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

• Pubblicazione: Los Angeles, : SAGE, c2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 263 p.) : ill
• Disciplina: 363.34/86
• Soggetto topico: Crisis intervention (Mental health services) - United States; Disaster victims - Counseling of - United States; Emergency management - United States; Older disaster victims
• Altri autori: Dass-BrailsfordPriscilla
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Crisis and disaster counseling
• ISBN: 1-4833-0207-5; 1-4522-7509-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807803103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II