Professionalism: the Emergency Management T-Shaped Transdisciplinary Model

Emergency management in Australia continues along a path of professionalisation. To support that process, a range of activities must be completed and research into the human capacities of the emergency manager role in Australia was undertaken. Emerging from that research is the Emergency Management T-Shaped Transdisciplinary Model. The model provides a framework for the selection, development and recognition of the defined roles of Emergency Manager, Response Manager and Recovery Manager. By using the Emergency Management T-Shaped Transdisciplinary Model the key roles can be identified, discussed, evaluated and adopted. Thus, the development of these roles are described and provide a means to develop understanding of the roles and underlying human capacities requires training, education, certification and policy to be developed and applied in a consistent manner. This will support future emergency management practitioners as well as the professionalisation of emergency management in Australia.