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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807803103321

Titolo

Crisis and disaster counseling : lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and other disasters / / Priscilla Dass-Brailsford, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, : SAGE, c2010

ISBN

1-4833-0207-5

1-4522-7509-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 263 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

Dass-BrailsfordPriscilla

Disciplina

363.34/86

Soggetti

Crisis intervention (Mental health services) - United States

Disaster victims - Counseling of - United States

Emergency management - United States

Older disaster victims

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 - A Historical Overview of Disasters and the Crisis Field; 2 - Hurricane Katrina: What Went Wrong?; 3 - Ignore the Dead; 4 - Effective Disaster and Crisis Interventions; 5 - Families Affected by Hurricane Katrina and Other Disasters; 6 - Children and Crises; 7 - Provider Perspectives on Serving the Needs of Displaced Disaster Survivors Following Hurricane Katrina; 8 - Older Adults and Natural Disasters; 9 - The Spiritual Dimensions of Caring for People Affected by Disasters; 10 - Working With Rural and Diverse Communities After Disasters; 11 - Voices of Hope

12 - The Federal Government in Disaster Mental Health Response13 - A Community-Based Approach to Coping With Crises in Africa; 14 - Secondary Trauma Among Disaster Responders; 15 - Summary and Conclusion; Index; About the Editor; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

This is a core textbook that addresses crisis mental health by examining three major crises/disasters that have occurred in the last decade: Hurricane Katrina, Virginia Tech, and September 11.