
Children and Disasters
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 10. November 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-138-00510-5 (ISBN)
Description
When disaster strikes, survivors suddenly find themselves in a world that has become confusing and unfamiliar. Such traumatic events impose severe psychological strain on every member of a community, but children are a particularly vulnerable group requiring special attention. Children and Disasters addresses the needs of this specific population by examining the impact of major disasters on the mental health and emotional functioning of children.
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. These intervention approaches provide information regarding the event itself, reinforce the legitimacy of the anxieties and fears that children and their families are experiencing, and encourage the expression of feelings in group and individual settings (for the younger child, through drawing and play). Furthermore, they build on the coping capacity of individuals and theirs families and provide concrete coping skills and techniques to alleviate stress reactions.
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.
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. These intervention approaches provide information regarding the event itself, reinforce the legitimacy of the anxieties and fears that children and their families are experiencing, and encourage the expression of feelings in group and individual settings (for the younger child, through drawing and play). Furthermore, they build on the coping capacity of individuals and theirs families and provide concrete coping skills and techniques to alleviate stress reactions.
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.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-00510-5 (9781138005105)
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Norma Gordon | Norman L. Farberow | Carl A. Maida
Children and Disasters
E-Book
06/2013
Routledge
€73.99
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Norma Gordon | Norman L. Farberow | Carl A. Maida
Children and Disasters
E-Book
06/2013
Routledge
€73.99
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Norma Gordon | Norman L. Farberow | Carl A. Maida
Children and Disasters
Book
04/1999
1st Edition
Brunner-Mazel Inc
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Persons
Norma Gordon (Author) , Norman L. Farberow (Author) , Carl A. Maida (Author)
Content
Preface. Perspectives on Disaster. Helping Communities-in-Crisis. Caregiving after a Disaster. Program Design and Training Issues. Children's Reactions to Disaster. Helping Children and Families in Disasters: A Crisis Intervention Approach. The Competent Community. References. Index.