Care of children exposed to the traumatic effects of disaster / by Jon A. Shaw, Zelde Espinel, James M. Shultz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shaw, Jon A.

Contributor:

Espinel, Zelde, 1966-

Shultz, James M., 1950-

American Psychiatric Publishing.

Samuel Bellet Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child psychology.

Disasters--Psychological aspects.

Disasters.

Stress in children.

Psychology, Child.

Stress, Psychological--psychology.

Child Welfare.

Emergencies--psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Psychology, Child.

Stress, Psychological--psychology.

Child Welfare.

Disasters.

Emergencies--psychology.

Physical Description:

xiii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Pub., [2012]

Summary:

The psychological consequences of disasters for children are often slighted in disaster management. Children are uniquely vulnerable, as they are still maturing physically, emotionally, cognitively, and socially. Mental health and psychosocial support services are typically overlooked, delayed, and/or haphazard during response and recovery efforts. All too often children and families usually have limited access to mental health treatment services once the emergency is past.

Care of children Exposed to the Traumatic Effects of Disaster is designed to provide professional and volunteer disaster responders, including community members, who routinely interact with children with the tools they need to support, intervene, and identify children who need additional help overcoming the traumatic effects of extreme events. The authors are experts in psychiatry and public health, and not only understand the psychological responses to trauma and disaster but know what to do to mitigate them. The book is eloquently and compassionately written, and the authors succeed in both communicating their vision and teaching the practical techniques readers need to realize it. This is an indispensable book for an unpredictable world. Book jacket.

Contents:

Stress and trauma

Natural and human-generated disasters

The context of trauma

Children's psychological responses to disasters

Children with special needs during disasters

Traumatic bereavement

Child and family assessment

Interventions

Generally accepted truths: the psychological effects of trauma on children.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Samuel Bellet Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781585624263

1585624268

OCLC:

754994022