Imagine You and the Disaster Cycle

Imagine You® is a training resource for disaster response, recovery, and preparedness. Since 2010 Imagine You® has trained a wide variety of organizations in Northern California, providing tools and skills that help individuals move toward living their best lives.

IMAGINE YOU® TRAINING OFFERS SKILLS THAT HELP:

• Early rapport with clients to help them prioritize.

• Reduce stress in all phases of the disaster cycle.

• Increase self-care capacity for service providers.

• Strengthen the disaster cycle infrastructure in the North Bay.

Second responders, disaster support staff, volunteers, social services providers, lay ministers, and healthcare staff are using Imagine You® to support and enhance their work and their own self-care. Funders of Imagine You trainings include: American Red Cross, Alliance Medical Center, CAP Sonoma, Catholic Charities of California, Catholic Charities of Santa Rosa, Child Parent Institute, and the Community foundation of Mendocino County.

GOALS AND OUTCOMES OF THE IMAGINE YOU® METHOD:

• Early rapport with clients to help them prioritize.

• Reduced stress in all phases of the disaster cycle.

• Increased self-care capacity for service providers.

• Stronger disaster cycle infrastructure in the North Bay

WHO WE HAVE WORKED WITH:

• Second responders across all sectors

• Disaster support staff

• Volunteers

• Social services providers

• Lay Ministers

• Healthcare staff

CLIENTS AND FUNDERS INCLUDE:

• American Red Cross

• Alliance Medical Center

• CAP Sonoma

• Catholic Charities of California

• Catholic Charities of Santa Rosa

• Child Parent Institute

• Community Foundation Mendocino County

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

• Cynthia Calmenson, Executive Director – email, or call 707-623-0151

• Ellen Barnett, MD, PhD, Director of Outreach and Program Development – email