TY  - JOUR
AB  - Fundamental to disaster readiness planning is developing training strategies to compensate for the limited opportunities available for acquiring actual disaster response experience. With regard to communication, decision making and integrated emergency management response, the need to develop mental models capable of reconciling knowledge of multiple goals with the collective expertise of those responding represents a significant challenge for training. This paper explores the utility of the assessment centre as a developmental resource capable of achieving this goal. In addition to providing multiple, expertly evaluated simulations to facilitate the development and practice of specific skills, the ability of assessment centre methodology to promote tacit knowledge and self‐efficacy renders it an appropriate vehicle for developing the mental models that underpin the core disaster management competencies of situational awareness and naturalistic and team decision making.
VL  - 11
IS  - 2
SN  - 0965-3562
DO  - 10.1108/09653560210426795
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09653560210426795
AU  - Paton Douglas
AU  - Jackson Duncan
PY  - 2002
Y1  - 2002/01/01
TI  - Developing disaster management capability: an assessment centre approach
T2  - Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 115
EP  - 122
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -