Crisis and Disaster Counseling : Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina and Other Disasters

by Priscilla Dass-Brailsford

• ISBN13: 9781412965088
• ISBN10: 141296508X
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781483317144
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-30
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
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Summary

This text provides professionals with the skills needed to effectively assist survivors of disasters, including Hurricane Katrina, with healing, recovery, and resilience. This comprehensive collection includes powerful, direct accounts of first responders and the organizations they represent. Taking a practical, skill-building approach, it offers clear and pragmatic recommendations to help providers, educators, advocates, and policymakers better understand how to meet the needs of children, families, and communities in the aftermath of disasters. Key Features     Provides a substantial review of the current theoretical and research literature on disasters and disaster response  Emphasizes multicultural competency in the aftereffects of disasters  Uses a practical skill-building approach to develop competencies in crisis work Covers the spiritual dimensions of healing as well as funeral practices to encourage discussion on grief and mourning Intended Audience   This book is a must-have reference for mental health practitioners. For graduate students of counseling, psychology, or social work, Crisis and Disaster Counseling   will clarify how theory and research can be applied to practice and policy.

Table of Contents

Preface

A Historical Overview of Disasters and the Crisis Field

Hurricane Katrina: What Went Wrong?

Effective Disaster and Crisis Interventions

Ignore the Dead: We Want the Living

Families Affected by Hurricane Katrina and Other Disasters: Learning from the Experience of African American Survivors

Children and Crisis

Provider Perspectives on Serving the Needs of Displaced Disaster Survivors Following Hurricane Katrina

Older Adults and Natural Disasters: Lessons Learned from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

The Spiritual Dimensions of Caring for People Affected by Disasters

Working With Rural and Other Communities After Disasters

Voices of Hope: A Commentary on Dislocation and Relocation

The Federal Government in Disaster Mental Health Response: An Ever-Evolving Role

A Community-Based Approach to Coping With Crisis in Africa

About the Editor

About the Authors

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