Coping with disasters : a guidebook to psychosocial intervention.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Mental Health Workers Without Borders, 2001Edition: Rev. edDescription: 104 pDDC classification:- 155.935019 21
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Books | Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 155.935019 COP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 900083825 |
This manual oulines a variety of psychosocial interventions aimed at helping people cope with the emotional affects of disasters. It is intended for use by mental health workers (psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and other counselors), by primary medical care workers (doctors, nurses, and other community health providers), by disaster relief workers, by teachers, religious leaders, and community leaders, and by governmental and organizational officials concerned with responses to disasters. It is intended as a field guide or as the basis for brief or extended training programs in how to respond to the psychosocial effects of disasters.
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