Imagine you’re feeling good about the disaster management plan you formulated, and it was well received in the meeting at which you presented. But you know full well the best-laid plans can come apart

Create a handout to give strategies for effective communication, and a separate narrative to evaluate communication strategies most appropriate for your chosen disaster or catastrophic event.

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Introduction

Imagine you’re feeling good about the disaster management plan you formulated, and it was well received in the meeting at which you presented. But you know full well the best-laid plans can come apart in the heat of the moment if community organizations and agencies aren’t communicating effectively with each other. So you decide to offer some suggestions via a handout to increase the chances of success.

Preparation

If you haven’t already, use the Capella library to research team dynamics for disasters and public health emergencies, along with strategies for effective communication. In this assessment, you’ll need to evaluate these so you can recommend the most appropriate strategies, given your disaster management plan.

Instructions

Your assessment consists of two pieces:

Handout

In the handout:

·        Identify the team dynamics that have the greatest impact on desired outcomes for disasters and public health emergencies.

o   Acknowledge the team dynamics that can have the most significant impact on whether or not your disaster management plan is successfully implemented.

o   Give examples of potential conflicts.

·        Facilitate improvements in interprofessional communication of individual information.

o   Give strategies for effective communication, especially the ones that would address the potential conflicts you’ve highlighted. Support these with examples.

o   Provide resources and speaking points.

o   Why you focused on the disaster plan and support data

Narrative

Along with your handout, submit a separate narrative of how you arrived at the recommendations you suggested in your handout.

·        Evaluate the impact of team dynamics and performance on desired outcomes for disasters and public health emergencies.

o   Why did you prioritize the team dynamics you focused on in your handout? Why were these the most important to focus on as opposed to others?

·        Evaluate effectiveness of interprofessional communication tools and techniques to support and improve the efficacy of team-based interactions.

o   What strategies, tools, and techniques did you come across in your research? Why were the ones you included in your handout the most appropriate?

·        Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly communication standards.

o   Is your handout and narrative clear and persuasive for the different people who make up your professional audience, and do they use APA style?

Additional Requirements

To achieve a successful assessment experience and outcome, you are expected to meet the following requirements.

·        Written communication: Make sure your writing is succinct and clear, and is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

·        Resources: Include a minimum of three current scholarly sources (peer-reviewed articles, books, websites, and dissertations) to support your case.

·        APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting guidelines. Refer to the Evidence and APA section of the Writing Center for guidance.

·        Length: 1–2 single-spaced pages for the handout and 3–4 double-spaced pages for the narrative, not including title and reference pages.

·        Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

·        Competency 3: Collaborate to protect population health.

o   Evaluate the impact of team dynamics and performance on desired outcomes for disasters and public health emergencies.

·        Competency 4: Propose communication tools and techniques that can improve interprofessional team dynamics and strengthen partnerships to achieve effective outcomes.

o   Facilitate improvements in interprofessional communication of individual information, using examples and tips that illustrate the strategies.

o   Evaluate effectiveness of interprofessional communication tools and techniques to support and improve the efficacy of team-based interactions.

·        Competency 5: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.

o   Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly communication standards.