Children & disasters / Norma S. Gordon, Norman L. Farberow, Carl A. Maida.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-177) and indexes.

1. Perspectives on Disaster -- 2. Helping Communities-in-Crisis -- 3. Caregiving after a Disaster -- 4. Program Design and Training Issues -- 5. Children's Reactions to Disaster -- 6. Helping Children and Families in Disasters: A Crisis Intervention Approach -- 7. The Competent Community.

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.