VIP(R826) Schedule -

2/17-22/08

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