elements of disaster psychology
Subtitle: managing psychosocial trauma : an integrated approach to force protection and acute care
By: by James L. Greenstone.
Publisher: Charles C. Thomas, Publisher
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Springfield, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780398077846; 9780398077853
Subjects: Crisis intervention (Mental health services); Emergency management -- Psychological aspects; Disasters -- Psychological aspects; Disaster victims -- Rehabilitation; Crisis Intervention -- organization & administration; Disaster Planning -- methods; Disasters; Emergency Services, Psychiatric -- organization & administration; Health Personnel -- psychology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-246) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Understand the general principles of preparing to respond : the psychosocial aspects of disasters and disaster intervention; title: Take care of yourself : your first responsibility; title: Be ready to respond to the call-out and deployment; title: Arrive at the disaster site or staging area prepared to intervene : adjust your mindset; title: Understand crisis intervention skills, procedures and models, and how to apply them; title: Take care of victims and refer as needed; title: Respond to children who are victims of the disaster; title: Perform essential post-incident tasks; title: Attend to special issues and concerns; title: Consider the issues of suicide; title: Pay attention to intervener survival; title: Learn and utilize effective communication skills; title: Plan and prepare intervener equipment; title: Remember these things when responding to a disaster; title: Attend to public health concerns; title: Understand the role and function of the disaster mental health professional; title: Understand standard of care under normal circumstances versus sufficiency of care during disaster situations; title: Know the legal aspects of disaster crisis intervention; title: Know how to do psychological triage; title: Understand the dangers of disaster response; title: Explore the utilization of state defense forces : uniformed medical reserve corps for disaster medical and psychosocial response; title: Understand the relationship between crisis intervention and critical incident stress management.