Activity
Crisis Management on the Job
Course, Subject
Home & Careers, Career Development and Occupational Studies
Grade Levels
Commencement, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade
Author
CDOS Writing Team, Authors of Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Resource Guide with Core Curriculum.
Duration
four 50-minute class periods
Description
Objective:
Students understand the importance of crisis management in the human and public services workplace.
Activity:
In order to demonstrate the importance of crisis management in the workplace and specific steps to apply to crisis situations, students perform the following activities:
- Identify members of a crisis management team.
- Describe the generic roles of members of a crisis management team.
- Detail the specific roles of members of a crisis management team in the
context of a specific crisis.
- Describe crisis situations that may occur in the workplace, such as:
- Robbery of a restaurant
- Client having a seizure attack at a salon
- Weather emergency at a nursing home
- Intruder in a child care center
- Produce a crisis management manual for crisis situations in the
workplace.
Materials/ Resources
Computer hardware and software
Source
CDOS Writing Team. “Crisis Management on the Job.” In Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Resource Guide with Core Curriculum. New York State Department of Education, 285.
