Moseley, L. (2004). Educational needs for disaster management. The Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 19 (4) pp28- 31
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Question 1 Summary ( 4.5 marks out of a possible 18 marks)
Summarise the author’s main ideas.
Question 2 Interpretation (6 marks out of a possible 18 marks)
Discuss what the author, Moseley, means by “an holistic view of emergencies and disasters” (p30)
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines holistic as:
relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection into parts
Question 3 Critique & Application (7.5 marks out of a possible 18 marks)
There are two parts to this question. Make sure you complete both parts.
Take the perspective of your work within the NSW Fire Brigades.
Reflecting on the article as a Station Officer, consider and write about the kinds of educational training you have been involved in delivering and the challenges you faced in doing so.
Take the perspective of your work within the NSW Fire Brigades.
What do you see as the issues associated with understanding emergency management as “a profession and not just as an add-on management function”? (p28)