Children & disasters
By: Norma S. Gordon, Norman L. Farberow, Carl A. Maida
Contributors: Farberow, Norman L.; Maida, Carl A.
Series: The series in trauma and loss; Series in trauma and loss
Publisher: Brunner/Mazel
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9781299697034
Subjects: Child disaster victims; Mental health; Disasters; Psychological aspects; Crisis intervention (Mental health services); Post-traumatic stress disorder in children; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Children; Infants; Crisis Intervention; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Child; Infant; Survivors; Psychology; Enfants victimes de catastrophes; Santé mentale; Intervention en situation de crise (Santé mentale); État de stress post-traumatique chez l'enfant; État de stress post-traumatique; Enfants; Catastrophes; Nourrissons; Children (people by age group)
Other titles: Children and disasters
Description: The Programs described in this book are designed to provide early intervention to children and families undergoing stress reactions to a catastrophic event. The authors offer interventions aimed at enhancing the skills of mental health professionals, educators, and peer counselors in responding to the intensified demands of disasters. The intervention model can be applied to programs for individual children and their families, multi-family groups, and groups for children in mental health, educational, and community settings. The practical "hands-on" approach to program design makes this book an attractive resource for mental health professionals, social workers, rehabilitation specialists, professional and volunteer counselors, and suicide intervention workers. It will also be useful for school personnel, including teachers, school counselors, and administrators, as well as federal and state emergency planners and coordinators
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-177) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: 1. Perspectives on disaster; title: 2. Helping communities-in-crisis; title: 3. Caregiving after a disaster; title: 4. Program design and training issues; title: 5. Children's reactions to disaster; title: 6. Helping children and families in disasters : a crisis intervention approach; title: 7. The competent community.