Before revision: Targets of Social Work According to the American Red Cross, “Across the duration of a disaster, four stages have been identified that provide chronological targets for social work responses: (1) Pre-impact, beginning when a disaster poses no immediate threat but prompts mitigation and preparedness activities (2) Impact, or the period when the disaster event takes place (3) Post-impact, or the period immediately after the impact up to the beginning of recovery (4) Recovery, or the period in which disaster survivors are working toward restoration of their pre-disaster state.” These four stages are the main targets social workers want to address when dealing with a natural disaster.
After revision: Targets of Social Work According to the American Red Cross, “Across the duration of a disaster, four stages have been identified that provide chronological targets for social work responses: Pre-impact, beginning when a disaster poses no immediate threat but prompts mitigation and preparedness activities Impact, or the period when the disaster event takes place Post-impact, or the period immediately after the impact up to the beginning of recovery Recovery, or the period in which disaster survivors are working toward restoration of their pre-disaster state.” These four stages are the main targets social workers want to address when dealing with a natural disaster.