BECOMING A CRISISOLOGIST Crises generally are about victims, perceived victims or people who are affected by what happened. Faced with a crisis, we feel frightened, confused, angry and helpless. Our common sense and good judgment vanish. A crisis presents real or potential negative outcomes for parties. Crisisology is designed to ward off or reduce the threats of crises by updating our knowledge, skills and aptitude and to instill the confidence necessary to make split second decision that ensures the safety of every party in any dramatic situation. Hence, today’s operating environment demands that we should be prepared to detect, prevent and manage crises. Crisisology is focused on circumstances leading to pain, injuries, illnesses, disabilities, deaths, property damages, psycho-social trauma and other undesirable situations with the potentials for losses, shortages, liabilities or expenses. It balances the equation of the harsh environment in which we live and work by offering innovative ways of managing problems, issues and crises in our personal, organisational and communal lives. Achieving an effective level of crisis detection, prevention and management requires a thorough knowledge, understanding and managerial skills in disruptive circumstances. These are the core credentials of a Crisisologist – someone who studies, teaches and practices Crisisology. They are many functions performed by a crisisologist which includes: One, a crisisologist focuses on matters of safety, security, conflict, emergency, disaster and crisis prevention and management through best practices, ideas, strategies, questions and answers available to every group and interest without regards to ethnic, religious or political affiliations. Two, he is dedicated to providing the expertise and solutions to help people improve and maintain peace and stability through his understanding of the causes, nature and the universal characteristics, dynamics, dimensions and disruptive capacity of crises such as: The event is sudden, unexpected and unwanted; Decisions must be made swiftly; It is a low-probability, high impact event; It has ambiguity of cause, effect and means of resolution; It interrupts the normal operations of an organisation; It hinders high priority goals and threatens an enterprise’s profitability; It may cause irreparableness and degeneration of situation if no action is taken; It creates significant psychological stress. Three, understands the roles of crisis detection, prevention and management in personal, inter-personal, organisational and communal matters. And reaches out to government at all levels, media, corporate bodies, students and communities to prevent the colossal waste of human lives and properties through education, sensitization and conscientisation on the immediate, short and long term effects of crises. Four, engages in vulnerability assessment; discouraging conducts that creates fear and anxiety; issues management; humanitarian assistance; building an environment of trust and reforming personal, organisational and societal mindsets towards crisis prevention.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 10:21:27 +0000
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