Psychosocial capacity building in response to disasters / Joshua L. Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Joshua (Joshua L.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster victims--Psychology.

Disaster victims.

Disasters--Psychological aspects.

Disasters.

Stress (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, 2012.

Summary:

<div><div>Disaster responders treat more than just the immediate emotional and psychological trauma of victims: they empower individuals and families to heal themselves long into a disaster's aftermath. This requires rebuilding the ability of survivors to meet their emotional and psychological needs, not only for themselves but also for others, and necessitates a careful consideration of survivors' social, economic, and political realities so healing and recovery can outlast the reverberations of disaster.</div></div>

Contents:

The social ecology of disaster

Responding to disasters : the field of disaster mental health and the role of

Helping professionals

Conceptualizing disasters

The phenomenology of disasters : the impact on individuals, families and communities

Sources of resiliency

Vulnerable populations : risk, resiliency and how to help

Discourses of disaster response and recovery

Psychosocial capacity building

The use of groups and activities

Responding to disasters caused by intergroup conflict

Collective memorializing

Disaster distress and self care.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613629180

9781280599347

1280599340

9780231519762

0231519761

OCLC:

818856650