When their world falls apart : helping families and children manage the effects of disasters / Lawrence B. Rosenfeld ... [et al.].

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Washington, DC : NASW Press, 2005.Description: [xii], 488 p. : ill. + 1 CD-ROMISBN:

0871013584 (pbk.)

Other title:

Helping families and children manage the effects of disasters

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

363.34/8 22

LOC classification:

HV553 .W48 2003

Partial contents:

1. Understanding Disasters - - 2. The Effects of Disasters - - 3. Disaster Intervention - - 4. Index

Subject: Born out of necessity and tested in the real world of natural and technological disasters as well as disasters of human design, this timely and critically important new volume is a comprehensive and clear examination of the effects of disasters on children and families from cognitive and behavioural, family systems, and ecological perspectives. Many special activities throughout the book provide a 'touch of reality' that bridges the gap between cognitive and affective learning.

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The accompanying CD-ROM contains supplementary material in the form of moving images.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Understanding Disasters - - 2. The Effects of Disasters - - 3. Disaster Intervention - - 4. Index

Born out of necessity and tested in the real world of natural and technological disasters as well as disasters of human design, this timely and critically important new volume is a comprehensive and clear examination of the effects of disasters on children and families from cognitive and behavioural, family systems, and ecological perspectives. Many special activities throughout the book provide a 'touch of reality' that bridges the gap between cognitive and affective learning.

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: compatible with most Windows and Macintosh operating systems' media players

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